Gen Digital (GEN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's (GEN) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.57 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 25.0% from 2.86 a year earlier but down 42.2% from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 3, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Gen Digital was 3.94, up 39.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it was 3.73, up 33.8% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Gen Digital's Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.79 in FY2025 (+67.9%), 1.66 in FY2024 (-44.8%), 3.01 in FY2023 (-62.3%) and 7.98 in FY2022 (+28.2%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 0.13 in fiscal Q2 2024 to a high of 9.44 in fiscal Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 31.0% over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with growth of 100.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 97.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 6.18 (Q4 2026), 3.16 (Q3 2026) and 3.00 (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -5.50 |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 215.41 |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -126.37 |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 1.68 |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 1.66 |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 5.63 |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 4.97 |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 3.57 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 3.57 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 6.18 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 3.16 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 3.00 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 2.86 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 3.09 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 2.65 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 2.70 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.73 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 2.47 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 2.01 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.00 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 2.39 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.02 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 8.42 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.44 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 9.26 |
Gen Digital Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "GEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();