Gen Digital (GEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's Net Margin came in at 16.09% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 5.35 percentage points from 10.74% a year earlier but down 23.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital reported Net Margin of 20.73%, up 6.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it came in at 19.46%, up 3.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of -2.26 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Margin was 16.34% in FY2025 (+0.37 pp), 15.97% in FY2024 (-24.24 pp), 40.22% in FY2023 (+10.32 pp) and 29.90% in FY2022 (+8.18 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Margin is 9.22% (fiscal Q2 2023) to 97.19% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.45 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 80.43 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 83.60 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GEN's Net Margin at 39.91% (Q4 2026), 15.48% (Q3 2026) and 10.98% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | -8.27% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.36% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 29.61% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -12.39% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 3.97% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 3.25% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 14.41% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 7.38% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 16.09% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 16.09% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 39.91% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 15.48% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 10.98% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 10.74% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 14.06% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 16.13% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 16.53% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 18.76% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 13.59% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 14.98% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 15.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 97.19% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 17.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.22% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 28.29% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.77% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 48.12% |
Gen Digital Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();