Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.74% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 2.99 percentage points from 3.75% a year earlier and up 0.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), Gen Digital posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.26%, up 2.15 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -1.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.11% in FY2025 (+0.29 pp), 3.82% in FY2024 (-7.96 pp), 11.79% in FY2023 (-0.78 pp) and 12.57% in FY2022 (+4.71 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.56 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 4.89 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 37.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 6.19% (Q4 2026), 3.78% (Q3 2026) and 3.52% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.65% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.68% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 20.44% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -12.62% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 2.45% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 2.74% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.20% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -0.80% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 6.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 6.74% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 6.19% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 3.78% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 3.52% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 4.17% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 4.10% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 3.85% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 3.78% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 8.42% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 8.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.48% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.34% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 12.96% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.38% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 13.33% |
API Access
Gen Digital Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();