Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 39.98% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 14.22 percentage points from 25.77% a year earlier and up 0.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), Gen Digital reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 39.88%, up 10.71 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a three-year change of -93.29 percentage points (FY2023 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 29.17% in FY2025 (+0.88 pp), 28.29% in FY2024 (-104.88 pp) and 133.17% in FY2023.
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.80 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 21.40 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024, against a drop of 50.11 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 39.37% (Q4 2026), 25.18% (Q3 2026) and 23.64% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.11% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.60% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 166.87% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -53.23% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 4.25% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.53% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -1.31% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 39.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 39.98% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 39.37% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 25.18% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 23.64% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 25.77% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 29.10% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 29.75% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 30.24% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 29.25% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 26.95% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 58.23% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 60.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 59.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 77.07% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 36.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 84.49% |
| Apr 3, 2020 | 89.49% |
| Jan 3, 2020 | 49.90% |
| Oct 4, 2019 | 16.02% |
| Jul 5, 2019 | 2.13% |
API Access
Gen Digital Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();