Gen Digital (GEN) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)

Gen Digital (GEN) reported Tax Rate of 23.47% for Q2 2026, down 2705.0% on a YoY basis from 0.9% in Q2 2025, and down 38.02% quarter-over-quarter from 37.86% in Q1 2026.

Gen Digital (GEN) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gen Digital has reported Tax Rate for 16 years, with the latest figure at 23.47% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 2705.0% year-over-year to 23.47%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 35.61% (down 191.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 35.61%, down 191.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q2 2026 stood at 23.47%, down from 37.86% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 202.08% in Q3 2023, with the low at 529.37% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 7.0% across 5 years, with a median of 34.42% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate sank 50437 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 56758 bps.
  • Gen Digital's Tax Rate stood at 23.61% in 2022, then retreated by 14 bps to 20.22% in 2023, then increased by 16 bps to 23.56% in 2024, then jumped by 80 bps to 42.49% in 2025, then plunged by 45 bps to 23.47% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 23.47% (Q2 2026), 37.86% (Q1 2026), and 42.49% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.22%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 23.68%
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 15.74%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.37%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 21.31%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn -6.22%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 18.58%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 18.14%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -7.01%
10 Gen Digital 15.29 Bn 14.88 Bn 1.01 Bn 23.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 23.47%
Apr 3, 2026 23.47%
Jan 2, 2026 37.86%
Jan 2, 2026 37.86%
Oct 3, 2025 42.49%
Oct 3, 2025 42.49%
Jul 4, 2025 55.00%
Jul 4, 2025 55.00%
Mar 28, 2025 50.52%
Mar 28, 2025 50.52%
Dec 27, 2024 23.56%
Dec 27, 2024 23.56%
Sep 27, 2024 37.60%
Sep 27, 2024 37.60%
Jun 28, 2024 34.42%
Jun 28, 2024 34.42%
Mar 29, 2024 38.21%
Mar 29, 2024 38.21%
Dec 29, 2023 20.22%
Dec 29, 2023 20.22%