Gen Digital (GEN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) posted Tax Rate of 23.47% for Q2 2026, down 38.02% on a QoQ basis from 37.86% in Q1 2026, and down 2705.0% year-over-year from 0.9% in Q2 2025.
Gen Digital (GEN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gen Digital's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.47% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 2705.0% year-over-year to 23.47% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 35.61% (down 191.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 35.61%, down 191.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 23.47% for Q2 2026 at Gen Digital, down from 37.86% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 202.08% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 529.37% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 7.0% and a median of 34.42% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate plunged 50437 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 56758 bps.
- Gen Digital's Tax Rate stood at 23.61% in 2022, then slipped by 14 bps to 20.22% in 2023, then gained by 16 bps to 23.56% in 2024, then soared by 80 bps to 42.49% in 2025, then slumped by 45 bps to 23.47% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GEN's Tax Rate at 23.47% in Q2 2026, 37.86% in Q1 2026, and 42.49% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.22% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | -12.08% |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | -10.34% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.37% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 21.31% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -6.22% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 18.58% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -7.01% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 16.86 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 23.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 23.47% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 23.47% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 23.47% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 37.86% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 37.86% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 37.86% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 42.49% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 42.49% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 42.49% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 55.00% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 55.00% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 55.00% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 50.52% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 50.52% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 50.52% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 23.56% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 23.56% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 23.56% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 37.60% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 37.60% |