Verisign (VRSN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Verisign (VRSN) reported Operating Expenses of $138.3 million for Q2 2026, up 7.0% from $129.2 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Verisign's Operating Expenses came in at $548.9 million, up 7.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $535.6 million, up 7.3% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at $499.2 million in FY2024 (+1.4%), $492.5 million in FY2023 (+2.2%), $481.8 million in FY2022 (+4.6%) and $460.8 million in FY2021 (+4.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Expenses spans a low of $113 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $140.5 million in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 11.1%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 1.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $135.3 million (Q1 2026), $140.5 million (Q4 2025) and $134.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,964.86 Bn | 3,888.01 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 12.28 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 222.38 Bn | 173.19 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 7.29 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 105.62 Bn | 89.15 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 705.21 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 96.25 Bn | 84.81 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 41.41 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 758.20 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.73 Bn | 20.82 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.62 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.04 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 138.30 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.15 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 581.36 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.94 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 955.50 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.62 Bn | 6.03 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 138.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 135.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 140.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 134.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 129.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 131.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 131.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 121.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 120.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 125.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 124.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 122.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 123.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 123.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 123.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 120.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 115.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 122.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 118.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 113.00 Mn |
API Access
Verisign Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "VRSN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();