Verisign (VRSN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Verisign (VRSN) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 55.13% in Q3 2026, down 2.56 percentage points from 57.69% a year earlier but up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Verisign reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 60.44%, up 10.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +15.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 49.80% in FY2024 (+2.84 pp), 46.96% in FY2023 (+10.70 pp), 36.25% in FY2022 (-5.59 pp) and 41.85% in FY2021 (-3.16 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 38.75% in Q4 2022 to 64.11% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.62 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 14.47 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 4.83 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 54.84% (Q2 2026), 64.11% (Q1 2026) and 60.50% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 4,001.50 Bn | 3,936.99 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 18.55% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.14 Bn | 187.75 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 7.27% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 104.34 Bn | 86.78 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -3.37% |
| 4 | Equinix | 103.77 Bn | 91.67 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 3.85% |
| 5 | Nebius | 33.04 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 0.25% |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.85 Bn | 25.20 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 55.13% |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 26.59 Bn | 13.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -2.91% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.09 Bn | 7.78 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 35.49% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.31 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 12.09% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.88 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 3.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 55.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 64.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 55.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 54.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 52.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 47.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 43.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 47.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 43.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.32% |
API Access
Verisign 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=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();