Verisign (VRSN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Verisign's Return on Sales [ROS] was 66.93% in Q3 2026, down 0.91 percentage points from 67.84% a year earlier and down 1.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Verisign's Return on Sales [ROS] was 67.63% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 67.67%, down 0.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +2.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 67.95% in FY2024 (+0.93 pp), 67.01% in FY2023 (+0.83 pp), 66.19% in FY2022 (+0.90 pp) and 65.29% in FY2021 (+0.14 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.24 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 2.40 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 1.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, VRSN's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 68.18% (Q2 2026), 68.45% (Q1 2026) and 66.96% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 4,025.56 Bn | 3,961.05 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 49.76% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.86 Bn | 188.47 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 106.26 Bn | 88.70 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -8.68% |
| 4 | Equinix | 105.26 Bn | 93.15 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 23.34% |
| 5 | Nebius | 34.14 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -30.21% |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.51 Bn | 24.86 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 66.93% |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 27.16 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.15 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.14 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.78 Bn | 5.18 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 7.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 66.93% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 68.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 66.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 68.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 67.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 66.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 68.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 68.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 67.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 67.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 67.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 66.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 66.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 67.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 64.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 65.27% |
API Access
Verisign Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();