Verisign (VRSN) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Verisign (VRSN) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $70.2 million in Q3 2026, up 15.8% from $60.6 million a year earlier and up 15.5% from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Verisign's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $254.6 million as of Sep 30, 2026, up 11.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $235.7 million, up 11.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 13 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $211.1 million in FY2024 (+3.4%), $204.2 million in FY2023 (+4.5%), $195.4 million in FY2022 (+3.7%) and $188.4 million in FY2021 (+1.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 18.1% in Q3 2025, against a decline of 35.2% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $60.8 million (Q2 2026), $58.6 million (Q1 2026) and $65 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 449.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn | 107.95 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 173.90 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 70.20 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 178.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 72.41 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 91.70 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 187.69 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 70.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 60.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 65.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 60.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 54.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 55.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 58.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 50.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 49.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 51.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.10 Mn |
API Access
Verisign Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();