Verisign (VRSN) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Verisign (VRSN) reported Short-term Investments of $269.3 million for Q3 2026, down 29.6% from $382.3 million a year earlier but up 39.4% from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Verisign posted Short-term Investments of $272.6 million, down 30.7% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Short-term Investments came in at $393.2 million in FY2024 (-42.7%), $686.3 million in FY2023 (+13.1%), $606.8 million in FY2022 (-38.2%) and $982.3 million in FY2021 (+28.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Short-term Investments spans a low of $73.1 million in Q1 2025 and a high of $982.3 million in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Short-term Investments gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 27.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 87.3%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 62.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $193.2 million (Q2 2026), $79.7 million (Q1 2026) and $272.6 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 269.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 193.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 79.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 272.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 382.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 279.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 73.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 393.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 377.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 437.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 192.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 686.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 785.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 591.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 195.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 606.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 419.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 390.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 451.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 982.30 Mn |
API Access
Verisign Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();