Verisign (VRSN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Verisign's Tax Provisions came in at $67 million for Q3 2026, up 13.8% from $58.9 million a year earlier and up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
Verisign (VRSN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Verisign reported Tax Provisions of $261.9 million, up 11.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $242.8 million, up 2.8% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Tax Provisions was $236.2 million in FY2024 (+48.6%), $158.9 million in FY2023 (-23.0%), $206.4 million in FY2022 and -$2.6 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Tax Provisions in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.3% over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Provisions over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 28.8%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 1.3%).
- Business Quant data shows VRSN's Tax Provisions at $65.1 million (Q2 2026), $64.9 million (Q1 2026) and $64.9 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,959.78 Bn | 3,895.27 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 9.32 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.09 Bn | 186.37 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.27 Bn | 91.71 Bn | 557.23 Mn | 6.80 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 103.94 Bn | 91.83 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 48.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 33.90 Bn | 7.34 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 13.70 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.94 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 67.00 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 26.85 Bn | 26.85 Bn | - | 83.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.04 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 651.35 Mn | -1.19 Bn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.84 Bn | 9.22 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 70.80 Mn |
| 10 | Yinfu Gold | 12.17 Bn | 12.17 Bn | - | -1,708.00 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 67.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 65.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 64.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 64.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 58.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 59.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 59.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 59.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 60.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 55.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 52.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 53.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 51.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -126.70 Mn |
Verisign Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();