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FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
VeriSign, Inc.
VeriSign delivered a strong Q2 2026, with revenue of $434.6 million (up 6% YoY) and EPS of $2.38 (up 7.7% YoY), powered by a record 12.7 million new .com and .net registrations — the highest quarterly total in company history. The domain name base reached 179.1 million. Management raised full-year guidance for both domain base growth (to 5.2–6%) and revenue ($1.745–$1.755 billion), and announced the delegation of the .web gTLD into the DNS root zone with a launch expected late 2026 or early 2027. The board expanded the share repurchase program by $884 million to $1.5 billion total and increased the quarterly dividend to $0.81 per share. The stock reacted strongly, gaining 7.0% on the next session with 2.8x normal volume, followed by an additional 2.5% drift higher.
EPS surprise-1.7%
Market move+7.0%
