Question 1

What is Gen Digital's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Gen Digital (GEN) P/E ratio is 16.0× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Gen Digital?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Gen Digital specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 29.4×.

Question 5

Is Gen Digital's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Gen Digital's P/E ratio of 16.0× is below its own 5-year average of 20.0× and below the sector median of 29.4×. That places the current reading at the 24th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Gen Digital's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Gen Digital (GEN) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 2.9× in 2020 to a high of 527.6× in 2019. The 5-year average is 20.0× and the 5-year median is 21.6×.

Question 7

What was Gen Digital's P/E ratio in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Gen Digital (GEN) P/E ratio at the end of 2026 was 11.7×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Gen Digital's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2026	$11.4B	$973M	11.7×	-13.6×	Apr 3, 2026
2025	$16.3B	$643M	25.3×	+2.2×	Mar 28, 2025
2024	$14.1B	$610M	23.1×	+15.0×	Mar 29, 2024
2023	$11B	$1.35B	8.1×	-10.3×	Mar 31, 2023
2022	$15.4B	$836M	18.4×	-3.9×	Mar 31, 2022
2021	$12.4B	$554M	22.3×	+19.5×	Mar 31, 2021
2020	$11.2B	$3.89B	2.9×	-524.7×	Mar 31, 2020
2019	$14.8B	$28M	527.6×	+514.1×	Mar 31, 2019
2018	$15.6B	$1.16B	13.5×	—	Mar 31, 2018
2017	$19B	-$106M	—	—	Mar 31, 2017
2016	$11.9B	$2.49B	4.8×	-13.4×	Mar 31, 2016
2015	$16B	$878M	18.2×	+2.8×	Mar 31, 2015
2014	$13.8B	$898M	15.4×	-6.7×	Mar 31, 2014
2013	$17B	$765M	22.2×	+10.5×	Mar 31, 2013
2012	$13.4B	$1.15B	11.6×	-11.8×	Mar 31, 2012
2011	$14B	$597M	23.4×	+4.6×	Mar 31, 2011
2010	$13.5B	$714M	18.9×	—	Mar 31, 2010
2009	$12.2B	-$6.73B	—	—	Mar 31, 2009
2008	$13.9B	$464M	30.0×	-8.1×	Mar 31, 2008
2007	$15.4B	$404M	38.1×	-72.2×	Mar 31, 2007
2006	$17.3B	$157M	110.4×	+82.1×	Mar 31, 2006
2005	$15.2B	$536M	28.3×	-10.7×	Mar 31, 2005
2004	$14.5B	$371M	39.0×	+15.4×	Mar 31, 2004
2003	$5.86B	$248M	23.6×	—	Mar 31, 2003
2002	$5.98B	-$28.2M	—	—	Mar 31, 2002


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P/E Ratio for Gen Digital (GEN) 2003-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for Gen Digital (GEN)

Historical P/E Ratio for Gen Digital (GEN) from 2002 to 2026

About P/E Ratio at Gen Digital (GEN)

Gen Digital P/E Ratio by Year

Gen Digital P/E Ratio 2026: 11.7×

Gen Digital P/E Ratio 2025: 25.3×

Gen Digital P/E Ratio 2024: 23.1×

Gen Digital P/E Ratio 2023: 8.1×

Gen Digital P/E Ratio 2022: 18.4×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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