TTM
67.9%
YoY change
−0.28pp
Trough year (2001)
-1363.5%
Peak year (2024)
67.9%
Latest annual
67.7%
Operating Margin history chart for VeriSign (VRSN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 67.7%
Operating Margin change chart for VeriSign (VRSN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: −0.28pp
Operating Margin history table for VeriSign (VRSN) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 67.7% | -0.28pp | ||
| 2024 | 67.9% | +0.93pp | ||
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.83pp | ||
| 2022 | 66.2% | +0.89pp | ||
| 2021 | 65.3% | +0.14pp | ||
| 2020 | 65.2% | -0.30pp | ||
| 2019 | 65.5% | +2.29pp | ||
| 2018 | 63.2% | +2.42pp | ||
| 2017 | 60.7% | +0.63pp | ||
| 2016 | 60.1% | +2.91pp | ||
| 2015 | 57.2% | +1.32pp | ||
| 2014 | 55.9% | +1.14pp | ||
| 2013 | 54.7% | +2.38pp | ||
| 2012 | 52.4% | +9.68pp | ||
| 2011 | 42.7% | +8.54pp | ||
| 2010 | 34.1% | +3.69pp | ||
| 2009 | 30.4% | +23.08pp | ||
| 2008 | 7.4% | +22.16pp | ||
| 2007 | -14.8% | -20.89pp | ||
| 2006 | 6.1% | -6.12pp | ||
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.91pp | ||
| 2004 | 11.3% | +32.93pp | ||
| 2003 | -21.6% | +371.40pp | ||
| 2002 | -393.0% | +970.45pp | ||
| 2001 | -1363.5% | -700.79pp | ||
| 2000 | -662.7% | -658.80pp | ||
| 1999 | -3.9% | +46.22pp | ||
| 1998 | -50.1% | +152.00pp | ||
| 1997 | -202.1% | — |
- 202567.7%-0.28pp
- 202467.9%+0.93pp
- 202367.0%+0.83pp
- 202266.2%+0.89pp
- 202165.3%+0.14pp
- 202065.2%-0.30pp
- 201965.5%+2.29pp
- 201863.2%+2.42pp
- 201760.7%+0.63pp
- 201660.1%+2.91pp
- 201557.2%+1.32pp
- 201455.9%+1.14pp
- 201354.7%+2.38pp
- 201252.4%+9.68pp
- 201142.7%+8.54pp
- 201034.1%+3.69pp
- 200930.4%+23.08pp
- 20087.4%+22.16pp
- 2007-14.8%-20.89pp
- 20066.1%-6.12pp
- 200512.2%+0.91pp
- 200411.3%+32.93pp
- 2003-21.6%+371.40pp
- 2002-393.0%+970.45pp
- 2001-1363.5%-700.79pp
- 2000-662.7%-658.80pp
- 1999-3.9%+46.22pp
- 1998-50.1%+152.00pp
- 1997-202.1%—
Operating Margin values are taken from VeriSign's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at VeriSign (VRSN)
According to VeriSign's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 67.9%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
VeriSign (VRSN) most recent annual operating margin stands at 67.67% (2025) – contracted 0.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual operating margin stands at 67.95%, reached in 2024; the historical low of -1363.49% was recorded in 2001.
VeriSign Operating Margin by Year
VeriSign Operating Margin 2025: 67.7%
VeriSign posted operating margin of 67.67% in 2025, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2024.
VeriSign Operating Margin 2024: 67.9%
In 2024, VeriSign reported operating margin of 67.95%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
VeriSign Operating Margin 2023: 67.0%
VeriSign operating margin in 2023 was 67.01%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2022.
VeriSign Operating Margin 2022: 66.2%
2022's operating margin for VeriSign came in at 66.19%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2021.
VeriSign Operating Margin 2021: 65.3%
VeriSign operating margin in 2021 was 65.29%.
See more financial history for VeriSign (VRSN).
Sector peers by Operating Margin
Technology peers of VeriSign (VRSN), ranked by their latest operating margin
| 64.0% | |
| 53.2% | |
| 48.5% | |
| 46.8% | |
| 43.7% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.6% | |
| 11.7% |
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