What is an income statement waterfall?

An income statement waterfall is a bar chart that walks from total revenue down to net income, with each step showing how much a cost or tax line removes (or adds). Subtotals — gross profit, operating income, pre-tax income — are anchored to zero so the cascade reconciles exactly to the bottom line.

How much of VeriSign (VRSN) revenue becomes net income?

For TTM through Q1 2026, VeriSign turned $1.68B of revenue into $841M of net income — a net margin of 50%. The waterfall shows where the rest goes: cost of revenue, operating expenses, non-operating items, and taxes.

What are VeriSign (VRSN) gross, operating, and net margins?

For TTM through Q1 2026, VeriSign reported a gross margin of 88.3%, an operating margin of 67.9%, and a net margin of 50%. Each subtotal in the waterfall corresponds to one of these margins.

Why does VeriSign (VRSN) have such a high (or low) gross margin?

Gross margin (gross profit ÷ revenue) reflects how much of each revenue dollar remains after direct production costs. Capital-light software and platform businesses often show gross margins above 60–80% because their cost of revenue is mainly hosting and support. Hardware, retail, and commodity businesses show lower gross margins because raw materials and manufacturing costs are significant. The waterfall makes this visible at a glance — the size of the "Cost of Revenue" bar relative to Revenue is the gross margin complement.

What is the difference between gross, operating, and net margin?

Gross margin = (Revenue − Cost of Revenue) ÷ Revenue. It measures production efficiency. Operating margin = Operating Income ÷ Revenue. It adds operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and measures the profitability of core operations. Net margin = Net Income ÷ Revenue. It also includes interest, other income/expense, and taxes, and represents the shareholder take after everything.

VeriSign (VRSN) Income Statement Waterfall

Revenue

$1.68B

Gross Margin

+88.3%

Operating Margin

+67.9%

Net Margin

+50.0%

Income statement waterfall for VeriSign (VRSN) — TTM through Q1 2026

Net income: $841M

Margin breakdown for VeriSign (VRSN) — TTM through Q1 2026

Line item	Amount	Running total
Revenue	$1.68B	$1.68B
Cost of Revenue	-$196M	$1.49B
Gross Profit	$1.49B	$1.49B
Operating Expenses	-$344M	$1.14B
Operating Income	$1.14B	$1.14B
Other Income / Expense	-$53.9M	$1.09B
Pre-tax Income	$1.09B	$1.09B
Income Tax	-$249M	$841M
Net Income	$841M	$841M

Revenue$1.68B
Cost of Revenue-$196M
Gross Profit$1.49B
Operating Expenses-$344M
Operating Income$1.14B
Other Income / Expense-$53.9M
Pre-tax Income$1.09B
Income Tax-$249M
Net Income$841M

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