Q4 2025 VeriSign, Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- VeriSign Inc (VRSN) achieved a 100% service delivery record for the dotcom and net DNS for 28 consecutive years.
- The company saw a significant increase in new domain registrations, totaling 41.7 million in 2025, the highest since 2021.
- Revenue grew by 6.4% year over year, with EPS increasing by 10.1%.
- VeriSign Inc (VRSN) returned $1.1 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and initiated quarterly dividends in 2025.
- The company maintains a strong financial position with $581 million in cash equivalents and marketable securities.
- VeriSign Inc (VRSN) recorded an impairment charge on real estate intended for sale, impacting operating expenses.
- Net income in Q4 2025 decreased to $206 million from $213 million in the previous quarter.
- Higher income tax expenses, primarily due to foreign-based income taxes, affected net income.
- Operating expenses increased in Q4 2025 to $140 million, up from $135 million in the previous quarter.
- Interest expense and non-operating income are expected to be higher due to lower short-term rates and cash balances.
Good day everyone. Welcome to Verisign's fourth quarter in full year 2025 earnings call. Today's conference is being recorded. Recording of this call is not permitted unless pre-authorized. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. David Atchley, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Treasurer. Please go ahead, sir.
Thank you operator. Welcome to Verisign's fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings call. Joining me are Jim Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President and CEO; and John Calys , Executive Vice President and CFO. This call and presentation are being webcast from the investor relations website, which is available under about Verisign on verisign.com.
There you'll also find our earnings release. At the end of this call, the presentation will be available on that site, and within a few hours, the replay of the call will be posted. Financial results in our earnings release are unaudited, and our remarks include forward-looking statements that are
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