Gen Digital (LTS:0AD5) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $1.42 (As of Mar. 2026)

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LTS:0AD5 Gen Digital Inc LTS:0AD5
85 GF Score
Price $26.95
GF Value $32.90
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Gen Digital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Gen Digital LTS:0AD5 85 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $1.42 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LTS:0AD5 with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of $32.90 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Gen Digital's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.780. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $1.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Gen Digital's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 4.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Gen Digital was 44.20% per year. The lowest was -9.90% per year. And the median was 10.45% per year.

As of today (2026-07-18), Gen Digital's current stock price is $26.95. Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.42. Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 18.98.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Gen Digital was 25.97. The lowest was 10.67. And the median was 18.28.


Gen Digital  (LTS:0AD5) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=26.95/1.42
=18.98

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Gen Digital was 25.97. The lowest was 10.67. And the median was 18.28.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Gen Digital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Gen Digital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Gen Digital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Gen Digital Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.37 0.53 0.47 1.29 1.42

Gen Digital Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 1.23 1.29 1.40 1.42

LTS:0AD5 vs RBRK, DOCN, TOST: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Gen Digital Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Gen Digital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Gen Digital's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=0.78/330.2130*330.2130
=0.780

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Gen Digital Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 -1.277 241.018 -1.750
201609 0.066 241.428 0.090
201612 0.210 241.432 0.287
201703 0.553 243.801 0.749
201706 0.273 244.955 0.368
201709 0.247 246.819 0.330
201712 0.391 246.524 0.524
201803 0.338 249.554 0.447
201806 0.460 251.989 0.603
201809 0.300 252.439 0.392
201812 0.501 251.233 0.658
201903 0.776 254.202 1.008
201906 0.430 256.143 0.554
201909 0.239 256.759 0.307
201912 0.601 256.974 0.772
202003 -2.764 258.115 -3.536
202006 0.275 257.797 0.352
202009 -0.192 260.280 -0.244
202012 0.487 260.474 0.617
202103 0.604 264.877 0.753
202106 0.435 271.696 0.529
202109 0.100 274.310 0.120
202112 0.555 278.802 0.657
202203 0.548 287.504 0.629
202206 0.353 296.311 0.393
202209 -0.151 296.808 -0.168
202212 0.469 296.797 0.522
202303 0.501 301.836 0.548
202306 0.345 305.109 0.373
202309 0.186 307.789 0.200
202312 0.476 306.746 0.512
202403 2.193 312.332 2.319
202406 0.418 314.175 0.439
202409 0.251 315.301 0.263
202412 0.510 315.605 0.534
202503 0.753 319.799 0.778
202506 0.649 322.561 0.664
202509 0.171 324.800 0.174
202512 0.866 324.054 0.882
202603 0.780 330.213 0.780

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $1.42 mean?
Gen Digital (LTS:0AD5) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $1.42 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Gen Digital and its competitors.
Is Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Gen Digital's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $1.42. Overall, Gen Digital has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to RBRK and DOCN?
Gen Digital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $1.42 can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Software company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Software industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Gen Digital and its competitors. Gen Digital's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $1.42. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Gen Digital stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gen Digital (LTS:0AD5) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $32.90, compared to a current price of $26.95 — trading 18.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $1.42. Gen Digital's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Gen Digital (LTS:0AD5), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $1.42 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Gen Digital (LTS:0AD5) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gen Digital stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $26.95 is trading 18.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $32.90. GuruFocus considers Gen Digital to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0AD5:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $1.42
  • GF Value™: $32.90 vs. price of $26.95 (18.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0AD5 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Gen Digital Business Description

Address 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1000, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281
Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers. The firm's cyber safety offerings, via brands such as Norton, Avast, and LifeLock, have long maintained their positions as some of the most recognizable consumer-focused security and identity-protection products.
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