VRSN (VeriSign) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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VRSN VeriSign Inc VRSN
92 GF Score
Price $303.12
GF Value $272.81
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is VeriSign Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


VeriSign  (NAS:VRSN) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


VeriSign Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


VeriSign Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for VeriSign's Shiller PE Ratio 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.

VeriSign Shiller PE Ratio Chart

VeriSign Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
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VeriSign Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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VRSN vs CPAY, IOT, OKTA: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VeriSign's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio 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.


VeriSign Shiller PE Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, VeriSign's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where VeriSign's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


VRSN
92GF Score
VeriSign Inc VRSN
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VeriSign Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

VeriSign's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, VeriSign's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=2.3765/333.9520*333.9520
=2.377

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

VeriSign Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201609 0.900 241.428 1.245
201612 0.840 241.432 1.162
201703 0.940 243.801 1.288
201706 0.990 244.955 1.350
201709 0.930 246.819 1.258
201712 0.830 246.524 1.124
201803 1.090 249.554 1.459
201806 1.040 251.989 1.378
201809 1.130 252.439 1.495
201812 1.500 251.233 1.994
201903 1.350 254.202 1.774
201906 1.240 256.143 1.617
201909 1.298 256.759 1.688
201912 1.261 256.974 1.638
202003 2.862 258.115 3.703
202006 1.320 257.797 1.710
202009 1.489 260.280 1.910
202012 1.379 260.474 1.767
202103 1.327 264.877 1.673
202106 1.313 271.696 1.614
202109 1.401 274.310 1.706
202112 2.971 278.802 3.559
202203 1.428 287.504 1.659
202206 1.538 296.311 1.733
202209 1.583 296.808 1.781
202212 1.695 296.797 1.907
202303 1.702 301.836 1.883
202306 1.786 305.109 1.954
202309 1.830 307.789 1.986
202312 2.595 306.746 2.825
202403 1.924 312.332 2.057
202406 2.008 314.175 2.135
202409 2.069 315.301 2.191
202412 2.001 315.605 2.117
202503 2.102 319.799 2.195
202506 2.206 322.561 2.284
202509 2.274 324.800 2.338
202512 2.227 324.054 2.295
202603 2.337 330.213 2.363
202606 2.377 333.952 2.377

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.

Is VeriSign (VRSN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, VeriSign stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $303.12 is trading 11.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $272.81. GuruFocus considers VeriSign to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for VRSN:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $272.81 vs. price of $303.12 (11.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 92/100 with 6 warning signs

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


VeriSign Business Description

Address 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Verisign is an operator of critical infrastructure within the domain name system, or DNS. As the registry for some of the world's most popular TLDs, .com and .net, Verisign directs DNS resolvers to the appropriate registry where IP addresses are stored. Verisign's control over its TLDs is regulated by ICANN and the NTIA and are subject to contract renewal every six years. The company generates revenue through annual subscriptions allowing customers to use .com and .net as their TLD of choice for their respective websites.
92GF Score

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$303.12
Price
$272.81
GF Value