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accession: "0000849399-26-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEN"
cik: "0000849399"
company_name: "Gen Digital Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-28T20:20:51+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:36:08.873962+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
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# Gen Digital CEO declines comment on GoDaddy rumor; reaffirms FY2027 9-11% revenue growth outlook

## Summary
- CEO Vincent Pilette's Sept 28, 2026 LinkedIn post said he "can't comment on rumors" that Gen is buying GoDaddy, and instead laid out Gen's acquisition criteria.
- Fiscal 2027 outlook: 9%-11% revenue growth and mid-to high-teens non-GAAP EPS growth; both the quarter ending Oct 2, 2026 and the full year are tracking to the higher end of guidance.
- Pilette said Gen has gone from $2 billion in revenue and under $1 of EPS six years ago to more than $5 billion in revenue and nearly $3 of EPS today.
- MoneyLion is on track to deliver more than 30% return on invested capital in its second year; Avast added hundreds of millions of active users and accelerated monetization.
- Acquisition tests: strategic fit, price, real efficiencies, accretion, and whether a deal beats buying back Gen stock while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000849399-26-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEN
- cik: 0000849399
- company_name: Gen Digital Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-28T20:20:51+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939926000071/0000849399-26-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939926000071/gen-20260928.htm

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