---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001014473-21-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRSN"
cik: "0001014473"
company_name: "VERISIGN INC/CA"
filed_at: "2021-07-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T03:08:49.617848+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Verisign Q2 revenue up 4.8% to $329M; EPS $1.31 vs $1.32; debt refinancing completed

## Summary
- Revenue $329M (+4.8% YoY); net income $148M ($1.31 diluted EPS) vs $152M ($1.32) in Q2 2020.
- Operating margin 64.7% vs 65.8% a year ago; cash from operations $143M vs $215M.
- Issued $750M 2.700% senior notes due 2031, used proceeds to redeem $750M 4.625% notes due 2023; $2.1M loss on extinguishment.
- Repurchased 0.8M shares for $172M; $737M remaining under buyback program.
- .com/.net domain base 170.6M (+5.2% YoY); renewal rate 76.0% vs 75.4%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001014473-21-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRSN
- cik: 0001014473
- company_name: VERISIGN INC/CA
- filed_at: 2021-07-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447321000022/0001014473-21-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447321000022/vrsn-20210722.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001014473-21-000022.txt

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