---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001014473-21-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRSN"
cik: "0001014473"
company_name: "VERISIGN INC/CA"
filed_at: "2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T16:28:35.440197+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Verisign Q3 revenue $334M (+5.1% YoY); EPS $1.40 vs $1.49 (prior year included $0.21 tax benefit)

## Summary
- Operating margin improved to 66.2% from 65.0%; operating cash flow $260M vs $140M.
- .com/.net domain base 172.1M (+5.1% YoY); renewal rate 75.4% (up from 72.8%).
- Repurchased 0.8M shares for $172M; $565M remaining under buyback program.
- Deferred revenues $1.16B, up $95M from year-end 2020.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001014473-21-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRSN
- cik: 0001014473
- company_name: VERISIGN INC/CA
- filed_at: 2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447321000026/0001014473-21-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447321000026/vrsn-20211028.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001014473-21-000026
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001014473-21-000026.txt

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