---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001014473-22-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRSN"
cik: "0001014473"
company_name: "VERISIGN INC/CA"
filed_at: "2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T08:59:26.461500+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VeriSign Q4 revenue $340M (+6.3% YoY); full-year EPS $7.00; Board adds $705M buyback

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $340M (+6.3% YoY); net income $330M ($2.97 diluted EPS) includes $165.5M tax benefit.
- Full year 2021 revenue $1.33B (+4.9%); net income $785M ($7.00 EPS); operating margin 65.3%.
- Board authorized additional $705M share repurchase; total $1.0B available under program with no expiration.
- .com and .net domain base 173.4M (+5.0% YoY); .com registry fee to increase to $8.97 from $8.39 effective Sept 1, 2022.
- Cash flow from operations $807M in 2021; repurchased 3.3M shares for $700M during the year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001014473-22-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRSN
- cik: 0001014473
- company_name: VERISIGN INC/CA
- filed_at: 2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447322000005/0001014473-22-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447322000005/vrsn-20220210.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001014473-22-000005.txt

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