Dividend compounder review
VRSN
VeriSign Inc · NASDAQ · US
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Score70.65/100
Confidence100.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingAcceptable, Needs Review
Quality breakdown
Dividend Reliability
4.2 / 25
Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability
20.0 / 20
Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality
22.0 / 25
Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline
11.0 / 15
Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend
13.5 / 15
Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years3
Dividend Yield1.16%
Payout Ratio34.5%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income$825.7M
Free Cash Flow$1.1B
FCF Covers DividendYes
Debt / Equity-1.59
P/E30.9
Revenue Growth 5Y5.5%
Net Margin50.0%
ROE-38.0%
Price vs Trend10.0%
3Y Return28.4%
5Y Return24.8%
CurrencyUSD
Review flags
Dividend history is short: 3 completed years.
Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Activity record
Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Recorded dividend payment for VeriSign Inc.
Payment changed from 0.77 to 0.81.
Recorded dividend payment for VeriSign Inc.
Recorded dividend payment for VeriSign Inc.
Recorded dividend payment for VeriSign Inc.
Payment changed from 2.75 to 0.77.
Recorded dividend payment for VeriSign Inc.
Payment changed from 3 to 2.75.
Recorded dividend payment for VeriSign Inc.
Recorded dividend payment for VeriSign Inc.