VERISIGN INC/CA (VRSN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 91.9 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.31 USD per share.
VERISIGN INC/CA (VRSN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 91.9 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.31 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 3.10 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 52.0 %. Total dividends paid came to 215 M USD, spread over 3 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 192M | 183M | 173M | 159M | 153M | 134M | 118M | 110M | 103M | 97.6M | 120M | 117M | 113M | 111M | 105M | 101M | 95.0M | 91.9M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 22.4M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 18.70 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -46.2M | -8.25M | -10.6M | -13.3M | -6.03M | -19.7M | -15.3M | -8.38M | -6.98M | -5.50M | 0.00M | -3.32M | -3.25M | -2.97M | -5.20M | -4.00M | -6.30M | -3.10M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -24.10 % | -4.50 % | -6.12 % | -8.35 % | -3.93 % | -14.71 % | -12.89 % | -7.61 % | -6.77 % | -5.64 % | 0.00 % | -2.85 % | -2.86 % | -2.69 % | -4.94 % | -3.95 % | -6.63 % | -3.37 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -46.2M | -8.25M | -10.6M | -13.3M | -6.03M | -19.7M | -15.3M | -8.38M | -6.98M | -5.50M | 22.4M | -3.32M | -3.25M | -2.97M | -5.20M | -4.00M | -6.30M | -3.10M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -24.10 % | -4.50 % | -6.12 % | -8.35 % | -3.93 % | -14.71 % | -12.89 % | -7.61 % | -6.77 % | -5.64 % | 18.70 % | -2.85 % | -2.86 % | -2.69 % | -4.94 % | -3.95 % | -6.63 % | -3.37 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | 3.00 | 2.75 | 2.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.31 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | 62.36 % | 324.37 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 26.06 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | 1.00 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | — | 518M | 463M | 0.00M | 0.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 215M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | 9.11 % | 7.71 % | 7.24 % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.94 % |
Figures in USD
