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Gen Digital Inc.

Gen Digital Inc.GEN

Technology · Software - Infrastructure
30.89USD
+3.97%
Nov 05, 2026
GEN overview ready
Scaled direct-to-consumer provider of integrated cybersecurity and identity protection
Gen is a scaled direct-to-consumer subscription provider that bundles device security, privacy, identity protection, restoration support and financial-wellness protections through brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion.
Theme not measured
No economic group is assigned yet.
Advancing price action
Longer-term context reads early trend, with a near-term setup of daily advance.
Attractive valuation
Current market expectations look undemanding relative to the cash the business actually produces.
Solid fundamentals
Free cash flow yield is strong.
Primary risk
High net debt burden.
Market Nov 4Filing Oct 2Price action Nov 5Research Jul 30

Conviction Level

Theme Momentum has no canonical measurement for this company — a research-profile dimension, not an input to this score.

PriceAction8.6BusinessPerformance5.0BusinessQuality8.1Valuation7.7ThemeMomentum—Mixed — Revenue is growing at a steady pace (+12% year over year). Reported earnings improved faster than operating income, so most of the improvement did not come from operations. — From filed financial statements. Describes the recent trajectory of the business, not the stock. 20 of the 100 Conviction points.

Conviction uses Price Action, Business Performance, Business Quality, Valuation. Theme Momentum is research context, not an input.

Theme momentumPrimary theme · group context, not entry timing
No economic group yet — pending research
Price
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Price Action

Advancing price action
Longer-term context reads early trend, with a near-term setup of daily advance.
EntryBreakout + retest

Price broke through the weekly SMA200, then retested it constructively and recovered — a fresh structural entry rather than a chase.

Key Financials

Market Cap
$18.3B
Avg Volume (60D)
10.0M
60 sessions
Revenue Growth YoY
+27.1%
FY2026 vs FY2025
Gross Margin
+77.4%
Trailing twelve months
Operating Margin
+41.8%
Trailing twelve months
Free Cash Flow Yield
+9.6%
P/E
15.2x
EV / EBITDA
9.7x
EV / Sales
4.9x
Market metrics as of Nov 4, 2026
Financial results for the period ended Oct 2, 2026
Filed balance-sheet data as of Oct 2, 2026

Business Performance

Mixed

Revenue is growing at a steady pace (+12% year over year). Reported earnings improved faster than operating income, so most of the improvement did not come from operations.

Latest reported: Q2 FY2027, ended Oct 2
Revenue growthGrowing
+12%
$1.37B in Q2 FY2027 · YoY
YoY growth, last 4 quarters
  1. +26%
  2. +27%
  3. +6.3%
  4. +12%
Earnings growthAccelerating
+129%
Diluted EPS $0.48 vs $0.21 a year earlier · GAAP
Diluted EPS YoY (GAAP), last 4 quarters
  1. +19%
  2. +265%
  3. +64%
  4. +129%
Operating marginStable
37.0%
+1.1 pp YoY · gross margin 75.9% (-2.3 pp)
Earnings improved more than operations did

Business Quality

8.1 / 10

How well the business earns on its assets, converts earnings to cash and funds itself — read from its SEC filings.

Fundamentals & Valuation

Two of the three valuation perspectives say cheap; own history is the dissenting view.
Gen Digital Inc. has a Cheap valuation stance because current market expectations look undemanding relative to the cash the business actually produces.

Company Research

Thesis
Gen is a scaled direct-to-consumer subscription provider that bundles device security, privacy, identity protection, restoration support and financial-wellness protections through brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion.
Opportunity
Moderate opportunity
Consumer demand for bundled protection against malware, privacy loss, identity theft, account fraud and AI-enabled social-engineering scams as digital activity and financial lives become more exposed.
Key risk
High net debt burden.

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Business & Markets

Technology · Software - Infrastructure
What they do

Gen Digital Inc. provides cyber safety and trust-based software solutions focused on security, identity protection, and online privacy for individuals, families, and small businesses through its technology platforms and brands.

How it earns

The company primarily generates revenue through subscription-based services for its security and identity protection products.

Products & services
Security and performance management
Identity protection
Online privacy
Restoration support services
Digital reputation management
Secure financial wellness
Customers & end markets
Individual consumers
Families
Small businesses
Market position

Gen Digital is a leader in consumer cybersecurity and identity protection software with well-known brands like Norton and Avast.

Demand drivers
Low cyclicality

Demand for cybersecurity and identity protection remains relatively stable regardless of economic cycles due to ongoing digital security needs.