For the quarter ended December 2025, Gen Digital (GEN) reported revenue of $1.24 billion, up 25.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.64, compared to $0.56 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.07% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.63, the EPS surprise was +1.19%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Gen Digital performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Trust-Based Solutions: $421 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $401.95 million.
- Revenue- Cyber Safety Platform: $819 million compared to the $824.91 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating income (loss)- Trust-Based Solutions: $126 million compared to the $135.3 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating income (loss)- Cyber Safety Platform: $503 million versus $498.67 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Gen Digital have returned -15.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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