Gen Digital
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2027)

2026202620272027
Price/Earnings ratio
17.9017.1916.8914.37
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.77$1.84$1.88$2.21

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
18.334.93-178.8714.48472.7719.9022.6018.437.8123.1627.4727.47
Price/Sales ratio
2.473.404.713.473.094.624.905.513.153.744.413.09
Price/Book Value ratio
2.713.335.433.322.551.15K-25.04-165.674.786.498.112.55
Price/Cash Flow ratio
12.2614.63-86.1817.719.80-13.3617.7315.8113.916.917.97-13.36
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
17.2821.67-65.3820.8311.37-12.1117.8815.9114.026.988.03-12.11
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-11.820.021.71-0.01-4.860.01N/A0.340.14-0.410.09-4.86
Dividend Yield
2.56%24.69%1.17%1.25%1.48%65.01%2.97%1.96%2.98%2.26%1.80%1.48%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
82.28%82.91%78.77%78.70%77.80%84.21%85.80%85.40%82.35%80.82%76.84%84.21%
Operating Profit Margin
17.65%12.69%-2.48%1.01%8.03%51.44%35.12%35.94%36.75%29.43%40.80%8.03%
Pretax Profit Margin
16.79%10.88%-6.51%9.10%2.28%32.89%34.18%37.26%24.08%12.04%24.11%2.28%
Net Profit Margin
13.49%69.11%-2.63%23.97%0.65%23.21%21.71%29.89%40.41%16.15%16.07%0.65%
Effective Tax Rate
19.67%309.43%9.92%-160.99%85.18%29.42%20.18%19.76%-67.78%-34.20%33.33%33.33%
Return on Assets
6.63%21.14%-0.58%7.37%0.19%7.47%8.70%12.04%8.45%3.90%4.00%0.19%
Return On Equity
14.79%67.68%-3.03%22.98%0.54%5780%-110.80%-898.92%61.31%28.03%28.56%0.54%
Return on Capital Employed
13.08%5.90%-0.73%0.38%3.12%25.05%21.20%25.91%9.36%8.54%13.51%3.12%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.31N/A
Quick Ratio
1.151.721.151.100.841.070.610.710.420.560.281.07
Cash ratio
0.641.480.910.560.470.830.430.610.260.310.190.83
Days of Sales Outstanding
39.2556.3758.9460.9359.9429.1721.1719.1818.3715.6016.8429.17
Days of Inventory outstanding
89.58N/AN/AN/AN/A250.76234.9350.0919.21-70.9051.90250.76
Operating Cycle
128.8456.3758.9460.9359.94279.93256.1069.2837.58-55.2968.7559.94
Days of Payables Outstanding
53.49103.8677.0259.4157.3580.8052.4356.3647.7132.9540.4680.80
Cash Conversion Cycle
75.34-47.48-18.081.512.58199.13203.6712.92-10.13-88.2528.282.58
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.150.180.450.310.270.540.560.530.610.540.550.27
Debt Equity Ratio
0.350.602.340.990.77422.1-7.20-40.174.463.914.060.77
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.220.370.660.490.400.991.171.030.810.790.770.40
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.260.370.700.490.430.991.161.020.810.790.800.43
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.50N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.620.37-0.020.180.33-0.200.190.260.070.230.25-0.20
Company Equity Multiplier
2.223.205.213.112.77773.5-12.72-74.657.247.177.372.77
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.200.23-0.050.190.31-0.340.270.340.220.540.550.31
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.700.671.310.850.861.100.990.990.990.990.990.86
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.620.37-0.020.180.33-0.200.190.260.070.230.25-0.20
Short Term Coverage Ratio
3.74N/A-0.16N/A3.04-1.132.250.972.9211.791.531.53
Dividend Payout Ratio
47.03%121.78%-209.43%18.15%700%1294.29%67.32%36.24%23.27%52.43%51.29%1294.29%