VRSN Stock — VeriSign Inc.

VeriSign Inc. (VRSN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VRSN is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.07%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.06%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 5586.5% over the past 28.7 years, 4414.7 points ahead of SPY at 1171.8%.

VeriSign operates critical internet infrastructure as a domain name registry, maintaining two of the thirteen global root servers and managing registration and resolution services for .com and .net domains, along with several other top-level domains. The company distributes a modest current yield to shareholders on a quarterly basis. It appeals to investors seeking stable income from a business with essential, recurring revenue characteristics.

VRSN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 5586.5% over the past 28.7 years, 4414.7 points ahead of SPY at 1171.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.3%.

VRSN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.05%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/30/1998

Distribution rate

1.07%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.06%

Last close

$302.34 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$27,331,536,000

Average volume

920800.0

Dividend

$0.81

Ex-dividend date

08/19/2026

Payment date

08/27/2026

Beta

0.692

Payout ratio

34.7%

P/E ratio

32.72

Forward P/E

26.9542

EPS

$9.24

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.07%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.06%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VRSN risks and drawbacks

VRSN's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.3%.

Who may consider VRSN — and who may not

VRSN may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VRSN pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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