Gen Digital (GEN)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $14.4B, Gen Digital's free cash flow of $1.5B (fiscal 2026) would need to grow about -5% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is slower than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 8 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Gen Digital's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from GEN's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from Gen Digital's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.8B | $3.3B | $3.8B | $3.9B | $5.0B |
| Net income | $836M | $1.3B | $607M | $643M | $973M |
| Free cash flow | $968M | $751M | $2.0B | $1.2B | $1.5B |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.41 | $2.14 | $0.95 | $1.03 | $1.57 |
| Operating margin | 35.9% | 36.4% | 29.2% | 40.9% | 42.4% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by segments, fiscal 2026.
Superinvestors who own GEN
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 4 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wellington Lyrical Asset Management |
Added | $199M | 2.5% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $111M | 0.26% | Q2 2026 |
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Added | $16M | 0.01% | Q2 2026 |
| Mario Gabelli GAMCO Investors |
Added | $3M | 0.03% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by Gen Digital's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $22.81 | — |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $22.81 | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $23.90 | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $23.90 | — |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $25.41 | — |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $25.41 | — |
| Nov 13, 2025 | John C Chrystal |
5,000 | $27.14 | $135,700 |
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In the full deep dive
Questions
What growth does Gen Digital's stock price imply?
At a market value of $14.4B, Gen Digital would need its free cash flow to grow about -5% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 8 years its free cash flow grew 8% a year.
Are Gen Digital insiders buying the stock?
7 open-market insider purchases of GEN in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own Gen Digital?
4 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold GEN in their latest 13F, including Andrew Wellington, Joel Greenblatt, Cliff Asness.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.