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Screener / SEC EDGAR /CIK 0000849399 /10-K filed May 21, 2026, compared with May 15, 2025 /Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks
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Gen Digital GEN

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Mission: We create innovative and easy-to-use technology solutions that help people grow, manage and secure their digital and financial lives. 10-K, Item 1

Employees
3,900
Headquarters
Tempe, AZ
CEO
Vincent Pilette
Next results
around Feb 4, 2027
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Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2026

Revenue of $5.0B through the costs to a net profit of $973.0M · income statement of the 10-K

42% operating margin
Revenue to Gross profit: $3.9BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $1.1BGross profit to Operating profit: $2.1BGross profit to Operating expenses: $1.8BOperating profit to Net profit: $973.0MOperating profit to Tax & other: $1.1BOperating expenses to R&D: $409.0MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $1.4B Revenue: $5.0B REVENUE $5.0B +27% Y/Y Gross profit: $3.9B · 78% margin GROSS PROFIT $3.9B 78% margin · +24% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $1.1B · 22% of revenue COST OF REVENUE $1.1B 22% of revenue Operating profit: $2.1B · 42% margin OPERATING PROFIT $2.1B 42% margin · +32% Y/Y Operating expenses: $1.8B · 36% of revenue OPERATING EXPENSES $1.8B 36% of revenue Net profit: $973.0M · 19% margin NET PROFIT $973.0M 19% margin · +51% Y/Y Tax & other: $1.1B · 23% of revenue TAX & OTHER $1.1B 23% of revenue R&D: $409.0M · 8% of revenue R&D $409.0M 8% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $1.4B · 28% of revenue SALES, ADMIN & OTHER $1.4B 28% of revenue
Gross profit $3.9B 78% margin · +24% Y/Y
Operating profit $2.1B 42% margin · +32% Y/Y
Net profit $973.0M 19% margin · +51% Y/Y
The full income statement, year by year

GEN among Technology peers

Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 74 peers the company is above, not a score.

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Revenue growth: 27.1%, above 81% of 74 peers (their median 14.0%) REVENUE GROWTH 27.1% · above 81% Gross margin: 77.4%, above 84% of 67 peers (their median 56.4%) GROSS MARGIN 77.4% · above 84% Operating margin: 41.8%, above 87% of 70 peers (their median 22.2%) OPERATING MARGIN 41.8% · above 87% Net margin: 23.1%, above 62% of 74 peers (their median 18.9%) NET MARGIN 23.1% · above 62% FCF margin: 33.7%, above 77% of 70 peers (their median 22.3%) FCF MARGIN 33.7% · above 77% Return on capital: 12.6%, above 49% of 61 peers (their median 12.7%) RETURN ON CAPITAL 12.6% · above 49%
GEN Peer median Below the median

What changed

29 new risk paragraphs and 2 accounting facts worth reading about. 10-K filed May 21, 2026 against May 15, 2025.

Risk factors
29 new paragraphs, nothing like them in the previous 10-K
10-K Item 1A
Receivables growing faster than revenue
Receivables +111.1% vs revenue +27.1% (+84.0 pts)
10-K · XBRL
Critical audit matters changed
New this year: Accounting for the Sale of Instacash Advances (“As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company originates and sells Instacash Advances pursuant to a Master Receivables Purchase Agreement. These advances are not loans and carry no contractual obligation for customer repayment. The Company accounts for the transfer of ”). No longer listed: Assessment of uncertain tax positions. Same as last year: Sufficiency of audit evidence over net revenues
10-K · XBRL
Accounting checks
8 other checks clear, 2 worth a look
10-K · XBRL
Insiders
No open-market buys in the last 90 days
Form 4
Filings
2 in the last 30 days
EDGAR

Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.

Accounting checks

10 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.

How it works

2facts worth reading about the other 8 checks found nothing to note

  • Receivables growing faster than revenue
    Receivables +111.1% vs revenue +27.1% (+84.0 pts)
  • Critical audit matters changed
    New this year: Accounting for the Sale of Instacash Advances (“As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company originates and sells Instacash Advances pursuant to a Master Receivables Purchase Agreement. These advances are not loans and carry no contractual obligation for customer repayment. The Company accounts for the transfer of ”). No longer listed: Assessment of uncertain tax positions. Same as last year: Sufficiency of audit evidence over net revenues
  • Cash from operations $1.5B vs net income $973.0M (FY ending Apr 3, 2026)
7 more checks with nothing to note
  • Same auditor in both 10-Ks: KPMG LLP
  • No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
  • No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
  • No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
  • No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
  • No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
  • No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years

In their words

29 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed May 15, 2025. Quoted as filed.

All 29 new paragraphs
  1. Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed May 15, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
    Our cyber safety and financial wellness businesses compete with a broad range of companies, including established security software vendors, operating system and platform providers, companies who specialize in a niche segment of the cyber safety market and which are expanding their portfolios into competing cyber safety products,…
  2. Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed May 15, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
    Issues in the development and deployment of AI, including generative AI and emerging AI-enabled cyber threats, could expose us to regulatory, privacy, IP, cybersecurity, operational and reputational risks. We have incorporated, and are continuing to develop and deploy, AI, including Gen AI, into many of our products, solutions and…
  3. Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed May 15, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
    A significant portion of our revenue is generated through indirect sales and distribution channels, including distributors, resellers, telecom service providers and strategic partners that bundle or incorporate our products into their offerings. In our MoneyLion business specifically, we also depend on channel partners that provide…
  4. Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed May 15, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
    We have limited control over our partners’ business practices, and any misconduct, regulatory or legal noncompliance, financial distress, reputational harm or failure to perform involving a partner could negatively affect our brand, customer relationships and operations. If a partner fails to perform its obligations or comply with…

New risk paragraphs, against peers

Latest 10-K of each, Technology companies closest in revenue

Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.

Financial performance

Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL

All years
MetricFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue$3.3B$3.8B$3.9B$5.0B
Net income$1.3B$607.0M$643.0M$973.0M
Operating cash flow$757.0M$2.1B$1.2B$1.5B
Free cash flow$751.0M$2.0B$1.2B$1.5B

Revenue, FY2017 to FY2026

Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD

$5.0B ▲ 27.1% in FY2026

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Every number, year by year

Recent filings

2 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR

All filings

About the company

Gen Digital, Tempe, AZ · from the 10-K filed May 21, 2026

Mission: We create innovative and easy-to-use technology solutions that help people grow, manage and secure their digital and financial lives. Protecting people is what inspires us, and our people are at the core of what we do. We seek to attract talent that embraces the following values: • Customer Driven. Community Minded. We are customer obsessed and drive positive impact. • Be Scrappy. Make it Happen. Big or small, we get things done irrespective of title or role.

Headquarters
Tempe, AZ
Country
United States
Reports in
USD
Listed on
Nasdaq
Fiscal year ends
March 28
Last results
Oct 28, 2026
Incorporated in
DE

Employees, at the top of the page: "• General Employee Demographics: As of April 3, 2026, we employed approximately 3,900 team members across more than 20 countries" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.

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The 10-K filed May 21, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed May 15, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.

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