8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
Verisign authorizes $884M for stock buybacks
“Effective July 23, 2026, the Board of Directors approved an additional authorization for share repurchases of approximately $884 million of common stock, which brings the total amount to $1.50 billion authorized and available under Verisign’s share repurchase program which has no expiration.”
From Verisign’s 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026 · read the filing · all documents
How big is it?
Verisign bought back $874M of stock in the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. At that pace, $884M covers about 1.0 years of buybacks.
The amount equals 86% of its free cash flow over the same twelve months ($1.0B).
Its diluted share count is down 3.4% from a year earlier.
An authorization is permission, not a promise: the company can buy less, more slowly, or not at all, and usually doesn't have to say when it buys.
Show as table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '23 | $225.6M |
| Q1 '24 | $269.9M |
| Q2 '24 | $390.3M |
| Q3 '24 | $303.1M |
| Q4 '24 | $262.3M |
| Q1 '25 | $241.7M |
| Q2 '25 | $166.8M |
| Q3 '25 | $218.7M |
| Q4 '25 | $254.4M |
| Q1 '26 | $225.4M |
| Q2 '26 | $201.4M |
| Q3 '26 | $193.2M |