Verisign Q2 2026 Earnings Release and $1.5B Share Repurchase Authorization

Verisign reported strong second quarter 2026 financial results with revenue of $435 million, up 6.0% year-over-year, and net income of $217 million ($2.38 diluted EPS). The company ended the quarter with 179.1 million .com and .net domain registrations, a 5.1% increase. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $1.03 billion, up $454 million from year-end 2025. Separately, Verisign's Board authorized an additional $884.2 million share repurchase program, bringing the total available for repurchases to $1.5 billion. The company recently issued $550 million in 5.10% Senior Notes due 2031 and used the proceeds to redeem $550 million of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2027. Verisign also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.81 per share payable in August 2026. The .web top-level domain has been delegated into the global DNS with Verisign as registry operator.