VeriSign reports Q3 EPS $2.27 vs. $2.07 last year

Reports Q3 revenue $419.1M vs. $390.6M last year. Verisign (VRSN) ended the third quarter of 2025 with 171.9 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 1.4 percent increase from the end of the third quarter of 2024, and a net increase of 1.45 million domain names during the third quarter of 2025. During the third quarter of 2025, Verisign processed 10.6 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, compared with 9.3 million for the third quarter of 2024. The final .com and .net renewal rate for the second quarter of 2025 was 75.5 percent compared to 72.7 percent for the same quarter of 2024. Renewal rates are not fully measurable until 45 days after the end of the quarter. “In the quarter we delivered both growth in the domain name base and solid financial performance. We also continued our consistent return of value to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases,” said Jim Bidzos, CEO.