GEN Gen Digital Inc.

Overview and Growth

Fiscal 2026 results for Gen Digital Inc. combined $5.00B of revenue with net income of $973.00M and an operating cash inflow of $1.54B. Revenue of $5.00B sets the scale for evaluating how effectively sales translated into profit and cash during the year. Compared with $3.94B in fiscal 2025, revenue recorded a 27.1% year-over-year increase. The company reported diluted EPS of $1.57, adding a shareholder-level measure to the absolute income figures considered below. Diluted EPS increased by 52.4% from $1.03 in fiscal 2025, showing how the earnings change reached shareholders on a per-share basis. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 0.32x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

After reported cost of revenue, the company retained $3.92B as gross profit before recognizing operating expenses and other items. The gross-profit relationship equaled 78.5% of revenue, quantifying the portion retained before operating expenses were recognized. The reported operating result was $2.12B, capturing profitability after direct costs and the operating expenses reflected in the statements. Operating margin measured 42.4%, showing the portion of revenue preserved after the full set of operating costs. Net income came to $973.00M, completing the progression from revenue through gross and operating profitability to the final reported result. Net margin was 19.5%, meaning that this portion of revenue remained as net income after all recognized expenses. Before income taxes, the company reported $1.51B of earnings, providing a bridge between the operating result and final net income. Pretax income represented 30.2% of revenue, placing earnings before tax in the context of the company’s operating scale. The reported income-tax provision was $538.00M, the amount recognized between pretax income and the final net-income result. The effective relationship between income tax and positive pretax income was 35.6%, without assuming a statutory-rate comparison.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

Total assets were $15.59B, supported by $12.98B of liabilities and $2.61B of shareholder equity. Current assets were $1.08B against $2.71B of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. The current ratio was 0.4x; current liabilities exceeded current assets, leaving a short-term liquidity deficit. The company held $411.00M in cash and equivalents, a narrower liquidity measure than total current assets. Measured only with cash and equivalents, coverage of current liabilities was 15.2%, excluding receivables and other current assets. The company carried $8.20B of total debt at period end, which frames its leverage and debt-service burden. The debt-to-equity relationship was 3.14x, showing how much debt the company carried for each unit of book equity. Debt represented 52.6% of total assets, placing borrowing in the context of the company’s full resource base. Liabilities represented 83.3% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Measured against total assets, cash and equivalents represented 2.6%, a balance-sheet composition measure rather than a liquidity forecast.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Cash flow from operations was $1.54B, a reported cash inflow that can be compared directly with net income and capital spending. Operating cash flow equaled 1.59x of net income, showing how strongly accounting earnings converted into cash from operations. Capital spending was $22.00M, absorbing part of the cash generated from operations before free cash flow. Capital expenditures represented 1.4% of operating cash flow, leaving the remainder available as free cash flow. After capital spending, free cash flow was $1.52B, leaving cash available for debt reduction, shareholder returns, or further investment. The free-cash-flow margin was 30.5%, measuring cash remaining after capital spending against revenue. Free cash flow equaled 9.8% of total assets, relating post-investment cash generation to the company’s resource base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Apr 3, 2026. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.