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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-07

Gen Digital Inc. Q1 2027 Earnings Call Summary

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Our analysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here. Management attributes the 11% revenue growth to the successful integration of Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions into a single platform powered by shared proprietary data and AI models. The company is leveraging 'AI anxiety' as a strategic tailwind, noting that 60% of consumers are more likely to pay for protection due to AI-driven scams, which has compressed threat cycles from months to minutes. Strategic positioning has shifted from point products to all-in-one memberships, with Norton 360's higher-tier offerings now reaching nearly half a billion dollars in annualized bookings. Operational efficiency is being driven by AI-native workflows, resulting in a 25% improvement in creative efficiency and allowing the company to maintain a 50% blended operating margin while investing in growth. The acquisition of MoneyLion has evolved into a core platform capability, with connected financial accounts growing from 75 million to 110 million, serving as a 'front door' for deeper customer monetization. Management highlighted that cross-sell penetration in the Norton base reached an all-time high of 27%, driven by hyper-personalization and an expanded product portfolio. Fiscal 2027 guidance was raised to 9%-11% revenue growth, reflecting increased confidence in financial synergies from embedded wellness and the Engine marketplace. Management expects the $100 million revenue synergy target to be driven by marketplace expansion and cross-selling financial wellness into the existing Cyber Safety install base. While agentic AI revenue is expected to be modest in fiscal 2027, the company is positioning its 'Agent Trust Hub' as a long-term moat to secure AI-to-AI transactions. The company assumes a structurally higher growth trajectory beyond 2027, viewing the current acceleration as a multi-year compounding model rather than a one-time event. Capital allocation will remain balanced between de-leveraging below a 3x net leverage target, funding organic innovation, and returning capital through dividends and buybacks. The Engine Marketplace reached a $500 million annual revenue run rate, though management noted this growth introduces a mix dynamic that slightly lowers gross margins due to revenue-share models. A new insura…Read full document

Our analysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here. Management attributes the 11% revenue growth to the successful integration of Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions into a single platform powered by shared proprietary data and AI models. The company is leveraging 'AI anxiety' as a strategic tailwind, noting that 60% of consumers are more likely to pay for protection due to AI-driven scams, which has compressed threat cycles from months to minutes. Strategic positioning has shifted from point products to all-in-one memberships, with Norton 360's higher-tier offerings now reaching nearly half a billion dollars in annualized bookings. Operational efficiency is being driven by AI-native workflows, resulting in a 25% improvement in creative efficiency and allowing the company to maintain a 50% blended operating margin while investing in growth. The acquisition of MoneyLion has evolved into a core platform capability, with connected financial accounts growing from 75 million to 110 million, serving as a 'front door' for deeper customer monetization. Management highlighted that cross-sell penetration in the Norton base reached an all-time high of 27%, driven by hyper-personalization and an expanded product portfolio. Fiscal 2027 guidance was raised to 9%-11% revenue growth, reflecting increased confidence in financial synergies from embedded wellness and the Engine marketplace. Management expects the $100 million revenue synergy target to be driven by marketplace expansion and cross-selling financial wellness into the existing Cyber Safety install base. While agentic AI revenue is expected to be modest in fiscal 2027, the company is positioning its 'Agent Trust Hub' as a long-term moat to secure AI-to-AI transactions. The company assumes a structurally higher growth trajectory beyond 2027, viewing the current acceleration as a multi-year compounding model rather than a one-time event. Capital allocation will remain balanced between de-leveraging below a 3x net leverage target, funding organic innovation, and returning capital through dividends and buybacks. The Engine Marketplace reached a $500 million annual revenue run rate, though management noted this growth introduces a mix dynamic that slightly lowers gross margins due to revenue-share models. A new insurance vertical was integrated via Trellis infrastructure in under one quarter, demonstrating the company's ability to rapidly scale new financial categories. Retention for the LifeLock brand remains at record levels near 90%, which management cites as evidence of the durability of trust-based customer relationships. The company successfully reduced its weighted average share count by 21 million year-over-year, supporting the goal of growing EPS faster than revenue. One stock. Nvidia-level potential. 30M+ investors trust Moby to find it first. Get the pick. Tap here. Management clarified that while Cyber Safety is global across 150 countries, financial wellness is currently concentrated in the U.S. market. The long-term strategy involves replicating the U.S. success internationally once the platform proof points are fully established. CFO Natalie Derse explained that while the marketplace has different margin profiles based on supply/demand relationships, the company balances this with OpEx discipline to maintain stable operating margins. CEO Vincent Pilette added that targeting existing install-base customers with marketplace offers provides a superior margin profile compared to external acquisition. The company is methodically transitioning Avast from a pure security freemium to an 'all-in-one' freemium model that includes basic identity and privacy features. Management intends to eventually move basic identity functionalities into a freemium tier as those features become commoditized in the market. These partnerships serve as a 'B2B2C' upper funnel, exposing the Engine marketplace to large external audiences to drive high-intent customer demand. These distribution expansions are expected to contribute between one-third and one-half of the projected $100 million in revenue synergies.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-07

Gen Digital Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

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Interested in Gen Digital Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Gen Digital exceeded first-quarter guidance, with bookings and revenue each rising 11% year over year to $1.28 billion and $1.34 billion, respectively, while non-GAAP EPS increased 19% to $0.71. The company raised its fiscal 2027 outlook, now expecting revenue of $5.375 billion to $5.475 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $2.87 to $2.97, citing continued Cyber Safety momentum and stronger-than-expected financial-wellness and marketplace growth. Trust-Based Solutions was the fastest-growing segment, with bookings up 25% and revenue up 24%, while Engine Marketplace surpassed a $500 million annual revenue run rate. Gen also generated $430 million in free cash flow and returned $181 million to shareholders. A Deep Dive Into NVIDIA’s Latest Portfolio Moves Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results that exceeded its guidance, with revenue, bookings and earnings rising at double-digit rates as growth in trust-based solutions complemented continued momentum in its core cyber-safety business. Chief Executive Officer Vincent Pilette said the company delivered an 11% increase in both bookings and revenue, while non-GAAP earnings per share rose 19%. Paid customers reached 81 million, extending a run of sequential customer growth to 11 quarters. The company raised its full-year revenue and earnings outlook, citing momentum across its portfolio and increased confidence in financial-wellness and marketplace synergies. → 3 Drone Stocks That Should Soar After the Summer Slump 3 Oversold Large-Caps That Look Ripe for a Rebound For the first quarter, Gen reported bookings of $1.28 billion, up 11% year over year, and revenue of $1.34 billion, also up 11%. CFO Natalie Derse said the results represented the company’s fastest revenue growth rate since Gen was created. The company said its comparisons were adjusted to exclude an extra fiscal week in the prior-year quarter and include MoneyLion’s stub financials in the prior-year period. Non-GAAP operating income rose 9% to $668 million, while the operating margin remained stable sequentially at 50%. Non-GAAP net income was $431 million and diluted non-GAAP EPS was $0.71, above the company’s guided range of $0.68 to $0.70. → Meta’s Earnings Drop Shows Wall Street Wants More Than Ad Growth Top Cybersecurity Stock Picks for 2025 Gen raised its fisc…Read full document

Interested in Gen Digital Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Gen Digital exceeded first-quarter guidance, with bookings and revenue each rising 11% year over year to $1.28 billion and $1.34 billion, respectively, while non-GAAP EPS increased 19% to $0.71. The company raised its fiscal 2027 outlook, now expecting revenue of $5.375 billion to $5.475 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $2.87 to $2.97, citing continued Cyber Safety momentum and stronger-than-expected financial-wellness and marketplace growth. Trust-Based Solutions was the fastest-growing segment, with bookings up 25% and revenue up 24%, while Engine Marketplace surpassed a $500 million annual revenue run rate. Gen also generated $430 million in free cash flow and returned $181 million to shareholders. A Deep Dive Into NVIDIA’s Latest Portfolio Moves Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results that exceeded its guidance, with revenue, bookings and earnings rising at double-digit rates as growth in trust-based solutions complemented continued momentum in its core cyber-safety business. Chief Executive Officer Vincent Pilette said the company delivered an 11% increase in both bookings and revenue, while non-GAAP earnings per share rose 19%. Paid customers reached 81 million, extending a run of sequential customer growth to 11 quarters. The company raised its full-year revenue and earnings outlook, citing momentum across its portfolio and increased confidence in financial-wellness and marketplace synergies. → 3 Drone Stocks That Should Soar After the Summer Slump 3 Oversold Large-Caps That Look Ripe for a Rebound For the first quarter, Gen reported bookings of $1.28 billion, up 11% year over year, and revenue of $1.34 billion, also up 11%. CFO Natalie Derse said the results represented the company’s fastest revenue growth rate since Gen was created. The company said its comparisons were adjusted to exclude an extra fiscal week in the prior-year quarter and include MoneyLion’s stub financials in the prior-year period. Non-GAAP operating income rose 9% to $668 million, while the operating margin remained stable sequentially at 50%. Non-GAAP net income was $431 million and diluted non-GAAP EPS was $0.71, above the company’s guided range of $0.68 to $0.70. → Meta’s Earnings Drop Shows Wall Street Wants More Than Ad Growth Top Cybersecurity Stock Picks for 2025 Gen raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to $5.375 billion to $5.475 billion, representing growth of 9% to 11%, from prior guidance for 8% to 10% growth. The company now expects full-year non-GAAP EPS of $2.87 to $2.97, up 14% to 18%. For the second quarter, Gen forecast revenue of $1.325 billion to $1.35 billion, or growth of 9% to 11%, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.71 to $0.73. → Jersey Mike's Serves Fresh Gains After IPO Stumble Pilette said the higher full-year revenue outlook reflects continued momentum as well as confidence in financial-wellness synergies. He said the upside is expected to be driven more by financial wellness and marketplace initiatives, while Cyber Safety continues to show “solid, sustainable momentum.” Gen’s Cyber Safety segment posted 4% growth in both bookings and revenue, supported by performance across brands and memberships. The segment’s operating margin held at 61%. Derse said higher-tier Norton 360 offerings grew at a double-digit rate during the quarter. Those products bundle security, identity protection, virtual private network services and other safety features. Norton cross-sell penetration increased to 27%, while membership adoption across Norton, Avast and Avira exceeded 60%, according to Pilette. The CEO said annualized bookings for Norton 360’s higher-tier memberships, which include scam detection, identity restoration, financial protection and insurance, approached $500 million. He also said average revenue per user is 8% to 10% higher than it was two years ago, while retention is near record levels. Gen cited growing consumer concern about AI-enabled scams and data misuse as a source of demand. Pilette said the company’s scam-protection engine blocked more than 500 million scam attacks during the quarter, including deepfakes and voice clones. He said more than 60% of consumers surveyed by the company indicated that AI-driven scams made them more likely to pay for protection. The company is also expanding products intended to address privacy and identity needs. Norton’s Financial Scan, built on MoneyLion AI, has moved out of beta and is being rolled out to Norton 360 customers in the company’s largest markets. The tool is designed to monitor connected financial accounts and flag potential issues. Trust-Based Solutions was Gen’s faster-growing segment, with bookings rising 25% and revenue increasing 24%. The segment includes identity, personal financial management and the Engine Marketplace. Its operating margin remained at 30% as the company invested in growth initiatives. LifeLock retention was nearly 90%, according to Derse, following a redesigned mobile-first experience and simpler tiered plans. Pilette said the company is seeking to broaden customer relationships from credit monitoring into protection for financial accounts and other assets. MoneyLion’s personal financial management business grew faster than Gen expected, led by record Instacash originations and Credit Builder Plus. More than two-thirds of personal financial management revenue came from repeat customers, Pilette said. Derse added that Instacash receivables are sold to Sound Point, limiting Gen’s balance-sheet exposure as that business expands. The company recently launched MoneyLion One Premium, a membership offering that incorporates Gen’s scam and identity-protection features. Pilette said it is still early to project upside from the product, but described membership adoption across the company’s businesses as a central part of its strategy to build longer-term customer relationships. Engine Marketplace surpassed a $500 million annual revenue run rate, Gen said. The marketplace added more than 30 partners during the quarter and expanded into insurance through Trellis infrastructure. Pilette said the insurance capability was integrated with more than 10 partners within one quarter. Total network inquiries exceeded an annualized 425 million. Gen said connected financial accounts surpassed 110 million, up from 75 million when it acquired MoneyLion, and that 35% of its paid customer base now engages with financial-wellness offerings. The company expects Engine-enabled cross-selling into its installed base to double by the end of fiscal 2027. Gross margin was 82%, down slightly because of product mix. Derse said certain fast-growing marketplace categories carry lower gross margins due to revenue-sharing arrangements but also have lower operating-expense requirements. She said Gen remains focused on maintaining strong segment-level operating margins as the marketplace grows. Total operating expenses were $425 million, or 32% of revenue, down 60 basis points year over year. Research and development spending rose to $105 million, or 8% of sales, as Gen invested in its platform and cyber-safety and identity products. The company said AI-enabled marketing creative workflows produced a 25% efficiency improvement in selected media channels, allowing it to create twice as many assets. Gen generated $434 million in operating cash flow and $430 million in free cash flow during the quarter. It ended the period with $564 million in cash and more than $2 billion in liquidity including its revolving credit facility. Net leverage declined to 2.95 times after the company paid down $45 million of debt. The company returned $181 million to shareholders through $100 million in share repurchases and $81 million in dividends. Its board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share, payable Sept. 9 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 17. Gen Digital (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global cybersecurity company specializing in consumer- and small-business-focused security, privacy, and identity protection solutions. The company offers a suite of products designed to safeguard devices, networks, and personal information against malware, ransomware, phishing attacks and other digital threats. With a focus on user-friendly interfaces and cross-platform compatibility, Gen Digital develops antivirus software, VPN services, parental controls, password management tools, and comprehensive identity-theft monitoring services. Gen Digital traces its origins to the consumer software division of Symantec Corporation, which was spun off in late 2019 under the NortonLifeLock name. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. The article "Gen Digital Q1 Earnings Call Highlights" was originally published by MarketBeat. View MarketBeat's top stocks for August 2026.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-07

Gen Digital Inc (GEN) (Q1 2027) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Bookings and Raised Guidance ...

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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Revenue: Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue increased 11% year-over-year to $1.34 billion, the fastest growth rate since Gen was created. Bookings: Record bookings grew 11% year-over-year to $1.28 billion, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit bookings growth. Non-GAAP EPS: Diluted EPS was $0.71, up 19% year-over-year, beating the high end of the guided range of $0.68 to $0.70. Operating Margin: Blended non-GAAP operating margin remained stable sequentially at 50%, with operating profit up 9% to $668 million. Segment Performance (Cyber Safety): Bookings and revenue both increased 4%, with segment margins stable at 61%. Segment Performance (Trust-Based Solutions): Bookings increased 25% and revenue grew 24%, with segment margins stable at 30%. Paid Customers: Reached 81 million, up from 79 million last quarter and 76 million a year ago. Gross Margin: 82% in the quarter, slightly down entirely due to product mix. Free Cash Flow: Generated $430 million in free cash flow and $434 million in operating cash flow. Capital Returns: Returned $181 million to shareholders, including $100 million in share repurchases and $81 million in dividends. Guidance: Raised fiscal 2027 revenue guidance to $5.375 billion to $5.475 billion (9% to 11% growth) and non-GAAP EPS guidance to $2.87 to $2.97 (14% to 18% growth). Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with GEN. Is GEN fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: August 06, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ:GEN) delivered another better-than-expected quarter with bookings and revenue growing 11% and non-GAAP EPS growing 19%, both above guidance. Paid customers crossed $80 million, marking an 11th straight quarter of sequential growth, driven by both subscriber base expansion and marketplace performance. The company raised its fiscal 2027 guidance to 9%-11% revenue growth and 14%-18% non-GAAP EPS growth, reflecting strong momentum and confidence in the business. Trust-based solutions segment saw strong growth with bookings up 25% and revenue up 24%, driven by identity, personal financial management, and the Engine marketplace, which passed a $0.5 billion annual revenue run rate. The company is making progress in AI-driven products, with Norton Neo…Read full document

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Revenue: Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue increased 11% year-over-year to $1.34 billion, the fastest growth rate since Gen was created. Bookings: Record bookings grew 11% year-over-year to $1.28 billion, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit bookings growth. Non-GAAP EPS: Diluted EPS was $0.71, up 19% year-over-year, beating the high end of the guided range of $0.68 to $0.70. Operating Margin: Blended non-GAAP operating margin remained stable sequentially at 50%, with operating profit up 9% to $668 million. Segment Performance (Cyber Safety): Bookings and revenue both increased 4%, with segment margins stable at 61%. Segment Performance (Trust-Based Solutions): Bookings increased 25% and revenue grew 24%, with segment margins stable at 30%. Paid Customers: Reached 81 million, up from 79 million last quarter and 76 million a year ago. Gross Margin: 82% in the quarter, slightly down entirely due to product mix. Free Cash Flow: Generated $430 million in free cash flow and $434 million in operating cash flow. Capital Returns: Returned $181 million to shareholders, including $100 million in share repurchases and $81 million in dividends. Guidance: Raised fiscal 2027 revenue guidance to $5.375 billion to $5.475 billion (9% to 11% growth) and non-GAAP EPS guidance to $2.87 to $2.97 (14% to 18% growth). Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with GEN. Is GEN fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: August 06, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ:GEN) delivered another better-than-expected quarter with bookings and revenue growing 11% and non-GAAP EPS growing 19%, both above guidance. Paid customers crossed $80 million, marking an 11th straight quarter of sequential growth, driven by both subscriber base expansion and marketplace performance. The company raised its fiscal 2027 guidance to 9%-11% revenue growth and 14%-18% non-GAAP EPS growth, reflecting strong momentum and confidence in the business. Trust-based solutions segment saw strong growth with bookings up 25% and revenue up 24%, driven by identity, personal financial management, and the Engine marketplace, which passed a $0.5 billion annual revenue run rate. The company is making progress in AI-driven products, with Norton Neo doubling daily active users and the Sage agent security engine now protecting 25 million customers, positioning Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ:GEN) as a leader in the AI trust layer. Cross-sell and upsell efforts are exceeding expectations, with Norton cross-sell penetration rising to 27% and higher-tier suite offerings seeing double-digit growth, indicating deepening customer relationships. The company maintains strong profitability with cyber safety operating margins above 60% and trust-based solutions at 30%, while delivering stable blended operating margins of 50%. Free cash flow generation remains robust at $430 million in Q1, supporting continued deleveraging (net leverage at 2.95x) and capital returns to shareholders. Cyber safety segment growth remains modest at mid-single-digit (4% bookings and revenue growth), which may lag the overall company growth rate. Gross margin declined slightly to 82% due to product mix, with faster-growing marketplace categories carrying lower gross margins due to revenue share arrangements. The company faces increasing competition and evolving threats in the cybersecurity space, requiring continuous investment in R&D and AI capabilities to stay ahead. International expansion of financial wellness offerings is still in early stages, with most growth concentrated in the U.S., limiting near-term global upside. Agentic AI revenue is expected to be modest in fiscal 2027, indicating that the company's AI trust layer initiatives may take time to contribute meaningfully to financial results. The company's transformation and investment in new products and verticals may pressure margins in the near term, as seen in the slight gross margin decline and increased R&D spending. The Engine marketplace's growth relies on partnerships and vertical expansion, which may face integration risks and execution challenges as seen with the rapid integration of Trellis. Q: How much of the quarter's upside was attributed to Moneyline versus the rest of the business, and what is the benchmark for Moneyline growth for the rest of the year?A: CFO Natalie Derse stated that growth was broad-based, with the Cyber Safety segment delivering consistent mid-single-digit growth and the Trust-based Solutions segment outperforming. The raised full-year guidance reflects consistent acceleration on the trust-based solution side, mostly driven by the marketplace and Engine. She emphasized that both segments are "clicking," citing the best-ever cross-sell quarter in Norton's history, which underpins the confidence in the raised outlook. Q: Can you bridge where the incremental revenue for the rest of the year is coming from, and why is the raised EPS guidance only reflecting Q1 upside rather than the increased revenue?A: CEO Vincent Pilette explained that the $50 million revenue guidance raise is split between Q1 flow-through and increased confidence in financial synergies from embedded financial wellness. He noted that investments are being funneled into transforming the company, building AI capabilities, and launching new products and verticals (like the Trellis insurance integration). This investment strategy funds the commitment to mid-teens EPS growth, which is why the EPS raise is more conservative relative to the top-line increase. Q: Given the success of higher-tier suites in Cyber Safety, how does this inform the targeting strategy for the new MoneyLion One membership?A: CEO Vincent Pilette stated that the playbook of building trust and moving customers to higher tiers, proven with Norton 360, is being applied to MoneyLion. The strategy involves rewarding ongoing usage with better plans and pricing, and integrating protection with financial needs. While it is still early for MoneyLion One, the move toward a membership model across all assets is part of the core strategy. Q: What are the potential adjacent areas for new verticals in the Engine marketplace, and is the rapid success with insurance repeatable?A: CEO Vincent Pilette highlighted that the Engine marketplace uses an AI-driven matching engine to eliminate friction. The insurance vertical, built on Trellis, was integrated quickly and is already active with 10+ partners. He indicated that the company will continue to build verticals organically and inorganically, focusing on areas that protect digital and financial life, though he declined to name specific future verticals. Q: Can you provide an update on the response to Avast One and the strategy for a more comprehensive free tier?A: CEO Vincent Pilette explained that the successful Norton 360 playbook is being applied to Avast. The strategy involves a freemium model where basic functionalities are offered for free, with the option to pay for specific features. Avast One, launched last fall, has shown good traction in France and Germany and is being methodically rolled out to other countries. Q: What are the puts and takes for MoneyLion One from a monetization perspective, and how are you preparing products for a worsening AI threat environment?A: CEO Vincent Pilette stated that MoneyLion One is about building long-term trust and maximizing customer lifetime value rather than one-time transactions. The membership will integrate cash flow needs and identity/anti-scam protection. Regarding the threat environment, he noted that consumer anxiety about AI is at an all-time high, and AI-driven scams have become the number one sales driver for cyber safety, reinforcing the company's strategy of using AI to protect against AI. Q: How should we think about gross margin trends given the growth of the Engine business, and will operating margins remain stable?A: CFO Natalie Derse explained that while gross margins will mix down due to the Engine marketplace's revenue-share model, the company is disciplined in driving profitability within each segment. CEO Vincent Pilette added that different margin profiles exist within the marketplace, and the long-term goal is to build trust relationships that deliver better margins over time. The company expects to maintain a stable 50% operating margin. Q: What is contributing to the improved retention rates and growth in international markets?A: CEO Vincent Pilette stated that growth is balanced at mid-single-digits when neutralizing for currency, with Europe growing higher and Asia slower. The strategy involves expanding from core security into privacy and identity features across all countries. Financial wellness is currently concentrated in the U.S., with plans to extend internationally as proof points accumulate, indicating a multi-year growth opportunity. Q: How much is the channel expansion (e.g., Copilot and Equifax integrations) contributing to the $100 million incremental annual revenue opportunity?A: CEO Vincent Pilette stated that the marketplace is a key wrapper around the strategy, and distribution expansion through partners like Equifax is a long-term, strategic upper-funnel play. He noted that these partnerships contribute to about a third to half of the $100 million revenue synergies, with more visibility expected in the second half of fiscal 2027. Q: What is driving the stability in Cyber Safety growth, and how is the new user acquisition side performing?A: CEO Vincent Pilette highlighted several initiatives driving stability, including the move to all-in-one memberships, higher-tier plan growth, and perfecting "entry doors" like VPN and privacy products. He also noted channel diversification, including AI chat search presence and employee benefit programs, which are contributing to long-term adoption of the full security posture. For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-07

Gen Digital Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y

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Gen Digital GEN reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 non-GAAP earnings of 71 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.9%. The bottom line increased 19% year over year on a comparable basis after adjusting for the extra fiscal week in the prior-year period and the MoneyLion stub period. Quarterly revenues of $1.336 billion also surpassed the consensus estimate by 2.5% and increased 11% year over year on a comparable basis. The quarter reflected continued momentum across Gen Digital’s Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions businesses, supported by strong demand for cybersecurity, identity protection and financial wellness offerings. Paid customers reached 81 million, up by 5 million from the year-ago period. Gen Digital continued its strong execution in the fiscal first quarter, delivering its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit bookings growth. Bookings increased 11% year over year to $1.284 billion, reflecting broad-based demand across both operating segments. Management noted that revenues exceeded the high end of its guidance range, highlighting continued customer engagement and product momentum. Gen Digital Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Gen Digital Inc. Quote The company also emphasized that both Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions achieved their respective growth and profitability targets during the quarter, underscoring the strength of Gen Digital’s integrated platform strategy. Trust-Based Solutions remained Gen Digital’s fastest-growing business during the quarter. Segment revenues increased 24% year over year, while bookings grew 25%, supported by strong performance across Identity Protection, Personal Financial Management and Engine Marketplace offerings. Management highlighted encouraging traction from its redesigned LifeLock platform, which is generating higher sales conversions while maintaining customer retention near 90%. Personal Financial Management also delivered better-than-expected growth, driven by record Instacash originations and continued optimization of underwriting performance. The recently launched MoneyLion One membership further expands the integration between identity protection and financial wellness services, deepening customer engagement. Gen Digital’s Cyber Safety segment continued to provide stable, profitable growth. Segment bookings and revenues each increased 4% year over year, refl…Read full document

Gen Digital GEN reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 non-GAAP earnings of 71 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.9%. The bottom line increased 19% year over year on a comparable basis after adjusting for the extra fiscal week in the prior-year period and the MoneyLion stub period. Quarterly revenues of $1.336 billion also surpassed the consensus estimate by 2.5% and increased 11% year over year on a comparable basis. The quarter reflected continued momentum across Gen Digital’s Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions businesses, supported by strong demand for cybersecurity, identity protection and financial wellness offerings. Paid customers reached 81 million, up by 5 million from the year-ago period. Gen Digital continued its strong execution in the fiscal first quarter, delivering its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit bookings growth. Bookings increased 11% year over year to $1.284 billion, reflecting broad-based demand across both operating segments. Management noted that revenues exceeded the high end of its guidance range, highlighting continued customer engagement and product momentum. Gen Digital Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Gen Digital Inc. Quote The company also emphasized that both Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions achieved their respective growth and profitability targets during the quarter, underscoring the strength of Gen Digital’s integrated platform strategy. Trust-Based Solutions remained Gen Digital’s fastest-growing business during the quarter. Segment revenues increased 24% year over year, while bookings grew 25%, supported by strong performance across Identity Protection, Personal Financial Management and Engine Marketplace offerings. Management highlighted encouraging traction from its redesigned LifeLock platform, which is generating higher sales conversions while maintaining customer retention near 90%. Personal Financial Management also delivered better-than-expected growth, driven by record Instacash originations and continued optimization of underwriting performance. The recently launched MoneyLion One membership further expands the integration between identity protection and financial wellness services, deepening customer engagement. Gen Digital’s Cyber Safety segment continued to provide stable, profitable growth. Segment bookings and revenues each increased 4% year over year, reflecting sustained demand for premium cybersecurity subscriptions and higher-tier membership offerings. The company noted continued strength in Norton 360 premium memberships and expanding adoption of Avast One memberships. Cross-sell and upsell activity within the Norton installed base remained strong, while Cyber Safety operating margin held at 61%, demonstrating continued operating discipline despite ongoing investments in artificial intelligence and new products. Gen Digital generated non-GAAP operating income of $668 million during the first quarter, up 9% year over year. The company maintained a 50% non-GAAP operating margin, balancing continued investment in innovation with disciplined expense management. Management stated that efficiency improvements, operating leverage and disciplined capital allocation continued to support earnings growth while allowing the company to invest in strategic initiatives across its platform. As of July 3, 2026, Gen Digital had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $564 million, up from $411 million at the end of the previous quarter. Long-term debt declined to $7.98 billion from $8.02 billion sequentially. Operating cash flow totaled $434 million, while free cash flow reached $430 million during the quarter. Capital returns remained robust, with the company paying $81 million in dividends, repurchasing $100 million of common stock and repaying $45 million of debt. Gen Digital also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12.5 cents per share, payable on Sept. 9, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 17, 2026. Encouraged by its strong first-quarter performance, Gen Digital raised its full-year fiscal 2027 guidance. For fiscal 2027, the company now expects non-GAAP revenues between $5.375 billion and $5.475 billion compared with its previous outlook of $5.325-$5.425 billion. It now projects non-GAAP earnings of $2.87-$2.97 per share, up from the prior guidance of $2.85-$2.95. For the second quarter of fiscal 2027, Gen expects non-GAAP revenues in the range of $1.325-$1.350 billion and non-GAAP earnings of 71-73 cents per share. Management said the guidance reflects continued momentum across both operating segments and confidence in the durability of the company’s integrated Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions platform. At present, GEN carries Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector are Lumentum LITE, Applied Materials AMAT and Analog Devices ADI, each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Shares of Lumentum have surged 123% year to date. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for LITE’s fiscal 2026 earnings is pegged at $8.19 per share, up by 5 cents over the past 30 days, indicating an increase of 297.6% year over year. Shares of Applied Materials have jumped 107.9% year to date. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AMAT’s fiscal 2026 earnings is pegged at $12.14 per share, up by 3 cents over the past 30 days, indicating a rise of 28.9% year over year. Analog Devices shares have surged 39.2% year to date. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ADI’s fiscal 2026 earnings is pegged at $12.42 per share, up by 10 cents over the past 30 days, indicating an increase of 33.9% year over year. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-06

Gen Digital (GEN) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

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Gen Digital (GEN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.64 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +2.90%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this security software maker would post earnings of $0.65 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.67, delivering a surprise of +3.08%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Gen Digital, which belongs to the Zacks Technology Services industry, posted revenues of $1.34 billion for the quarter ended June 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.54%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $1.26 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Gen Digital shares have added about 2.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 12.8%. While Gen Digital has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Gen Digital was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (St…Read full document

Gen Digital (GEN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.64 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +2.90%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this security software maker would post earnings of $0.65 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.67, delivering a surprise of +3.08%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Gen Digital, which belongs to the Zacks Technology Services industry, posted revenues of $1.34 billion for the quarter ended June 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.54%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $1.26 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Gen Digital shares have added about 2.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 12.8%. While Gen Digital has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Gen Digital was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.71 on $1.32 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.90 on $5.32 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year. Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Technology Services is currently in the bottom 38% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1. Viant Technology (DSP), another stock in the same industry, has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026. The results are expected to be released on August 10. This advertising software company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.13 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +44.4%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 40% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. Viant Technology's revenues are expected to be $99.9 million, up 28.3% from the year-ago quarter. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Viant Technology Inc. (DSP) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

TranscriptFY2027 Q12026-08-06

FY2027 Q1 earnings call transcript

Earnings source - 89 paragraphs
Operator

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for standing by. My name is Jen, and I will be your conference operator today. Today's call is being recorded, and all lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. At this time, for opening remarks, I would like to pass the call over to Ben Lu, Head of Investor Relations.

Ben Lu

Thank you, Jen, and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to Gen's First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Earnings Call. Joining me today are Vincent Pilette, CEO, and Natalie Derse, CFO. As a reminder, there will be a replay of this call posted on the investor relations website, along with our slides and press release. I'd like to remind everyone that during the call, all references to the financial metrics are non-GAAP, and all growth rates are year-over-year and adjusted to exclude the extra fiscal week in Q1 fiscal 2026, and to include MoneyLion's stub financials in the prior year comparison. A reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures is included in our press release and earnings presentation, both of which are available on our IR website at investor.gendigital.com. We encourage investors to monitor this website as we routinely post investor-oriented information, such as news and events and financial filings.

Ben Lu

Today's call contains statements regarding our business, financial performance, and operations, including the impact on our business and industry that may be considered forward-looking statements, and such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. Those expectations and statements are based on current beliefs, assumptions as of today's date, August 6th, 2026. We undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events. For more information, please refer to the cautionary statement in our press release and the risk factors in our filings with the SEC, and in particular, our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Now, I will turn the call over to Vincent.

Vincent Pilette

Thank you, Ben, and good afternoon, everyone. Three months ago, we guided fiscal 2027 with a structural step-up, 8%-10% revenue growth and mid-teens EPS growth. Q1 shows why we had the conviction to do it. We delivered another better-than-expected quarter and entered the rest of FY 2027 with strategy delivering double-digit growth. Let's start with the headline. Bookings and revenue grew 11%, and non-GAAP EPS grew 19%, both above guidance. Paid customers crossed 80 million, an 11th straight quarter of sequential growth. Two segments, one platform, one mission, helping people live fearlessly in an increasingly complex and ever-expanding digital world. Our job is to be the trusted partner who reduces their risks and keep them safe, confident, and empowered online and in an AI world.

Vincent Pilette

Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions are both growing revenue with growth plus margin profile above 50%, and are powered by a single platform of shared proprietary data and models, modular technology, and AI-driven personalization that scale across our brands. Our customer relationships are deepening. Membership is expanding. Cross-sell is at an all-time high, and we are beginning to unlock the opportunities from embedded financial wellness and Engine partnerships. Cyber Safety, our foundation, remains competitively strong. Bookings and revenue grew mid-single digits, sustaining last year's momentum. Customers keep telling us about their AI anxiety. For Gen, that growing need for trust and safety represents a tailwind. AI is capable of taking actions on your behalf behind the scenes, which is amazing on one hand, but on the other hand, you relinquish control and transparency. On top of that, AI is turbocharging the threat cycles.

Vincent Pilette

Threats are faster, more complex, and increasingly personalized. Threat cycles, once measured in months, are now compressed to minutes, and consumers feel it. We see it in external search, our own funnel, and consumer research. AI adoption has passed 40% of U.S. consumers, yet nearly two-thirds are highly concerned about AI misusing their data, and that number is still rising. This is exactly the environment our portfolio was built for. And we meet this growing need by staying ahead, leveraging the intelligence of Gen Threat Labs, applying AI to detect and defeat emerging threats, and putting AI-native products directly in our customers' hands. This quarter, our proprietary scam protection engine blocked over half a billion scam attacks, more than 100 every second, including deepfakes and voice clones. Demand is increasingly measurable, too.

Vincent Pilette

In our own consumer research, over 60% of consumers say AI-driven scams make them more likely to pay for protection, our strongest measured purchase driver, and concerns about AI scams are climbing double digits year-over-year in the U.S., rising even faster internationally. With nearly 500 million users across 150 countries, we are positioned to capture that demand globally. We are not only seeing new demand, but also very clearly that our existing customers are choosing more protection, not less. Norton 360's higher tier memberships, combining scam detection, identity restoration, financial protection, and insurance, have scaled to nearly half a billion dollars in annualized bookings. Those deepening customer relationships are a strong reflection of these growing consumer needs. Norton cross-sell penetration rose another point to 27%. We sealed up double digits year-over-year.

Vincent Pilette

ARPU is 8%-10% higher than two years ago, and membership adoption across Norton, Avast, Avira passed 60% with retention near record highs. The conviction is clear. The future of Cyber Safety is all-in-one membership that matches the need of your digital and financial life, not point product. And we are doubling down by making the experience simpler and more personal so customers stay on top of a complex world with less effort. Our strengths are also being validated externally. Independent labs and leading reviewers continue to recognize Norton and Avast as category leaders. Best comprehensive protection, flexibility, ease of use, and performance. Recognitions such as Tom's Guide naming our Norton VPN the best for streaming or PCMag choosing Avast One as the editor's choice reinforce the competitiveness of our portfolio and the strength of our brands and offerings.

Vincent Pilette

Let me highlight one product that makes our platform strategy tangible. Norton's Financial Scan, built on MoneyLion AI, is out of beta and now rolling out into Norton 360 across our largest markets. The concept is simple. It does for customers' financial accounts what antivirus does for their devices, watching continuously and flagging the moment something is wrong. Cyber Safety is no longer only about blocking threats. It has evolved to become the front door to a deeper, more trusted customer relationship, and every financial account a customer connects is one more opportunity to add value. In Trust-Based Solutions, the same strategy is driving growth. Bookings grew 25% with identity, personal financial management, and our Engine Marketplace all contributing. LifeLock is in motion. We rebuilt the experience for a mobile-first, scam-aware consumer, and the simpler tiered experience is moving customers to higher value plans and deeper engagement.

Vincent Pilette

Retention remains at record levels, touching 90% with NPS above 70, thanks to the same playbook we have run before. Deepen the customer relationship with expanding their protection from basic credit monitoring to financial accounts to all the assets that matter in your life. MoneyLion, in its second year within Gen, is now driving the same playbook as well. Personal financial management grew faster than we expected, led by Instacash and Credit Builder Plus. With record origination and continued margin expansion is growth with discipline. Two-thirds of our PFM revenue comes from repeat customers, underscoring the customer satisfaction, loyalty, and durability and how we help manage and smooth consumers' ever-changing cash flow needs.

Vincent Pilette

Our recently launched MoneyLion One Premium membership now put Gen scam and identity protection directly in members' hands because true financial wellness is not only about improving your access to money, it is also about protecting it. More fundamentally, MoneyLion is evolving from managing today's financial moment to helping customers stay ahead of the next one, anticipating income and bills, identifying potential shortfalls early, and guiding them towards the right action. Engine, the embedded marketplace, connects consumers to the right financial offer and powers the next step in their journey. Engine had its strongest quarter yet, passing half a billion dollars in annual revenue run rate, led by a new insurance vertical built on Trellis infrastructure that we quickly integrated in just under one quarter, a core Gen capability.

Vincent Pilette

We added more than 30 new partnerships across multiple categories, drove total network inquiries to over 425 million annually, and delivered record revenue. We will continue to leverage that strength and add new verticals that address consumers' diverse financial needs. Stepping back, two proof points tie the portfolio together. Connected financial accounts passed 110 million, up from 75 million when we acquired MoneyLion, and 35% of our paid base now engages with financial wellness. Every connection is a chance to deepen the relationship over time, and as we enrich our data and broaden the catalog, their engagement turns into monetization. We are already seeing it with Engine-enabled cross-sell into our install base, on track to double by the end of fiscal 2027, giving us the confidence that the model is working and including it in our guidance race. Our AI trust layer is moving from concept to product.

Vincent Pilette

A year ago, we said trust would be the bottleneck for agentic AI as agents begin to act for consumers, from making purchases to scheduling events. That thesis is now being validated in production. Norton Neo, the world's first secure and private AI-native browser, doubled its daily active users, driven by its contextual agentic VPN. Our open source agent security engine, Sage, is now in Norton 360 and Avast One, providing multi-layer agent security to 25 million customers. We recently launched the beta of Norton Family Assistant, co-architected with xAI and supported by multiple models, handling family and financial actions inside a Gen controlled trusted envelope built on ATH, our Agent Trust Hub. This is a long game. Agentic revenue will be modest in fiscal year 2027, but Gen holds what is hard to replicate.

Vincent Pilette

Trusted brands, consumer reach, a unified data and identity platform, and customer-focused technical capability to be the consumer's trust layer for AI. The moat widens with every new model partner, agent, and connected account we deploy in our environment. Our goal is simple, make the AI economy safe and simple for our customers. AI is also making us better operators. Following our restructuring, we move faster in smaller, more accountable teams. Profit per employee, already amongst the highest at our scale, is up double digits. That leverage keeps our segments margins durable while we invest in growth. Cyber Safety operating margin remains above 60%, while Trust-Based Solutions remains at 30%, even as our fastest-growing businesses scale. Our blended margin reflects this mix, not pressure. We are reinvesting AI productivity into growth while delivering on our mid-teen's EPS growth commitments.

Vincent Pilette

Which brings me to our outlook that reaffirms a structurally higher growth trajectory. Q1 outperformance and continued momentum gives us the confidence to raise fiscal 2027 guidance to 9%-11% revenue growth and 14%-18% non-GAAP EPS growth. Beyond fiscal 2027, embedded financial wellness, partner expansion, and engine monetization will sustain the synergy ramp and long-term growth. This is a multi-year compounding model, not a one-year acceleration. Let's step back and consider the transformation. A few years ago, many wrote off Symantec Consumer Cybersecurity as structurally challenged. Today, Gen is a $5.4 billion revenue platform spanning security, privacy, identity, and financial wellness, growing revenue and EPS double digits, returning capital while building the consumer trust layer for the AI era. Along the way, we have more than quadrupled paid customers, doubled revenue, nearly tripled EPS, and returned $6 billion to shareholders while funding acquisitions along the way.

Vincent Pilette

One truth drives the strategy. Digital threats ultimately target people and their money. Cybersecurity and financial wellness are two sides of the same mission. Our job is to earn the customer's trust, unify the platform, and help people move from protection to empowerment. That is the strategy, and it is working. To our teams, I want to thank you for a strong Q1. To our shareholder, three months ago, we said fiscal 2027 would confirm a clear trajectory shift. Q1 confirms it. With that, let me turn it over to Natalie.

Natalie Derse

Thank you, Vincent, and hello, everyone. For today's call, I will walk through our Q1 fiscal 2027 results and our raised outlook for full year fiscal 2027. I will focus on non-GAAP financials and adjusted year-over-year growth rates unless otherwise stated. I want to remind everyone that Q1 last year benefited from an extra week of revenue and earnings. Therefore, I will provide commentary on growth adjusted for the extra week, as well as MoneyLion stub financials in the prior year so that the comparisons are on a like-for-like basis. Keep in mind that our original guidance, both for the top-line measure and EPS, already reflected these two adjustments. On to our results. We delivered another exceptional quarter, exceeding the high end of our guidance, driven by record bookings and revenue, high teens EPS growth, and robust free cash flow.

Natalie Derse

Q1 is our fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit bookings growth, up 11% year-over-year to $1.28 billion, while our revenues also increased 11% year-over-year to $1.34 billion, our fastest growth rate since Gen was created, with broad-based growth across our two segments. Not only was top-line better than expected, investors count on us to be diligent in driving profitability while accelerating growth. Our operating profit grew 9%, with blended operating margins stable sequentially at 50% and consistent margins across both segments, even as we meaningfully grew MoneyLion and Engine. We have and will continue to invest in multiple business lines while managing a healthy balance of top-line growth and margins. For the Cyber Safety segment, both bookings and revenue increased 4%, delivering another quarter of mid-single-digit growth. We saw growth across brands and memberships. Our higher-tier suites performance stood out in Q1.

Natalie Derse

Norton 360 is the market-leading all-in-one membership, with our highest-tier offerings seeing double-digit growth. This reinforces the value of premium offerings that bundle security, identity protection, VPN, and many other safety features. As we expand our new Avast One membership, we are applying the same customer-centric playbook to drive membership adoption, deepen engagement, and increase customer lifetime value. Cross-sells and up-sells continue to exceed our expectations, up double digits in the Norton base, with the strongest growth we've delivered in the past two years as we improve targeting across new cohorts. While we continue to refine our AI product recommender with an expanded product portfolio, enriched data, and hyper-personalization powered by the Gen platform, we believe we're just getting started and meaningful opportunities are ahead.

Natalie Derse

Cyber Safety margins remained stable at 61%, reflecting another quarter of disciplined execution as we continue to deliver on our mid-single-digit top-line growth targets while sustaining best-in-class profitability. In Trust-Based Solutions, Q1 bookings increased 25% year-over-year, while revenues grew 24% year-over-year. Identity continues to demonstrate strong momentum, and the early indicators of the impact of our reimagined LifeLock product are positive, with higher sales conversion as customers engage with the improved experience. Retention also remains healthy at nearly 90%, particularly among more mature cohorts that have experienced the full breadth of the value proposition, from monitoring their financial assets to full-service restoration, enforcing our ability to build highly trusted customer relationships. LifeLock also delivers the strongest unit economics across our portfolio, supported by highly recurring revenue, durable retention, and proven ability to drive ARPU gains through customer support and upsell.

Natalie Derse

Personal financial management growth was driven by record Instacash originations across both new and repeat customers. Our proprietary underwriting algorithm remains a critical component of the customer acquisition engine while continued optimization of loss ratios is driving performance ahead of target. The durability of this business continues to be underwritten by the fact that more than two-thirds of first-party revenue is generated by repeat customers. While the performance continues to improve, as a reminder, our Instacash receivables are sold to Sound Point, further limiting our balance sheet exposure as the business scales. Looking forward, the recent launch of MoneyLion One membership also brings many of our core identity features to members and is designed to deepen customer relationships beyond individual financial transactions through a more integrated value proposition.

Natalie Derse

While it's still early innings, MoneyLion One is the first synergistic product that brings together identity and financial wellness as users build and scale their financial lives. Engine Marketplace is quickly becoming one of our fastest-growing categories at roughly half a billion revenue run rate as we drive growth across all vectors: partners, products, verticals, and distribution. In the quarter, we added more than 30 new partners, expanded our offering with additional premium products, scaled into additional verticals like the fast-growing insurance market. We are also extending our reach through strategic relationships with leading platforms such as Equifax, providing access to new audiences and additional high-intent customer demand. As the marketplace scales, the combination of broader supply, deeper partner integration, and greater product relevance strengthens engagement and conversion while reinforcing the network effects that make Engine increasingly valuable to both consumers and partners.

Natalie Derse

Trust-Based Solutions segment margin remained stable at 30%, even as we invested behind rapid growth across identity, personal financial management, and Engine. We are increasingly excited about the many opportunities in this segment to come and will drive strong top-line growth with a disciplined investment lens. Direct revenue grew 6%, consistent with prior quarterly trends. Our partner business increased 31% and has surpassed $1 billion on an annualized run rate basis, with particular strength coming from employee benefits, which was up double digits, and our Engine Marketplace, which benefited from expanded partners and verticals. As we deploy our capabilities to drive enhancements and personalization into our product offerings, we will leverage our omnichannel approach to quickly drive expansion and adoption. Paid customers continue to increase, reaching 81 million this quarter, up from 79 million last quarter and up from 76 million a year ago.

Natalie Derse

The growth in paid customers was driven by both growth in our subscriber base, supported by continued product portfolio expansion across various consumer pain points, as well as accelerated marketplace performance from onboarding new partners and verticals. Gross margin in the quarter was 82%, slightly down entirely due to product mix. Keep in mind that some of our fastest-growing marketplace categories have a unique business model where it has slightly lower gross margin due to revenue share but also carries a lower OpEx burden. As we ramp up new partners and verticals in our Engine Marketplace, you should expect to see this mix dynamic continue to play out. Our Q1 non-GAAP operating income was $668 million, up 9% year-over-year, with margins stable sequentially at 50%. You should continue to expect us to be disciplined and rigorous with balancing our investments and spending that supports scalable revenue growth.

Natalie Derse

Total OpEx was $425 million or 32% of sales, down 60 basis points year-over-year and down 150 basis points sequentially. Sales and marketing was $284 million or 21% of revenue, which is roughly flat year-over-year, but down seasonally 250 basis points versus the prior quarter, as the second half of each fiscal year typically has higher marketing spend around events. The holidays and tax season. In marketing, one of the standout developments in Q1 was how quickly AI is becoming a real advantage in how we build and scale demand. For instance, AI is allowing us to produce AI-enabled creative and content workflows to improve efficiency and sharpen execution, while continuing to invest behind the biggest growth opportunities across the portfolio. Creative piloting in key media channels is showing 25% efficiency improvement with our ability to create twice the number of assets with AI.

Natalie Derse

R&D spending increased to $105 million, or 8% of sales, as we continue to strengthen our platform and enhance our cyber safety and identity solutions in an environment where there is increasing consumer AI angst and where digital threat surfaces are ever evolving. We continue to manage our G&A in a very disciplined manner at less than 3% of revenue. Q1 net income was $431 million, and diluted EPS was $0.71, beating the high end of our guided range of $0.68-$0.70 and increasing 19% year-over-year versus our target of 13%-17% growth. Interest expense was $119 million in Q1, and our non-GAAP tax rate remained steady at 22%. We reduced our weighted average ending share count to 603 million, down 21 million year-over-year, reflecting the impact of share repurchases.

Natalie Derse

Our philosophy of driving earnings growth faster than revenue growth continues to be our North Star. We believe this is the best way to deliver value to our shareholders by pulling multiple levers to achieve both revenue growth combined with earnings leverage and disciplined capital allocation. Turning to our balance sheet and cash flow. Q1 ending cash balance was $564 million, up from $411 million in Q4, and representing over $2 billion of liquidity when including our $1.5 billion revolver. We generated $434 million in operating cash flow and $430 million in free cash flow. We continued to de-lever below our 3x net leverage target, paying down our debt by $45 million with ending net leverage of 2.95x. We also returned $181 million of capital to shareholders in the form of $100 million of share repurchases and $81 million of dividends.

Natalie Derse

For Q1 fiscal 2027, the board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per common share to be paid on September 9th, 2026, for all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 17th, 2026. Going forward, there is no change in how we view our capital allocation strategy. We will continue to operate with balance and the flexibility to simultaneously invest in growth, both organic and inorganic, strengthen our balance sheet, and return meaningful capital to shareholders. Now, let me discuss our Q2 and raised fiscal 2027 guidance and some of the assumptions that underpin it. We expect our strong Q1 momentum to carry into Q2 with revenue of $1.325 billion-$1.35 billion, up 9%-11%.

Natalie Derse

We are raising our fiscal 2027 revenue to $5.375 billion-$5.475 billion, reflecting growth of 9%-11% versus prior guidance of 8%-10% growth. We expect Q2 non-GAAP EPS to be in the range of $0.71-$0.73, representing growth of 15%-18%, and we are raising fiscal 2027 non-GAAP EPS to $2.87-$2.97, up 14%-18%. We enter this fiscal year excited about the strong momentum we are seeing across our portfolio and are even more optimistic about what lies ahead. As you can tell from our raised growth forecast for both top-line and earnings growth, this powerful combination of growth and earnings leverage gives us the confidence and capacity to invest across our integrated capabilities to further scale the business.

Natalie Derse

I want to thank our entire Gen employees around the world for their contribution to this success, and we look forward to delivering great value for our employees, customers, and shareholders. As always, thank you for your time today, and I will now turn the call back to the operator to take your questions. Operator?

Operator

Thank you. We will now begin the question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. We ask that you pick up your handset when asking a question to allow for optimum sound quality. If you are muted locally, please remember to unmute your device. Please stand by while we compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of Saket Kalia with Barclays. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Ryan Powderly

Good evening team. This is Ryan Powderly for Saket tonight. Thanks for taking the question. Vincent, maybe to start with you. I think in the past, we've talked about Avast and the overall international business being a bit more device security weighted and earlier on in their identity journey. What have you seen from the international markets contributing to the growth and these improvements in retention rates that you're seeing at the overall company level, which has been really nice to see?

Vincent Pilette

A good question, Ryan, and thanks for the question. We actually, as you know, are very global, 150 countries from a Cyber Safety protection, and in Cyber Safety, more security anchored. We've been driving growth across all countries by expanding from that core security into the privacy and the identity space. We continue to see good momentum, adding privacy monitoring, adding other feature, dark web monitoring into the overall. We see a balanced growth, I would say a mid-single digit when you neutralize for currency. Obviously with currency momentum for now, Europe is growing higher and Asia slower, but when you pro forma that out, it's about that mid-single digit. A good expansion. Financial wellness is really concentrated in the U.S. As you know, there's a lot of opportunity to transform that category and then make that category better embedded and combined with that security need.

Vincent Pilette

As we get more proof point in the U.S., we will then extend internationally, but that's a long-term game. That's why also in my remark, I say this is not just a one-year acceleration. We see a lot of opportunities to replicate the full portfolio success and momentum we currently see in the U.S. across all of our countries.

Ryan Powderly

Awesome. That's super helpful. Natalie, maybe from a follow-up for you. I want to just go back to the gross margin point, which I think was a helpful piece of information. Given we expect the Engine business to be one of the primary growth engines for the company as a whole, how should we think about where gross margins might trend from here, understanding that operating margins should be relatively stable, about 50%? Just how should the gross margin mix kind of evolve as we get more growth from that Engine business?

Natalie Derse

Yeah, there's a lot of dynamics going on in the Engine business. I would say MoneyLion overall, there's a lot of different relationships, whether you're talking about the supply or the demand side of that marketplace, and every relationship is different. What you can count on us to do is really optimize in terms of the quality of the inventory and making sure that we're providing the best customer experience with the best supply, and the financials will come in terms of from a balance perspective. Yes, your gross margin dynamics in the overall company are going to mix, but within each of the segments, we are very disciplined to drive margin, not only at the gross margin side, but also balancing OpEx so that we are able to really deliver strong operating margin in each of those segments.

Natalie Derse

Gross margin for us, whether you're talking about the CS side or the TBS side, very strong. The team is committed to driving as much profitability as we possibly can. Even when you mix together with Gen, we're in a very strong position.

Vincent Pilette

If I can add one dynamic within the marketplace, Ryan, it is that we have different margin profiles. I would refer to our investor event last September when Rick presented the 30-60 model. When a customer comes to Engine and when a customer is on an install base, we have the opportunity to retarget it with a first or third-party product, there's different margin profiles. The longevity of the relationship and the ability to present offers at various moments of their digital and financial lives is critical. That's why I say this is really about building that trust relationship, over time, move that to a long-term value which delivers better margin.

Ryan Powderly

Very helpful. Thanks, guys.

Natalie Derse

Thank you.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Richard Poland with Wells Fargo. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Richard Poland

Hey, thanks for taking my question. I think first one, the FY 2027 revenue midpoint, good to see that move higher. I think it was by $50 million with half of it coming in Q1 and half coming with the remainder of the year. EPS, it seems like it was mostly just flung through the Q1 upside. I guess the question is, can you kind of bridge first where the incremental revenue is coming from for the rest of the year? Should we think about it as Cyber Safety or more on the Trust-Based side of things? The follow-up is just why for the remainder of the year are we not seeing that convert to EPS? Are there any incremental investments or conservatism to just keep in mind?

Vincent Pilette

Let me first take the momentum. You're right. We raised the top line guidance to a double-digit growth rate, 10% adjusted, and by $50 million, as you mentioned. It's 40% coming from the flow through in Q1. We carried that momentum through the next quarter to a degree, and also embedded our increased confidence in the financial synergies coming from the embedded financial wellness, the $100 million I had quoted in my last earnings script, if you recall. We're getting more and more confident that the levers we have in our control to make the platform concept a reality, if you want, is getting higher and higher, so we folded that into the guidance.

Vincent Pilette

Obviously, when it comes to investing for growth and transforming the company, we're very pleased to be able to transform Gen, as I mentioned in my earnings remarks, strong transformation while delivering on our commitment, and that commitment is to grow EPS mid-teens on the now very many quarters, about 11 quarters in a row. We invest into transforming into a platform, bringing our capabilities, building AI capabilities, unifying our data, launching new products, launching new verticals. We integrated Trellis insurance capability into more than 10 partners here in the quarter, and we continue to go and expand those capabilities, and investment goes towards that growth while we fund our commitment on EPS. I guess the EPS flow too is just a result of that.

Vincent Pilette

The growth drivers for the upside, as you imagine with what I mentioned at the beginning of my answer, is coming more from that financial wellness and marketplace-oriented view, while we see very solid, sustainable momentum in cyber safety.

Richard Poland

Thank you, guys. That's very helpful. Just to follow up on the cyber safety side, it's good to see that growth rate holding relatively stable over recent quarters. When we think about deconstructing what's holding that stable, it sounds like a lot of just continued upsell into the Norton 360. Is there anything, any context you could provide from just how maybe the new user side of things is going and just how we can think conceptually about that?

Vincent Pilette

Absolutely. First of all, we have an entire set of strategic initiatives in cyber safety. You mentioned, or I've mentioned, and you repeat it here, the move of moving to that full all-in-one membership. Cross-sell is improving, as you've heard, and then moving from a cross-sell to a full membership is also that. The highest tier plans growing double digit is showing that effect. We're not stopping there because we know we need to meet the consumers where they are at the moment of need. Perfecting our entry doors is very, very important. We obviously already have the best antivirus, which is the old stable entry door.

Vincent Pilette

Moving into that privacy, both with Norton VPN, I think you've read online all of the improvement we brought to that product, integrating anti-track, PMA, other version of protecting your privacy, understanding your personal data being exposed, giving you the opportunity to eliminate, delete your profile online to be more anonymous. I think it's all part of those new entry doors that bring consumer in. From a channel perspective, consciously expanding the channel set, moving where into the AI chat, we now have more than two-third of our brand showing up into AI type of search. We extend into and continue to reinforce new accounts with our employee benefit program. The full channel diversification is also at play. When you sum all of those seven, you cannot favor one versus the other.

Vincent Pilette

We're able to really see that long-term, continued adoption of that full security posture.

Richard Poland

Thank you very much.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Meta Marshall with Morgan Stanley. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Meta Marshall

Great. Thanks so much. A couple of questions. Just in terms of, you noted upside from the higher tier suites, I know you guys have done some testing, but how does that inform how you think about the targeting for the MoneyLion One memberships? And then maybe as a second question, you noted investments picking up on Trust-Based Solutions, obviously given the traction that you're seeing. Should we envision that most of those are the Engine Marketplace and more on the gross margin line item, or just if you could lay out some of the investments there. Thanks.

Vincent Pilette

Very good. So definitely in Cyber Safety, you know we were the first one to come with Norton 360 full membership all-in-one for cybersecurity, and it got very strong adoption from Norton in the first 18 months. As we brought more new lines of businesses into that full Cyber Safety portfolio, we also embedded into the suites and the movement from a first-level plan to a higher tier, if you want, is long in the journey. Building the trust, building the right messaging, the right experience, proving the value of the product at all-important moment, is helping the consumer move towards that higher tier. Building that trust relationship is what we've applied to almost every asset we've brought in. MoneyLion PFM, the financial management solution is no different.

Vincent Pilette

Initially, it was essentially a transactional business at the time of the need. We also know that 80% of the victims of scam actually are people who don't have a lot of means and have financial needs. Bringing all of that together, protection and financial need, rewarding the ongoing usage with better usage or better plan or better pricing or better discount, is all part of that view. Really building on that relationship over time. We launched MoneyLion One. It got good feedback initially. It's still a little too early to project upside from that specifically, but the move towards a membership across all of our assets is part of the playbook, you'll see the same in PFM.

Natalie Derse

To your investment question, you've heard from Vincent a couple of times today, even around investing in transformation, launching new products, scaling the synergistic wins across both segments driven by the marketplace and just operating the company completely integrated. Those investments are going to come through mostly gross margin as well as we invest in the innovation, as we invest in AI, it's going to come through R&D as well. Of course, as we launch these great new products and services, we're going to go to market. So you'll most likely see us increase our sales and marketing line as well. It'll be across, I would say what I would leave you with is that we will always, we always have, and we always will have a disciplined approach as we evaluate those areas of investment. We are on a transformation.

Natalie Derse

Quarter in, quarter out, it'll be at different capacities and rates, but we'll always be disciplined, and we will always be in pursuit of accelerating sustainable revenue growth.

Meta Marshall

Great. Thank you.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Dan Bergstrom with RBC. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Dan Bergstrom

Hey, it's Dan Bergstrom for Matt Hedberg. Thanks for taking our questions. You talked to adding new verticals in Engine. Any sense of potential adjacent areas that could be of interest to customers? With insurance, seems like you had really rapid success around integration. Is that something that could be repeatable with the Engine infrastructure?

Vincent Pilette

Yeah, very good, Dan. Thanks for your question. Definitely. You referred to adding a new vertical last quarter, or now four months ago, which is insurance. Currently, our Engine marketplace was more specific around loans and credit cards, and now adding insurance. The technology's important. AI-driven matching process, understanding the workflow of each vertical between the partner and the consumers to eliminate every friction. Our marketplace, which is not just a simple marketplace, it's an embedded marketplace with an AI matching engine under, is very important. Eliminate those friction points and making almost like a one-click process for a financial product, which as you know in this world is complicated to achieve, is the long-term strategy. We build that vertical based on the capability we had acquired from Trellis, quickly integrated, then the team did a fantastic job integrating to our current partner set.

Vincent Pilette

We already did 10 more partners active and selling. Continuously driving and expanding, it has a strong growth. You'll see us continue organically and inorganically to build those verticals. I don't want to give you any one in particular, but I'm sure they're pretty easy to think about, and almost everything that's around that protecting your digital life and financial life would be a valid candidate to look at.

Dan Bergstrom

That's helpful. I guess realizing it's still early, can you talk to the response around Avast One and maybe more generally, the concept of a more comprehensive free tier? Is that something you've done historically or could look to do more broadly? Maybe touch on the timeline of running the 360 playbook at Avast One.

Vincent Pilette

Excellent. Excellent, Dan. You touch on many things that I want to repeat, if you don't mind. First of all, yes, we have a playbook that we've approached and developed at the thesis of the creation of Gen at the time called NortonLifeLock, which was merging two point products, security and identity protection, into Norton 360, a full membership. For a membership fee, our customers have access not only on the product from a protection perspective, but all the way to the service at the higher tiers of restoration services and insurance. A full peace of mind if you want. That has been a very successful playbook. It still at play. It's a long run. Even though the vast majority of Norton customer are in membership, they're still at various level of the tiers.

Vincent Pilette

As we evolve as a trusted partner along the journey, we keep moving them to that higher value. That playbook was the one to apply on Avast. With Avast, we acquired a few capabilities. The first one is a freemium. We know that in the consumer world, starting with a freemium, giving you a taste for the product, understanding the basic value you can have, and from there, getting to higher value that you would be ready to pay for is the business model we've acquired. We digested it. We move a few products already into freemium since we acquired Avast. There are some we have not yet. A full identity protection, we have not, and we definitely intend over time to move basic functionalities as they commoditize into an identity freemium.

Vincent Pilette

Avast One is the third dimension, which is we know the future of Cyber Safety is all-in-one. How do you move a freemium all-in-one? We decided to be a lot more a la carte. You start with an all-in-one freemium, you have a basic taste of the various different functionality, and then with the same architecture in the same product, you can decide to pay for the features that you use versus all of them. That's the strategy behind our Avast One approach. We launched it in the fall last year, have good traction in France and Germany. We're not pushing it across all countries, and we very methodically ramp and move it up, and you'll see us continue to talk about the success of Avast One as it evolves and expands across all countries.

Dan Bergstrom

Thank you.

Vincent Pilette

All right.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Robert Culbreth with Evercore ISI. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Vincent Pilette

Hey, Robert.

Robert Culbreth

Great. Thank you for taking the question. I want to ask, on MoneyLion One, any sort of puts or takes from a monetization perspective versus the existing PFM offerings, or do you think about that as mainly just expanding your surface area with those customers and potentially expanding the monetization opportunity? Any opportunity do you think to bring more of the cybersecurity end of things, put those products in front of the MoneyLion customer base? Finally on cyber safety, I wanted to ask on your view of the backdrop right now, it seems like a couple times a week now we're hearing more about frontier models accidentally hacking other services. I think it was Muse Spark in the news today.

Robert Culbreth

How are you preparing the products for what seems like it's going to be a significantly threat environment, what kind of opportunity as those threats emerge do you think that presents for consumer interest in the category? Thank you.

Vincent Pilette

Excellent question, Robert, let me take one by one. MoneyLion One expansion and strategy, again, I'll repeat what I said in my remarks, which is we're basically running the same playbook, but tailored for that specific business model. It's about building the trust relationship with the customers, dealing with their security or dealing with their financials require the same level of trust, security, and privacy. That's how we're expanding. Moving a membership structure is the long-term goal, and behind the membership, you should view that as building the value into that long-term relationship and not focusing only on a one-time transaction monetization, but maximizing the value for the consumers and for us maximizing the CLV over time. That's what MoneyLion is intending to do. For that, you need to show them that you offer more and more value at what they need.

Vincent Pilette

MoneyLion One integrating obviously the basic cash flow needs, and inside the membership, you will see us addressing various and different needs over time. Then wrapping that up with an identity and anti-scam protection, basic features at the lower level that gives you a sense of comfort at a minimum, an alert, and a better level of basic protection. Then moving that up to higher level as you grow into your financial journey. It is definitely, as all of our business, a long-term view we take on growing that relationship, and I think if some investor love in enterprise because it is bounded by multi-year contract and unlike consumer because it can change every day, our view is that by building that trust relationship, it is equivalent to the value of a long-term contract in the enterprise world. In terms of cybersecurity, definitely continue to expand.

Vincent Pilette

Our goal long term, Robert, is to continue to move up our customers through the financial journey and move from subprime to mid-prime to prime customers, introducing that financial wellness into our cyber safety customers, which we are in the process of doing. Then basically the full protection for both your digital life and financial life basically is two faces of the same coin, not even saying it separately in the overall. We right now are putting safety in front of the MoneyLion customers in the membership, which is an indirect way of monetization, but not in a direct sales process. Although we do put LifeLock into our Engine Marketplace because as you know, the marketplace is embedded into also third-party distributors that use the marketplace for their own customers, and there we sell security.

Vincent Pilette

The last point on AI, you are totally right, continue to be a very volatile, evolving environment. First, everybody embracing the curiousness and the power of AI. I would say at least in our consumer base, in our consumer research, the anxiety is at an all-time high, some of which is fed by what you read in the newspaper, including your AI model breaching into other enterprises. Even if it does not exactly concern the consumer directly, they read about it and increase the fear. That fear is supported by what we see the most relevant today, which is the veracity, the precision of the scams, and the way to fool consumers driven by AI is increased significantly. I think I mentioned it in my prepared remark, it has moved as our number one sales driver when we question our customers why they buy consumer cyber safety.

Vincent Pilette

What it means for long, long term, I cannot tell you, but I think we are right there. We use AI to protect against AI, and we will always try to stay ahead of that environment.

Robert Culbreth

Great. Thank you very much.

Vincent Pilette

Yep.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Joseph Gallo with Jefferies. Your line is open. Please go ahead.

Grant Darling

Hi, this is Grant Darling on for Joe Gallo. Thanks for taking the questions and congrats on the results, guys. Stepping back when you evaluate the quarter, how much of the upside that you saw would you attribute to MoneyLion versus the rest of the business? Any more color on MoneyLion growth and what we should be benchmarking to for the rest of the year? Has this changed from prior commentary?

Natalie Derse

Hi, Grant. Thanks for the questions. The growth was pretty broad-based. I would say you can see in each of the segments, just in CS, very consistent mid-single digit rate of growth with that industry leading margin rate. Combine that with the strength that we saw in overall TBS. Those segments both outperformed, and delivering really, really strong margins, blending to a stable 50% operating margin. On a go-forward basis, you can see what we assumed in the raised full-year guidance, whether you're thinking of revenue or EPS. It's consistent acceleration on the Trust-Based Solutions side, mostly driven by the marketplace and engine. You heard from Vincent earlier that we are going to be continuously investing in the transformation and launching new products. A lot of that transformation and new product launches are coming through the MoneyLion and the TBS vertical, but I don't want to leave CS behind.

Natalie Derse

We've reimagined LifeLock. We're reimagining Norton. We're focusing on customer service in terms of as we navigate those customers through an upwards motion in the membership tiers. The cross-sell in Norton has been the best ever even since our last Analyst Day almost three years ago. Things are really, really clicking in both of those segments, and therefore the strength and the confidence that we have as we raise the full-year outlook, I expect both of those segments to deliver.

Grant Darling

Got it. That's very helpful. Maybe just to follow up, it was great to see some of that partner strength. I just wanted to ask on the channel expansion, you think about the Copilot and Equifax integrations, certainly exposing your marketplace to large external audiences. How much is this attributing to the increased confidence in the $100 million incremental annual revenue opportunity you called out? Just any guardrail for how much that number could potentially materialize just this year?

Vincent Pilette

Very good question. Definitely the marketplace is kind of a wrapper, if you want, around our strategy and the various offering, a great way to reach the consumers at the right time in their digital journey for a financial need. We'll continue to expand on the verticals. We'll continue to expand on distribution. Equifax just went live this summer. We're working on all the integrations. That distribution expansion is more like a B2B before the B2B2C, if you want, right? It takes a little bit of time to employ, it's a long-term relationship and a great upper funnel as we keep the capability to retargeting those engine customers. Very strategic, very long-term growth. In term of the $100 million revenue synergies, it definitely contributes to a third to about half of that revenue synergies.

Vincent Pilette

You'll see us at the next event give a little bit more breakdown as we penetrate. I said second half of FY 2027 we'll be deploying, if you want more the visibility on that. A very strategic one and a long-term opportunity.

Grant Darling

Perfect. Thanks very much.

Operator

There are no further questions at this time. I will now turn the call back to Vincent Pilette for closing remarks.

Vincent Pilette

Thank you, operator, and thank you everybody for listening. We have built a durable, capitalized, high cash flow business at the intersection of AI, safety, financial wellness, and trust. We have delivered 11 straight quarters of mid-teens EPS growth with a faster revenue growth model and a robust balance sheet. Gen is transforming while performing, or I should say, Gen is performing while transforming, and we are just getting started. Thank you for your interest and support.

Operator

This concludes today's call. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-05

Gen Digital (GEN) Stock Looks Below Fair Value On Cash Flow And Earnings

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Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Gen Digital stock is trading at US$28.27, and both its Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and market multiples currently point in the same direction, suggesting the shares may be priced below what the underlying cash flows imply. Gen Digital has returned 48.1% over the past 3 years, which puts the recent share price in the context of a solid multi year run that investors will want to justify with fundamentals. The valuation hinges on how reliably Gen Digital can keep converting its software business into steady cash flows, while any slowdown in customer renewal rates or pressure on margins could limit how much value the market is willing to recognize. Gen Digital screens as undervalued on most checks, with the broader valuation work indicating it looks cheap on 5 of 6 measures here. The issue now is whether the current discount to the intrinsic value estimate offers enough cushion for investors given the risks around future cash flows. Gen Digital delivered 0.8% returns over the last year. See how this stacks up to the rest of the Software industry. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model here focuses on how much cash Gen Digital can return to shareholders over time. On the latest twelve month numbers, the company generated about US$1.5b in free cash flow, which is a sizeable base for a software business. The model assumes these cash flows keep growing rather than shrinking, then discounts them back to today using a standard 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach. On this basis, the intrinsic value for Gen Digital comes out at about $49 per share, compared with the current share price of $28.27. That gap implies the stock trades at a 42.4% discount to the DCF estimate, which suggests the market is currently assigning a lower value to those projected cash flows than the model supports. Overall, the DCF work indicates Gen Digital stock appears undervalued relative to the cash flows it is expected to generate. Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests Gen Digital is undervalued by 42.4%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 52 more high quality undervalued stocks. Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for Gen Digital. P/E is a useful ch…Read full document

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Gen Digital stock is trading at US$28.27, and both its Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and market multiples currently point in the same direction, suggesting the shares may be priced below what the underlying cash flows imply. Gen Digital has returned 48.1% over the past 3 years, which puts the recent share price in the context of a solid multi year run that investors will want to justify with fundamentals. The valuation hinges on how reliably Gen Digital can keep converting its software business into steady cash flows, while any slowdown in customer renewal rates or pressure on margins could limit how much value the market is willing to recognize. Gen Digital screens as undervalued on most checks, with the broader valuation work indicating it looks cheap on 5 of 6 measures here. The issue now is whether the current discount to the intrinsic value estimate offers enough cushion for investors given the risks around future cash flows. Gen Digital delivered 0.8% returns over the last year. See how this stacks up to the rest of the Software industry. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model here focuses on how much cash Gen Digital can return to shareholders over time. On the latest twelve month numbers, the company generated about US$1.5b in free cash flow, which is a sizeable base for a software business. The model assumes these cash flows keep growing rather than shrinking, then discounts them back to today using a standard 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach. On this basis, the intrinsic value for Gen Digital comes out at about $49 per share, compared with the current share price of $28.27. That gap implies the stock trades at a 42.4% discount to the DCF estimate, which suggests the market is currently assigning a lower value to those projected cash flows than the model supports. Overall, the DCF work indicates Gen Digital stock appears undervalued relative to the cash flows it is expected to generate. Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests Gen Digital is undervalued by 42.4%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 52 more high quality undervalued stocks. Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for Gen Digital. P/E is a useful check for Gen Digital because earnings are a key focus for mature software businesses. On this measure, Gen Digital trades on a P/E of about 17.4x, compared with a Software industry average of roughly 32.1x and a wider peer group average of about 35.7x. That means the stock is priced at a clear discount to what investors are currently paying for many other earnings generating software companies. The fair P/E ratio estimate for Gen Digital sits at about 25.8x. This reflects what investors might expect to pay given its sector, profitability profile and risk factors. The current 17.4x P/E is well below that fair level, so the market is valuing each dollar of Gen Digital earnings more cautiously than this framework suggests. On the P/E multiple, Gen Digital stock appears undervalued compared with both its tailored fair ratio and typical software peers. See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown. Simply Wall St Narratives for Gen Digital pick up where the valuation puzzle leaves off. They link today’s share price to clear assumptions about Gen Digital's future growth, margins and earnings, and explain what would need to change for the stock to be worth materially more or less than it is now. Each one treats fair value as a thesis about the business that you can watch over time, and they sit on Simply Wall St's Community page. Community views on Gen Digital sit far apart, with one side focused on AI driven upside and the other on pressure from free security tools and bundled device protection. Bull case: 36% undervalued Read the full Bull Case to see why Gen Digital could be undervalued Bear case: 28% overvalued Read the full Bear Case to see why Gen Digital could be overvalued Do you think there's more to the story for Gen Digital? Head over to our Community to see what others are saying! Gen Digital screens as undervalued on both the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and the earnings multiple work, which is a relatively rare alignment. The gap between the current price and intrinsic value hinges on whether Gen Digital can keep turning its software base into consistent free cash flow without material pressure on renewals or margins. If that cash generation and earnings profile hold up, the current discount may reflect caution rather than a settled verdict. The key question from here is whether the cash flows and competitive position justify a future re rating in line with peers. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Companies discussed in this article include GEN. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. 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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-14

Gen to Announce Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results on August 6, 2026

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TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) today announced that its fiscal 2027 first quarter financial results will be released on Thursday, August 6, 2026, after market close. Following the press release, Gen management will host a conference call and webcast at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET. Fiscal 2027 Q1 Earnings CallAugust 6, 20262 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ETLive webcast link available on Investor.GenDigital.com About Gen Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more. The Gen family of consumer brands is rooted in providing financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations. Today, Gen empowers people to live their digital lives safely, privately and confidently for generations to come. Gen brings award-winning products and services in cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries. Learn more at GenDigital.com. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gen-to-announce-fiscal-2027-first-quarter-results-on-august-6-2026-302825505.html

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-15

GE Vernova (GEV): Argus Raises Its Target to $1,300 After a Blowout Quarter

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GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) is one of the best uranium stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. On April 27, Argus analyst John Eade raised his price target on GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) from $800 to $1,300, while maintaining a Buy rating on the stock. The upgrade came just days after GE Vernova reported a blowout performance in its Q1 2026 results on April 22. Quarterly revenue came in at $9.34 billion, up 16% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts had expected around $9.29-9.30 billion, so this was a narrow 0.47% beat above consensus. The company also reported $17.44 in diluted EPS for the quarter, which management explained includes a $4.5 billion one-time pre-tax gain from the Prolec GE acquisition. Adjusted EPS, which strips out this one-time gain, was $1.98 and outperformed the $1.84-$1.95 consensus estimate. Management also raised its full-year 2026 revenue forecast to $44.5-$45.5 billion, up from earlier guidance of $44-$45 billion, and lifted its adjusted EBITDA margin outlook to 12%-14% from 11%-13%. Argus noted that the robust results came on the back of surging demand for electrification, which is being driven by the rapid growth of AI and data centers. The firm’s analysis shows that GE Vernova is well-positioned to capitalize on this trend because it operates across the full electricity value chain through three business segments. GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) is a global energy transition company that, through its subsidiary Global Nuclear Fuel, manufactures and supplies processed uranium fuel bundles and engineers advanced accident-tolerant nuclear fuels with higher Uranium-235 enrichment. Beyond fuel fabrication, it develops and deploys advanced nuclear reactors, including the flagship BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR), to generate clean utility-scale electricity worldwide. While we acknowledge the potential of GEV as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 10 Best AI Stocks to Buy for 2026 According to Billionaire David Tepper and 9 Best Green Energy Penny Stocks to Invest In. Disclosure: None. Follow Insider Monkey on Google News.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-08

Gen Digital Inc. Q4 2026 Earnings Call Summary

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Our analysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here. Achieved a structural acceleration in revenue growth from mid-single digits to double digits, driven by the convergence of cyber safety and financial wellness. Performance attribution is centered on the 'GenStack' integration, where AI-driven recommendations and personalized messaging nearly doubled Norton 360 NPS and drove record cross-sell. The Cyber Safety segment serves as a foundational trust layer, while the Trust-Based Solutions segment (LifeLock and MoneyLion) acts as a high-growth engine for financial decision-making. Management views AI not as a threat of disintermediation but as an expansion of the threat landscape that necessitates a unified defense of devices, identities, and financial signals. Operational efficiency reached record levels, with profit per employee increasing double digits as AI streamlines engineering, marketing, and support workflows. Strategic positioning has evolved from a pure-play cybersecurity firm to a comprehensive trust layer spanning security, privacy, identity, and financial empowerment. Raised fiscal year 2027 revenue guidance to 8% to 10% pro forma growth, reflecting high confidence in the scaling of the integrated platform. Expects over $100 million in incremental annual revenue from embedded financial wellness and Engine growth starting in the second half of fiscal year 2027. The AI strategy focuses on 'Agentic AI,' providing a trust infrastructure for autonomous agents that can transact and move money on behalf of consumers. Guidance assumes mid-single-digit growth in Cyber Safety and continued 20% plus growth in key Trust-Based Solutions categories. Anticipates mid-teens EPS growth (13% to 17%) supported by revenue synergies, AI-led operational efficiencies, and disciplined capital allocation. Exited fiscal year 2026 at 3x net leverage, achieving the long-term deleveraging target one year ahead of the original schedule. Acquired Trellis to expand the Engine marketplace into the high-value insurance vertical, enabling programmatic matching between consumers and carriers. Formed the 'AI Foundry' team to launch AI-native products like Norton Neo, a secure browser designed for interacting with AI agents. Management acknowledged that while AI agent market revenue wil…Read full document

Our analysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here. Achieved a structural acceleration in revenue growth from mid-single digits to double digits, driven by the convergence of cyber safety and financial wellness. Performance attribution is centered on the 'GenStack' integration, where AI-driven recommendations and personalized messaging nearly doubled Norton 360 NPS and drove record cross-sell. The Cyber Safety segment serves as a foundational trust layer, while the Trust-Based Solutions segment (LifeLock and MoneyLion) acts as a high-growth engine for financial decision-making. Management views AI not as a threat of disintermediation but as an expansion of the threat landscape that necessitates a unified defense of devices, identities, and financial signals. Operational efficiency reached record levels, with profit per employee increasing double digits as AI streamlines engineering, marketing, and support workflows. Strategic positioning has evolved from a pure-play cybersecurity firm to a comprehensive trust layer spanning security, privacy, identity, and financial empowerment. Raised fiscal year 2027 revenue guidance to 8% to 10% pro forma growth, reflecting high confidence in the scaling of the integrated platform. Expects over $100 million in incremental annual revenue from embedded financial wellness and Engine growth starting in the second half of fiscal year 2027. The AI strategy focuses on 'Agentic AI,' providing a trust infrastructure for autonomous agents that can transact and move money on behalf of consumers. Guidance assumes mid-single-digit growth in Cyber Safety and continued 20% plus growth in key Trust-Based Solutions categories. Anticipates mid-teens EPS growth (13% to 17%) supported by revenue synergies, AI-led operational efficiencies, and disciplined capital allocation. Exited fiscal year 2026 at 3x net leverage, achieving the long-term deleveraging target one year ahead of the original schedule. Acquired Trellis to expand the Engine marketplace into the high-value insurance vertical, enabling programmatic matching between consumers and carriers. Formed the 'AI Foundry' team to launch AI-native products like Norton Neo, a secure browser designed for interacting with AI agents. Management acknowledged that while AI agent market revenue will be modest in fiscal year 2027, it represents a critical long-term category for the trust layer. One stock. Nvidia-level potential. 30M+ investors trust Moby to find it first. Get the pick. Tap here. Management expects a very large proportion of the installed base to eventually adopt financial monitoring as the first step toward deeper monetization. Connected financial accounts reached 107 million, serving as a leading indicator for future cross-pollination between protection and empowerment services. Partnerships with OpenAI, xAI, and others do not require CapEx investment as Gen does not develop the underlying models. While per-usage costs for LLMs may result in lower profit margins than core cyber safety, the primary goal is to monetize through higher-value memberships. Mobile remains a significant growth opportunity as the company shifts from legacy PC-based protection to mobile-first engagement. The company is moving toward more direct billing and its own payment rails to improve billing success rates and bypass app store fees. Growth is driven by being the 'best entry point' for cash flow management and credit improvement, with 2/3 of revenue coming from repeat customers. The Engine marketplace is scaling by acting as a matching layer between consumer needs and both first-party and third-party financial offers.

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Gen Digital Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

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Interested in Gen Digital Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Gen Digital delivered its strongest fiscal year in a decade with a record $5.0 billion in revenue and $5.1 billion in bookings (pro forma +9% revenue, +10% bookings), non‑GAAP EPS of $2.56 (+15%), ~51% operating margin, $1.5 billion free cash flow and net leverage reduced to 3x a year ahead of plan. The company is evolving from pure consumer cybersecurity into a two‑pillar model: Cyber Safety (~$3.3B) growing mid‑single digits, while Trust‑Based Solutions (nearing $1.7B) is accelerating with pro forma bookings +24% and revenue +23%, driven by LifeLock, MoneyLion and the fast‑growing Engine marketplace. Management raised fiscal 2027 guidance to 8%–10% revenue growth and mid‑teens EPS growth, outlined an AI‑first strategy (Norton Neo, Agent Trust Hub) with partnerships including xAI and OpenAI, and reaffirmed balanced capital allocation (buybacks, debt paydown, tuck‑in M&A and a quarterly dividend). 3 Oversold Large-Caps That Look Ripe for a Rebound Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) reported what executives described as its strongest fiscal year in a decade, driven by growth in both its core consumer cybersecurity business and an expanding portfolio of trust-based solutions that includes identity protection, financial wellness, and a growing marketplace business. On the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 earnings call, CEO Vincent Pilette said fiscal 2026 represented a “defining year” for the company, highlighting “plus 10% bookings, plus 9% revenue, plus 15% EPS” on a pro forma basis. CFO Natalie Derse added that total revenue reached a record $5 billion for the year, marking the first time Gen crossed that threshold. → Insider Sales: Top AST SpaceMobile Insider Cuts Postion Over 30% Top Cybersecurity Stock Picks for 2025 Derse said fiscal 2026 bookings were $5.1 billion, up 28% as reported and up 10% pro forma. Revenue reached $5 billion, up 27% as reported and up 9% pro forma, exceeding company guidance. Operating income was $2.5 billion, representing a 51% operating margin, and non-GAAP EPS was $2.56, up 15% year-over-year and “at the high end of our guidance,” she said. Free cash flow totaled $1.5 billion, which Derse said represented “over 30% of revenue” and was up 26% year-over-year. Gen also reduced its share count by 15 million shares over the year and reached 3x net leverage “a year ahead…Read full document

Interested in Gen Digital Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Gen Digital delivered its strongest fiscal year in a decade with a record $5.0 billion in revenue and $5.1 billion in bookings (pro forma +9% revenue, +10% bookings), non‑GAAP EPS of $2.56 (+15%), ~51% operating margin, $1.5 billion free cash flow and net leverage reduced to 3x a year ahead of plan. The company is evolving from pure consumer cybersecurity into a two‑pillar model: Cyber Safety (~$3.3B) growing mid‑single digits, while Trust‑Based Solutions (nearing $1.7B) is accelerating with pro forma bookings +24% and revenue +23%, driven by LifeLock, MoneyLion and the fast‑growing Engine marketplace. Management raised fiscal 2027 guidance to 8%–10% revenue growth and mid‑teens EPS growth, outlined an AI‑first strategy (Norton Neo, Agent Trust Hub) with partnerships including xAI and OpenAI, and reaffirmed balanced capital allocation (buybacks, debt paydown, tuck‑in M&A and a quarterly dividend). 3 Oversold Large-Caps That Look Ripe for a Rebound Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) reported what executives described as its strongest fiscal year in a decade, driven by growth in both its core consumer cybersecurity business and an expanding portfolio of trust-based solutions that includes identity protection, financial wellness, and a growing marketplace business. On the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 earnings call, CEO Vincent Pilette said fiscal 2026 represented a “defining year” for the company, highlighting “plus 10% bookings, plus 9% revenue, plus 15% EPS” on a pro forma basis. CFO Natalie Derse added that total revenue reached a record $5 billion for the year, marking the first time Gen crossed that threshold. → Insider Sales: Top AST SpaceMobile Insider Cuts Postion Over 30% Top Cybersecurity Stock Picks for 2025 Derse said fiscal 2026 bookings were $5.1 billion, up 28% as reported and up 10% pro forma. Revenue reached $5 billion, up 27% as reported and up 9% pro forma, exceeding company guidance. Operating income was $2.5 billion, representing a 51% operating margin, and non-GAAP EPS was $2.56, up 15% year-over-year and “at the high end of our guidance,” she said. Free cash flow totaled $1.5 billion, which Derse said represented “over 30% of revenue” and was up 26% year-over-year. Gen also reduced its share count by 15 million shares over the year and reached 3x net leverage “a year ahead of schedule,” according to both Pilette and Derse. → Years in the Making, AMD’s Upside Movement Has Just Begun 3 Hot Buyback Plans Supporting Price Action in 2024 Pilette framed the company’s evolution as a shift from a pure-play consumer cybersecurity vendor to a broader platform spanning “security, privacy, identity, reputation, financial protection, and empowerment,” supported by a shared data platform and “agentic AI.” He said the company has more than doubled revenue over six years, nearly tripled EPS, and returned $6 billion to shareholders. Gen reported results across two segments: Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions. Pilette characterized Cyber Safety as a $3.3 billion franchise growing at a mid-single-digit rate, while Trust-Based Solutions is “nearing $1.7 billion” and growing 20%+ in key categories. → Light Speed Returns: Corning Cashes In on NVIDIA Growth Derse provided pro forma segment growth rates for fiscal 2026: Cyber Safety: bookings up 5% and revenue up 3% pro forma; segment margin of 61%. Trust-Based Solutions: bookings up 24% and revenue up 23% pro forma; segment margin of 30%. In the fiscal fourth quarter, Derse said bookings were $1.36 billion, up 27% as reported and up 10% pro forma, while revenue was $1.28 billion, up 27% as reported and up 9% pro forma. Q4 operating income was $641 million, up 9% year-over-year, for a 50% operating margin. Q4 diluted non-GAAP EPS was $0.67, up 14% year-over-year and above guidance, she said. Customer metrics also continued to trend upward. Derse said paid customers totaled 79 million, up from 78 million the prior quarter and 68 million a year earlier. Pilette added that cyber safety subscribers grew sequentially for 10 consecutive quarters, while ARPU and retention improved across cohorts. Pilette argued that cybersecurity and financial protection are increasingly linked, saying that “every malicious agent, deepfake, or scam ultimately targets one thing: money.” He said Gen’s platform integrates cyber safety and financial protection “as one defense,” and pointed to “Genie,” its AI scam detection engine, as being embedded across Norton 360, Avast, and “partners like ChatGPT.” He also cited engagement and distribution indicators, including record cross-sell performance in Norton, a near doubling of Norton 360 NPS year-over-year, and LLM-related traffic growth. “Norton appears in 34% of tracked non-browser GPT prompts ahead of our nearest competitors,” Pilette said, adding that “LLM-driven traffic” was up 62% year-over-year. Within Trust-Based Solutions, executives highlighted three core areas: LifeLock, MoneyLion, and Engine by Gen. On LifeLock, Pilette said the company launched a refreshed, mobile-first app experience and a simplified tiered lineup. He said the “reimagined experience is live with approximately 3 million customers,” with NPS at 73 (up four points year-over-year) and retention “touching 90%.” Pilette also said LifeLock mobile revenue grew almost 50% and linked financial monitoring accounts rose nearly 25%. On MoneyLion, Pilette said the business exceeded expectations in its first full fiscal year under Gen, delivering “over 40% revenue growth,” with a record Q4 led by Instacash and Credit Builder. Derse said MoneyLion saw record origination volumes in Q4 and noted that more than two-thirds of first-party MoneyLion revenue came from repeat customers. On financial engagement across Gen’s base, Pilette said a third of the paid base now engages with financial wellness. He added that connected financial accounts hit “107 million in Q4,” up 36% year-over-year, and said those connections help enable personalized offers and credit cross-sell through Gen’s Engine marketplace. Engine by Gen also posted growth, with Pilette saying it delivered record revenue and signed “over 30 new partnerships in Q4 alone,” while processing “nearly 400 million annual inquiries” and tripling revenue over three years. He highlighted several recent developments, including Equifax embedding Engine into myequifax.com, Engine becoming a multi-category financial offer provider within Microsoft Copilot and related surfaces, and expansion into insurance through an “embedded insurance marketplace technology” and the Trellis acquisition. Pilette positioned Gen’s AI strategy around creating a “trust layer” for AI agents that can browse and transact on behalf of consumers. He said the company formed an “AI foundry” team and pointed to Norton Neo, an AI-native secure browser, as an example of a product designed for an agentic world, including an “agentic VPN.” He also disclosed partnerships across model providers. Pilette said Gen announced a partnership with xAI to co-architect AI-native products, including “a digital concierge for Norton subscribers launching this summer.” He added that Gen joined OpenAI’s “trusted access for cyber” and plans to leverage “the advanced defense capabilities of their latest GPT-5.5,” while also working with Anthropic, Microsoft, and Google. In Q&A, Pilette said working with frontier models does not require Gen to develop the models itself and “does not have an impact on CapEx.” He noted there will be a per-usage cost associated with model usage, adding Gen will not have “the same profit margin than cyber safety business,” while it intends to monetize through membership as products deliver more value. Management raised its fiscal 2027 outlook. Pilette said Gen is “raising our outlook to 8%-10% revenue growth and mid-teens EPS growth,” compared with prior midterm targets of mid-single-digit revenue growth and 12%-15% earnings growth. Derse provided specific guidance ranges: Fiscal 2027 revenue: $5.325 billion to $5.425 billion (8%-10% pro forma growth). Fiscal 2027 non-GAAP EPS: $2.85 to $2.95 (13%-17% pro forma growth; 15% at the midpoint). Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue: $1.3 billion to $1.325 billion (8%-10% pro forma growth). Q1 fiscal 2027 non-GAAP EPS: $0.68 to $0.70 (13%-17% pro forma growth). On margins, Derse said Gen is operating at roughly a 50% overall margin, with Cyber Safety at 61% and Trust-Based Solutions at 30%, and she does not expect “significant change in margin architecture” in the near term. She said the company plans to keep investing in innovation, marketing, AI initiatives, and synergy efforts while continuing to drive efficiencies, noting G&A runs at less than 3% of revenue. On capital allocation, Derse said Gen will maintain a balanced approach across share repurchases, debt reduction, tuck-in M&A, and disciplined investment in innovation. She said Gen has $2.1 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization. The board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share payable June 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2026. In closing remarks, Pilette referenced Gen’s transformation since the sale of Symantec’s enterprise business to Broadcom, saying the company is “bigger than Symantec at the time,” while “growing 4x faster at 3x more profit,” and thanked investors and employees for their support of the company’s strategy. Gen Digital (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global cybersecurity company specializing in consumer- and small-business-focused security, privacy, and identity protection solutions. The company offers a suite of products designed to safeguard devices, networks, and personal information against malware, ransomware, phishing attacks and other digital threats. With a focus on user-friendly interfaces and cross-platform compatibility, Gen Digital develops antivirus software, VPN services, parental controls, password management tools, and comprehensive identity-theft monitoring services. Gen Digital traces its origins to the consumer software division of Symantec Corporation, which was spun off in late 2019 under the NortonLifeLock name. The article "Gen Digital Q4 Earnings Call Highlights" was originally published by MarketBeat. View MarketBeat's top stocks for May 2026.

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CoreWeave’s Stunning Rally Creates Prove-It Moment for Earnings

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(Bloomberg) -- CoreWeave Inc. shares are on a scorching run in 2026 as demand for computing capacity to power artificial intelligence keeps growing. But now investors want to see some proof that the neo-cloud provider is executing on its ambitious plans. Most Read from Bloomberg Billionaire Duke of Westminster to Sell £700 Million of US Real Estate Assets US Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command Says DOJ Plans Intervention in Trump Supreme Court Carroll Appeal China Asks Banks to Pause New Loans to US-Sanctioned Refiner Sony to Pay Almost $4 Billion for Bieber, Neil Young Catalog The chance arrives when CoreWeave reports earnings after the bell on Thursday. Recent results from the biggest AI spenders like Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. made it clear that the need for computing power is insatiable as capital expenditures continue to rise. Considering the company rents access to AI infrastructure featuring the latest chips from Nvidia Corp., that plays right into its hands. “There is an insane amount of demand for AI compute,” said Tejas Dessai, director of thematic research at Global X ETFs. “The backdrop is extremely positive for CoreWeave.” Investors will be closely monitoring CoreWeave’s revenue acceleration, its outlook for the rest of the year and its backlog heading into 2027, he said. The stock is up 78% this year and a stunning 218% since the Livingston, New Jersey-based company went public in March 2025. The latest rally got going roughly a month ago as investors regained faith in the AI trade and CoreWeave announced deals with Meta, Anthropic PBC and Jane Street Group in quick succession. CoreWeave shares were down as much as 9.1% in intraday trading Thursday after rallying 7.9% on Wednesday. Of the 36 analysts tracked by Bloomberg who follow CoreWeave, 23 have buy ratings on the stock and only two have sells. But their average 12-month price target of $131 is below where the shares closed Wednesday, even though it’s been rising over the past six months. Wall Street expects the company to report revenue of nearly $2 billion in the first quarter, twice what it posted a year ago, and a loss of $1.20 per share, which would be an improvement from a loss of $1.49 a share in the first quarter of 2025. CoreWeave’s revenue backlog was nearly $67 billion as of Dec. 31, and the recent deals should raise its remaining performance obligati…Read full document

(Bloomberg) -- CoreWeave Inc. shares are on a scorching run in 2026 as demand for computing capacity to power artificial intelligence keeps growing. But now investors want to see some proof that the neo-cloud provider is executing on its ambitious plans. Most Read from Bloomberg Billionaire Duke of Westminster to Sell £700 Million of US Real Estate Assets US Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command Says DOJ Plans Intervention in Trump Supreme Court Carroll Appeal China Asks Banks to Pause New Loans to US-Sanctioned Refiner Sony to Pay Almost $4 Billion for Bieber, Neil Young Catalog The chance arrives when CoreWeave reports earnings after the bell on Thursday. Recent results from the biggest AI spenders like Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. made it clear that the need for computing power is insatiable as capital expenditures continue to rise. Considering the company rents access to AI infrastructure featuring the latest chips from Nvidia Corp., that plays right into its hands. “There is an insane amount of demand for AI compute,” said Tejas Dessai, director of thematic research at Global X ETFs. “The backdrop is extremely positive for CoreWeave.” Investors will be closely monitoring CoreWeave’s revenue acceleration, its outlook for the rest of the year and its backlog heading into 2027, he said. The stock is up 78% this year and a stunning 218% since the Livingston, New Jersey-based company went public in March 2025. The latest rally got going roughly a month ago as investors regained faith in the AI trade and CoreWeave announced deals with Meta, Anthropic PBC and Jane Street Group in quick succession. CoreWeave shares were down as much as 9.1% in intraday trading Thursday after rallying 7.9% on Wednesday. Of the 36 analysts tracked by Bloomberg who follow CoreWeave, 23 have buy ratings on the stock and only two have sells. But their average 12-month price target of $131 is below where the shares closed Wednesday, even though it’s been rising over the past six months. Wall Street expects the company to report revenue of nearly $2 billion in the first quarter, twice what it posted a year ago, and a loss of $1.20 per share, which would be an improvement from a loss of $1.49 a share in the first quarter of 2025. CoreWeave’s revenue backlog was nearly $67 billion as of Dec. 31, and the recent deals should raise its remaining performance obligations significantly. “CoreWeave’s 1Q results will likely echo strength at Amazon.com and Alphabet’s Google amid rising AI-compute demand and the need for higher near-term spending to ramp up infrastructure,” Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Anurag Rana wrote in a May 4 note. “We see a high likelihood that management will increase both its 2026 sales and capital expenditure targets, backed by a recent string of new financing deals.” Selloff Risk Of course, there’s a risk that these earnings will give investors reasons to sell the stock, which has happened after every report since CoreWeave’s IPO, although the shares have quickly recovered from the downturns. In February, the company said its capital expenditures would be higher than expected and the stock tumbled 19%, its worst session in six months. “The market has made itself comfortable with a certain level of capex spending from CoreWeave, and if they come out with a figure that far exceeds that, I think that would be something that the market scrutinizes very closely,” Dessai said. “They have to back it up with commensurate revenue scale as well.” Heightened spending also puts the focus on margins. CoreWeave is expected to post a first-quarter gross margin of about 67%, with analysts and investors looking for that number to climb over the coming quarters. “Sustained margin expansion remains necessary to unlock further upside for the stock,” Bank of America analysts led by Tal Liani wrote in a May 5 note, in which they raised their price target to $140 from $120. “As revenue recognition ramps through the year, we expect margins to follow.” Investors will also be listening for details about CoreWeave’s rising debt level, and any update on its relationship with OpenAI. The shares slumped last week after the AI startup reportedly missed its sales and user targets. “If they were to continue to finance every one of these contracts that they brought on at junk bond rates, then that would not be sustainable because I wouldn’t think that the business would inflect quickly enough to generate the cash to be paying double-digit interest rates,” said Paul Meeks, head of technology research at Freedom Capital Markets, who is bullish on CoreWeave and is generally encouraged by the company’s spending plans. But ultimately, what Meeks and other investors are most concerned about is how much computing power CoreWeave brought online in the quarter. “It’s all about, tell me how many megawatts you had on Dec. 31, 2025, and how many active megawatts you have on March 31, 2026,” he said. “That’s all I want.” Tech Chart of the Day Top Tech Stories Arm Holdings Plc warned of sluggishness in the smartphone industry, crimping a vital source of the chip company’s revenue, while promising that AI data center growth would more than offset the slump. GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen said his eBay Inc. account was suspended following a publicity stunt in which he listed a raft of personal items — including a pair of socks — to fund his $56 billion bid for the online marketplace. Anthropic has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bolster computing resources and meet surging demand for its Claude artificial intelligence software. 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