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Gen Digital (GEN) stock

After-hours
$29.80
0.00%

Consumer security, worth $18BCybersecurity

Close $29.80 +0.03%

As of 4:08 PM ET after-hours, delayed 15+ min · Live for Pro members

Quality Score
16
Excellent
In its industry
#10of 268
Checks firing
5of 14
Trending up
From 52-week high
-5.8%
under its best in a year

GEN's Quality Score was unchanged on Fri, Nov 6, at 16.

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Why is GEN up?

Up 23% from Oct 27 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 5%.

  • Gen Digital rose 23% from Oct 27 to Nov 6. 16 points of it came on Oct 29, the session after its Oct 28 results.

Sources: Price history, Nov 6, 2026; SEC filing, Oct 28, 2026

1 more reason, free with an account →2 more reasons why GEN rose 23% since Oct 27, from its filings, with the timeline and its peers, for Pro members.

Key facts on GEN

Key facts on GEN
The companyTrust-Based Solutions sales doubled $743M → $1.66B
Latest filing10-Q, Oct 29 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Oct 2, 2026
1 more reason behind GEN's 16, free with an account →4 more reasons behind GEN's 16, for Pro members.

GEN in the news

TodayOn an up day.

What's next

Tue Nov 10: Citi 15th Annual FinTech Conference 2026Investor conference · date confirmed.

4 more dates ahead: dividend dates and conferences, for Pro members.

GEN catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +10.0% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.

16 past catalysts since 2023, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why GEN scores 16

Excellentfor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. GEN scores 16 today, against a median of 4 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

  • +5Chart checks 5 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high
  • Run-up adds
  • Size adds
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
  • News adds

No effect today: Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, and Insider trades.

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How GEN ranks in Software

GEN is #10 of 268 by Quality Score.

How GEN ranks in Software
RankStockQuality Score
10Gen Digital (GEN) logoGENGen Digital16

Share count against a year before: GEN -3.2%, TENB -9.6%, SAIL +2.2%, VRNS +0%.

More in Software

When does GEN report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Thu Feb 4, after the close (in 87 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What GEN reported on Oct 28, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $1.4B, 12% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.48 a share, from $0.21.

The quarter that ended Oct 2, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
LineQ2
FY27
Q1
FY27
Q2
FY26
By product
Subscription and Service Revenueup 12%$1.4B99%$1.3B99%$1.2B99%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 29)

7 more lines, for Pro members.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
FY27
Revenue$5.465B to $5.515Braised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 28)

3 more outlook lines, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$18B
today
Sales
$5.2B
up 16.9% on the year
Free cash flow
$1.8B
last 12 months

Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.

Pays $0.50 a share a year.

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The whole report on GEN: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+12.3%+3.8%+15.8%
May 7Aug 6Oct 28
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 28, 2026After close+10.5%+15.8%+26.9%
Aug 6, 2026After close+3.2%+3.8%+5.2%
May 7, 2026After close+4.3%+12.3%+14.8%

GEN closed higher after 4 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and GEN's Quality Score going into each

GEN sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2019 to 2026, to $5B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

GEN has 5 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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GEN RSI today: 67.0, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 67.0, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on GEN

14 more findings on GEN, each with its source, for Pro members.

Is GEN's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 17% of its free cash flow.

GEN's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend$0.50 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid outAbout $302M a year $0.50 a share on 603M shares, its average count in the quarter to Oct 2, 2026
Free cash flow$1.8B The last four quarters, to Oct 2, 2026

GEN insider trades

One insider bought $81K across 1 filing, and 2 insiders sold $18.9M across 8 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:

SellTravis Michael Witteveen$892KHead of Products and Portfolioat $29.75 on Nov 2, filed Nov 4

All 9 insider filings on GEN from the last six months, for Pro members.

All GEN insider trades

GEN trades by Congress and the executive branch

4 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellDonald Trump$1K to $15KPresident (R)traded Jun 23, disclosed Aug 22(60 days later)
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GEN's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

5 more officers and directors file at GEN.

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Which ETFs hold GEN?

In ETFs: GEN is 0.1% of FTEC, 0.1% of VGT, and 0.1% of XLK, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.

About Gen Digital

Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers. The firm's cyber safety offerings, via brands such as Norton, Avast, and LifeLock, have long maintained their positions as some of the most recognizable consumer-focused security and identity-protection products.

3,900 employeesTempe, AZgendigital.com

What Gen Digital says it competes with

“We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic environment.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · May 21, 2026

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BreakawayJul 21Alan Armstrong bought GEN$1K to $15K, disclosed Jul 21

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As of Nov 9, 2026: GEN's Quality Score is 16 (Excellent), #10 of 268 in Software. Insiders bought $81K and sold $18.9M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does GEN's Quality Score say?

GEN scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #10 of 268 in Software by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 23% from Oct 27 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 5%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is GEN's Quality Score?

GEN scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #10 of 268 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind GEN's 16.

Are insiders buying GEN?

One insider bought $81K across 1 filing, and 2 insiders sold $18.9M across 8 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Travis Michael Witteveen, Head of Products and Portfolio, who sold $892K on Nov 2. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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