PERI vs VRSN
Perion Network Ltd. and Verisign Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | PERI | VRSN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $439.9M | $1.7B |
| Net income | $-7.9M | $825.7M |
| Gross margin | · | 88.2% |
| Net margin | −1.8% | 49.8% |
| Return on equity | −1.1% | · |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.19 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.31 |
| Payout ratio | · | 26.1% |
| Free cash flow | $38.1M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $676.0M | $-2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 2.76× | 0.49× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 0.3% |
VRSN bills 3.8× the revenue of PERI, and PERI closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | PERI | VRSN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $439.9M | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $498.3M | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $743.2M | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $640.3M | $1.4B |
| FY2021 | $478.5M | $1.3B |
| FY2020 | $328.1M | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $261.4M | $1.2B |
| FY2018 | $252.8M | $1.2B |
| FY2017 | $274.0M | $1.2B |
| FY2016 | $312.8M | $1.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | PERI | VRSN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-7.9M | $825.7M |
| FY2024 | $12.6M | $785.7M |
| FY2023 | $115.0M | $817.6M |
| FY2022 | $97.5M | $673.8M |
| FY2021 | $38.7M | $784.8M |
| FY2020 | $10.2M | $814.9M |
| FY2019 | $12.9M | $612.3M |
| FY2018 | $8.1M | $582.5M |
| FY2017 | $-72.8M | $457.2M |
| FY2016 | $201,000 | $440.6M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,216,673,000 | VRSN |
| FY2024 | −$1,059,114,000 | VRSN |
| FY2023 | −$749,945,000 | VRSN |
| FY2022 | −$784,644,000 | VRSN |
| FY2021 | −$849,102,000 | VRSN |
| FY2020 | −$937,037,000 | VRSN |
| FY2019 | −$970,211,000 | VRSN |
| FY2018 | −$962,124,000 | VRSN |
| FY2017 | −$891,109,000 | VRSN |
| FY2016 | −$829,373,000 | VRSN |
| FY2015 | −$838,416,000 | VRSN |
| FY2014 | −$621,386,000 | VRSN |
| FY2013 | −$639,579,000 | VRSN |
| FY2012 | −$813,369,000 | VRSN |
| FY2011 | −$736,505,000 | VRSN |
| FY2010 | −$651,081,000 | VRSN |
| FY2009 | −$588,752,000 | VRSN |
VRSN has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −51.6 pp | VRSN |
| FY2024 | −47.9 pp | VRSN |
| FY2023 | −39.3 pp | VRSN |
| FY2022 | −32.1 pp | VRSN |
| FY2021 | −51.0 pp | VRSN |
| FY2020 | −61.3 pp | VRSN |
| FY2019 | −44.8 pp | VRSN |
| FY2018 | −44.7 pp | VRSN |
| FY2017 | −65.8 pp | VRSN |
| FY2016 | −38.5 pp | VRSN |
| FY2015 | −66.5 pp | VRSN |
| FY2014 | −24.2 pp | VRSN |
| FY2013 | −47.6 pp | VRSN |
| FY2012 | −30.8 pp | VRSN |
| FY2011 | −2.5 pp | VRSN |
| FY2010 | −94.1 pp | VRSN |
| FY2009 | −11.0 pp | VRSN |
VRSN has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 17 fiscal years.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VRSN's net margin has been more volatile than PERI's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 21.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 15.2.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VRSN led in net margin in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.