Gen Digital (GEN) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $1.2 billion, up 25.8% on the year

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) reported revenue of $1.2 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 2 January 2026, up 25.8% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $192 million, up 20.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.31. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 6 February 2026.

Revenue

$1.2 billion

+25.8% on the year · +1.6% on the quarter

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Operating margin

34.9%

37.9% a year earlier

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Net income

$192 million

+20.8% on the year · +43.3% on the quarter

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Diluted EPS

$0.31

+19.2% on the year · +47.6% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 1 raised, 1 narrowed, 2 new.

Revenue up 26% in the quarter: GAAP revenue was $1,240 million, up 26% from $986 million. Nine-month GAAP revenue was $3,717 million against $2,925 million.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS up 14%: Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.64 against $0.56, up 14%. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.31, up 22%, and net income was $192 million against $159 million.
Trust-Based Solutions revenue more than doubled: Trust-Based Solutions revenue was $421 million against $187 million a year earlier. Cyber Safety Platform revenue was $819 million against $799 million.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	1,240	1,220	986	+1.6%	+25.8%
Cost of revenue	268	266	193	+0.8%	+38.9%
Gross profit	972	954	793	+1.9%	+22.6%
Gross margin	78.4%	78.2%	80.4%
Research and development	96.0	100	84.0	-4.0%	+14.3%
Operating income	433	438	374	-1.1%	+15.8%
Operating margin	34.9%	35.9%	37.9%
Pre-tax income	309	233	208	+32.6%	+48.6%
Income tax	117	99.0	49.0	+18.2%	+138.8%
Effective tax rate	37.9%	42.5%	23.6%
Net income	192	134	159	+43.3%	+20.8%
Net margin	15.5%	11.0%	16.1%
Diluted EPS	$0.31	$0.21	$0.26	+47.6%	+19.2%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	541	116	326	+366.4%	+66.0%
Capital expenditure	6.0	9.0	8.0	-33.3%	-25.0%
Free cash flow	535	107	318	+400.0%	+68.2%
Free cash flow margin	43.1%	8.8%	32.3%
Cash from investing	58.0	-7.0	-7.0
Cash from financing	-682	-242	-136
Depreciation and amortisation	126	125	104	+0.8%	+21.2%
Share-based compensation	53.0	56.0	33.0	-5.4%	+60.6%
Buybacks	300	0.0	0.0
Dividends paid	77.0	77.0	77.0	0.0%	0.0%
Dividend per share	$0.12	$0.12	$0.12	0.0%	0.0%
Diluted shares, weighted	618m	624m	623m	-1.0%	-0.8%
Shares outstanding at period end	606m	617m	616m	-1.8%	-1.6%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	2,332	2,457	2,151	-5.1%	+8.4%
Debt	8,407	8,701	8,476	-3.4%	-0.8%
Operating lease liabilities	n/a	n/a	43.0
Other liabilities	5,092	4,893	4,693	+4.1%	+8.5%
Total liabilities and equity	15,831	16,051	15,363	-1.4%	+3.0%
Fixed assets	69.0	68.0	61.0	+1.5%	+13.1%
Goodwill	10,847	10,829	10,171	+0.2%	+6.6%
Intangible assets	2,212	2,377	2,336	-6.9%	-5.3%
Cash and equivalents	619	701	883	-11.7%	-29.9%
Receivables	361	309	152	+16.8%	+137.5%
Other assets	1,723	1,767	1,760	-2.5%	-2.1%
Total assets	15,831	16,051	15,363	-1.4%	+3.0%

Questions

What was Gen Digital's revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Gen Digital (GEN) reported revenue of $1.2 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 2 January 2026, up 25.8% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Gen Digital earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $192 million, up 20.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.31.

When did Gen Digital report Q3 FY2026 results?

Gen Digital filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 2 January 2026 with the SEC on 6 February 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024 †	Q2 FY2024 †	Q3 FY2024 †	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026	Q4 FY2026 *	Q1 FY2027	Q2 FY2027
Revenue	702	716	707	748	936	947	943	945	948	967	965	974	986	1,010	1,257	1,220	1,240	1,283	1,336	1,369
Cost of revenue	105	101	102	119	178	190	179	180	182	190	190	194	193	199	267	266	268	276	307	330
Gross profit	597	615	605	629	758	757	764	765	766	777	775	780	793	811	990	954	972	1,007	1,029	1,039
Gross margin	85%	86%	86%	84%	81%	80%	81%	81%	81%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	79%	78%	78%	78%	77%	76%
R&D	60.0	59.0	61.0	73.0	91.0	88.0	90.0	85.0	77.0	80.0	81.0	83.0	84.0	81.0	109	100	96.0	104	118	112
Operating income	302	129	261	241	368	357	359	22.0	332	400	417	402	374	417	446	438	433	803	443	507
Operating margin	43%	18%	37%	32%	39%	38%	38%	2%	35%	41%	43%	41%	38%	41%	35%	36%	35%	63%	33%	37%
Pre-tax income	261	96.0	229	195	216	164	201	-144	178	215	276	258	208	287	300	233	309	669	323	386
Tax rate	23%	-25%	13%	65%	24%	-458%	7%	n/a	20%	38%	34%	38%	24%	51%	55%	42%	38%	23%	33%	26%
Net income	202	120	200	69.0	165	915	187	147	142	134	181	161	159	142	135	134	192	512	215	287
Net margin	29%	17%	28%	9%	18%	97%	20%	16%	15%	14%	19%	17%	16%	14%	11%	11%	15%	40%	16%	21%
Diluted EPS	$0.34	$0.20	$0.33	$0.12	$0.25	$1.42	$0.29	$0.23	$0.22	$0.21	$0.29	$0.26	$0.26	$0.23	$0.22	$0.21	$0.31	$0.84	$0.36	$0.48
Operating cash flow	330	326	215	-88.0	306	324	226	125	315	1,398	264	158	326	473	409	116	541	479	434	326
Capital expenditure	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	8.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	8.0	3.0	4.0	9.0	6.0	3.0	4.0	3.0
Free cash flow	328	324	213	-90.0	305	323	222	120	307	1,395	262	156	318	470	405	107	535	476	430	323
Buybacks	0.0	0.0	300	104	500	0.0	41.0	0.0	100	300	272	0.0	0.0	0.0	134	0.0	300	200	100	171
Dividends paid	73.0	73.0	81.0	72.0	81.0	80.0	83.0	81.0	81.0	78.0	82.0	77.0	77.0	77.0	82.0	77.0	77.0	76.0	81.0	76.0
Shares outstanding	582m	582m	571m	661m	639m	640m	639m	641m	637m	623m	615m	616m	616m	617m	616m	617m	606m	598m	599m	593m
Filing	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 2 January 2026, filed 6 February 2026: the filing.