GEN Gen Digital margins

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Gross margin

77.4%

Operating margin

41.8%

EBITDA margin

51.8%

Net margin

23.1%

Based on the latest figures, Gen Digital reports a gross margin of 77.4%, an operating margin of 41.8%, an EBITDA margin of 51.8%, and a net margin of 23.1%. Margin expansion was strongest in net margin, which gained by 10.4 percentage points. Gross margin had the strongest contraction, dropping by 1.9 percentage points.

GEN margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Gen Digital recorded average margins of 79.57% gross, 37.38% operating, 48.34% EBITDA, and 18.32% net. Gen Digital's current performance shows that operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages and gross margin is below its three-year average.

GEN margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The strongest improvement was in net margin, which increased by 10.4 percentage points, and operating margin also expanded by 4.4 percentage points and EBITDA margin also expanded by 5.3 percentage points, but gross margin contracted by 1.9 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-1.9pp

Operating margin expansion

4.4pp

EBITDA margin expansion

5.3pp

Net margin expansion

10.4pp

GEN Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Gen Digital recorded an average gross margin of 79.57%. Gen Digital's current gross margin is 77.4% and is 2.2 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest gross margin for Gen Digital was 80.8% in Mar 2024, while the lowest was 77.4% in Oct 2026.

GEN Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, Gen Digital's operating margin averaged 37.38%. At present, Gen Digital's current operating margin is 41.8%, which is 4.4 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 42.4% in Apr 2026 and a low of 27.9% in Dec 2023.

GEN EBITDA margin

Across the last 3 years, Gen Digital's EBITDA margin stood at 48.34%. The current EBITDA margin stands at 51.8%, 3.5 percentage points above its three-year average. EBITDA margin was highest at 52.2% in Sep 2024 and lowest at 41.9% in Dec 2023.

GEN Net margin

The average net margin for Gen Digital was 18.32% in the last 3 years. At present, the current net margin for Gen Digital is 23.1%, 4.8 percentage points above its three-year average. The net margin for Gen Digital moved between 12.7% in Oct 2025 and 36.6% in Dec 2023.

GEN margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Gen Digital's gross margin of 77.4% is above the Technology sector and the industry average. Looking at its Technology sector average of 52.4%, Gen Digital's gross margin is 48% higher.

GEN margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Gen Digital's gross margin?

The current gross margin for GEN is 77.4% as of Oct 2, 2026.

What is Gen Digital's operating margin?

As of Oct 2, 2026, GEN has an operating margin of 41.8%.

What is Gen Digital's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for GEN is 51.8% as of Oct 2, 2026.

What is Gen Digital's net margin?

For the period ending Oct 2, 2026, GEN recorded a net margin of 23.1%.

What are the average margins of GEN?

Over the past 3 years, GEN reported average margins of 79.6% gross, 37.4% operating, 48.3% EBITDA, and 18.3% net.

What are the highest historical margins of GEN?

Within the 5-year period, GEN recorded its highest margins at 85.5% gross in Jul 2022, 42.4% operating in Apr 2026, 55.1% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and 40.2% net in Mar 2023.

What are the lowest historical margins of GEN?

Gen Digital's lowest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 77.4% gross in Oct 2026, 27.9% operating in Dec 2023, 37.9% EBITDA in Sep 2022, and 12.7% net in Oct 2025.