Gen Digital Inc. (GEN)
Profitability ratios
Return on sales
| Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2024 | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2022 | Mar 31, 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | 80.28% | 80.82% | 82.35% | 85.41% | 85.81% |
| Operating profit margin | 40.91% | 29.43% | 36.76% | 35.94% | 35.12% |
| Pretax margin | 26.15% | 12.04% | 24.09% | 37.27% | 34.18% |
| Net profit margin | 16.34% | 16.16% | 40.41% | 29.90% | 21.72% |
Gen Digital Inc.'s profitability ratios have shown some fluctuations over the past five years.
- Gross profit margin, which indicates the efficiency of the company's production process, decreased slightly from 85.81% in 2021 to 80.28% in 2025. This trend suggests that the company may be facing challenges in managing its production costs efficiently.
- Operating profit margin, a measure of the company's ability to generate profits from its core operations, fluctuated over the years, with a significant drop in 2024 followed by a sharp increase in 2025. This volatility may indicate changes in the company's operating efficiency and cost management.
- Pretax margin, representing the company's profitability before taxes, saw a substantial decline from 37.27% in 2022 to 12.04% in 2024 before a partial recovery in 2025. This suggests that Gen Digital Inc. faced challenges in maintaining profitability after accounting for all expenses and taxes.
- Net profit margin, which reflects the company's overall profitability after all expenses, experienced significant fluctuations, reaching its peak in 2023 at 40.41% but dropping to 16.34% in 2025. This inconsistency may indicate issues with cost control, revenue generation, or other operational factors.
Overall, Gen Digital Inc.'s profitability ratios demonstrate a mixed performance, highlighting the need for the company to focus on improving operational efficiency, cost management, and revenue generation strategies to enhance its overall profitability in the future.
Return on investment
| Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2024 | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2022 | Mar 31, 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) | — | 7.11% | 7.69% | 14.48% | 14.09% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | — | 3.91% | 8.46% | 12.04% | 8.71% |
| Return on total capital | — | 52.07% | 54.77% | — | — |
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | 28.04% | 61.32% | — | — |
Gen Digital Inc.'s profitability ratios show varying trends over the years. Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) has remained relatively stable between 14.09% in March 2021 and 14.48% in March 2022, but then experienced a decline to 7.69% in March 2023 and further dropped to 7.11% in March 2024. However, no data is available for March 2025.
Return on assets (ROA) exhibited more fluctuation, starting at 8.71% in March 2021, increasing to 12.04% in March 2022, then declining to 8.46% in March 2023, and dropping further to 3.91% in March 2024. Like Operating ROA, there is no information provided for March 2025.
Return on total capital was not available for analysis in 2021 and 2022. However, the data reveals a significant surge in this ratio, reaching 54.77% in March 2023 and slightly decreasing to 52.07% in March 2024, with no data for March 2025.
Return on equity (ROE) also displays a similar pattern of missing data for 2021 and 2022, followed by a substantial increase to 61.32% in March 2023, then decreasing to 28.04% in March 2024, and with no information provided for March 2025.
Overall, the profitability ratios of Gen Digital Inc. depict fluctuations and some notable variations over the years, suggesting potential changes in the company's efficiency in generating profits in relation to its assets and equity. The missing data for 2025 limits the ability to draw a complete conclusion on the company's profitability performance in that period.