Gen Digital Inc. dividend history

Gen Digital Inc.'s dividend was $0.500 a share in fiscal 2026, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 32.1% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $771M
Dividends (TTM): $310M
Returned to shareholders: 61%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $1.3B
Diluted share count: −2.4%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 6.1%; dividends 1.8% + buybacks 4.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 26%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 8.2%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 28 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Gen Digital Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Apr 2010	2011Apr 2011	2012Mar 2012	2013Mar 2013	2014Mar 2014	2015Apr 2015	2016Apr 2016	2017Mar 2017	2018Mar 2018	2019Mar 2019	2020Apr 2020	2021Apr 2021	2022Apr 2022	2023Mar 2023	2024Mar 2024	2025Mar 2025	2026Apr 2026	LTMOct 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	$0.600	$0.600	$4.60	$0.300	$0.300	$0.300	$12.40	$0.500	$0.500	$0.500	$0.500	$0.500	$0.500	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	+666.7%	−93.5%	0.0%	0.0%	+>999%	−96.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dividends paid	—	—	—	0	418	413	3,030	222	211	217	7,481	373	303	314	323	313	312	310
Share buybacks	553	872	893	826	500	500	1,868	500	0	234	1,581	304	0	904	441	272	634	771
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	—	0.0%	46.5%	47.0%	121.8%	—	18.5%	700.0%	192.5%	67.3%	36.2%	23.5%	53.2%	48.7%	32.1%	25.7%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	0.0%	38.5%	40.9%	571.7%	—	26.1%	16.8%	—	53.3%	31.3%	41.8%	15.8%	26.0%	20.5%	17.6%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Gen Digital Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Gen Digital Inc.