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of Contents](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_7)\n\nUNITED STATES\n\nSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION\n\nWashington, D.C. 20549\n\n————————\n\nFORM 10-K\n\n(Mark One)\n\n☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934\n\nFor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025\n\nOR\n\n☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934\n\nFor the transition period from                  to                 \n\nCommission File Number: 000-23593 \n\n————————\n\nVERISIGN, INC.\n\n(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)\n\nDelaware 94-3221585\n\n(State or other jurisdiction of\nincorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer\nIdentification No.)\n\n12061 Bluemont Way, \n\nReston,Virginia20190\n\n(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)\n\nRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 948-3200\n\nSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:\n\nTitle of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered\n\nCommon Stock, $0.001 par value per shareVRSNNasdaq Global Select Market\n\n Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None\n\nIndicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.     Yes   ☒    No   ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes  ☐    No   ☒\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   ☒ No   ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes   ☒     No   ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.\n\nLarge accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐\n\nNon-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐\n\nEmerging growth company☐\n\nIf an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  ☒\n\nIf securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.    o \n\nIndicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).    o\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):     Yes  ☐    No   ☒\n\nThe aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30, 2025, was $16.4 billion based upon the last sale price reported for such date on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. For purposes of this disclosure, shares of Common Stock held by persons known to the Registrant (based on information provided by such persons and/or the most recent Schedule 13Gs filed by such persons) to beneficially own more than 5% of the Registrant’s Common Stock and shares held by officers and directors of the Registrant have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.\n\nNumber of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on January 30, 2026: 91.7 million shares.\n\nDOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE\n\nPortions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated.\n\n[Table of Contents](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_7)\n\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\n\n \n\n  Page\n\n \n[PART I](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_10)\n \n\n[Item 1.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_13)\n\n[Business](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_13)\n\n[3](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_13)\n\n[Item 1A.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_19)\n\n[Risk Factors](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_19)\n\n[10](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_19)\n\n[Item 1B.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_22)\n\n[Unresolved Staff Comments](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_22)\n\n[20](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_22)\n\n[Item 1C](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_25).\n\n[Cybersecurity](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_25)\n\n[20](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_25)\n\n[Item 2.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_28)\n\n[Properties](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_28)\n\n[21](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_28)\n\n[Item 3.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_31)\n\n[Legal Proceedings](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_31)\n\n[21](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_31)\n\n[Item 4.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_34)\n\n[Mine Safety Disclosures](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_34)\n\n[22](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_34)\n\n[PART II](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_37)\n\n[Item 5.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_40)\n\n[Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_40)\n\n[23](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_40)\n\n[Item 6.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_43)\n\n[[Reserved]](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_43)\n\n[24](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_43)\n\n[Item 7.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_46)\n\n[Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_46)\n\n[25](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_46)\n\n[Item 7A.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_58)\n\n[Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_58)\n\n[31](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_58)\n\n[Item 8.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_61)\n\n[Financial Statements and Supplementary Data](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_61)\n\n[33](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_61)\n\n[Item 9.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_124)\n\n[Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_124)\n\n[57](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_124)\n\n[Item 9A.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_127)\n\n[Controls and Procedures](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_127)\n\n[57](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_127)\n\n[Item 9B.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_130)\n\n[Other Information](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_130)\n\n[58](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_130)\n\n[Item 9C](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_133).\n\n[Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_133)\n\n[58](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_133)\n\n[PART III](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_136)\n\n[Item 10.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_139)\n\n[Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_139)\n\n[59](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_139)\n\n[Item 11.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_142)\n\n[Executive Compensation](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_142)\n\n[59](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_142)\n\n[Item 12.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_145)\n\n[Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_145) Matters\n\n[59](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_145)\n\n[Item 13.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_148)\n\n[Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_148)\n\n[59](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_148)\n\n[Item 14.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_151)\n\n[Principal Accountant Fees and Services](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_151)\n\n[59](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_151)\n\n[PART IV](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_154)\n\n[Item 15.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_157)\n\n[Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_157)\n\n[60](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_157)\n\n[Item 16.](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_160)\n\n[10-K Summary](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_160)\n\n[62](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_160)\n\n[Signatures](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_163)\n\n[63](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_163)\n\n2\n\n[Table of Contents](#i65f0824a78cd40128656bda5d24bc479_7)\n\nFor purposes of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Form 10-K”), the terms “Verisign”, “the Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to VeriSign, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.\n\nPART I"}