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GENGen Digital Inc.Sell5.9·$30.21+0.82%

Gen Digital (GEN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+3.0% vs estimateEPS $0.71 vs $0.69 estVerdict HoldBuy (Wait)

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$0.71
Estimate
$0.69
Surprise
+3.0%
Score at report (before → after)
7.27.1/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Gen Digital (GEN) beat the $0.69 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.71 — a modest 3.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (7.2/10) to Buy (Wait) at 7.1/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.

Current read · as of 2026-09-14

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates GEN Sell at 5.9/10.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.0% surprise compares with a +2.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.

What supports the rating

  • V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.8 in RISK_OFF)
  • Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)

What argues against it

  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • Near 52-week high (4.4% away)
  • Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$30.21
Price target
$31.02
Stop
$28.54
Upside to target
+2.7%

The stock trades at 17.7× trailing but 9.1× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Technology context

GEN at TrendMatrix's latest read

Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.

Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Market cap
$18.11B
P/E (fwd)
9.1
P/E (ttm)
17.7
52-week range
$17.78$31.65
Off 52-week high
4.5%
RSI (14)
60
Volume vs avg
0.88×
Score today
5.9/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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