ORCL vs. VRSN: Oracle vs. VeriSign Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Oracle (ORCL) and VeriSign (VRSN) both fall under the Software & Services industry group, but ORCL is classified in Software while VRSN is classified in IT Services.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Oracle (ORCL) has an aggressive beta of 1.80, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while VeriSign (VRSN) is defensive at 0.67 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Oracle (ORCL) is heavily traded at around 33.24M shares per day, whereas VeriSign (VRSN) sees a more moderate 869.64K — larger orders in the latter may require more patience and tighter control over order sizing.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Capital efficiency shows on one side only: Oracle (ORCL) earns 41.19% on shareholders’ equity, ranked against its industry; VeriSign (VRSN) has no ROE this period.

VeriSign (VRSN) at 49.07% keeps the most of each sales dollar — above its industry’s net margin range — and Oracle (ORCL) at 26.36% also retains a top-quartile share.

VeriSign (VRSN) at 68.62% shows unusually strong operating efficiency — above its industry’s operating margin range — and Oracle (ORCL) at 35.63% also operates in the top quartile.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Oracle (ORCL) at 17.35% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while VeriSign (VRSN) at 6.37% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

Both Oracle (ORCL) at 34.33% and VeriSign (VRSN) at 10.13% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Oracle (ORCL) at 1.17 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while VeriSign (VRSN) at 0.42 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for VRSN.

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: Oracle (ORCL) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 2.52 against its industry range, while VeriSign (VRSN) reports no figure this period.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Both Oracle (ORCL) at 1.74% and VeriSign (VRSN) at 1.03% yield above their industries’ entire benchmark ranges — high enough that dividend safety, not income, becomes the first question.

Both Oracle (ORCL) at 31.35% and VeriSign (VRSN) at 34.45% pay out more of their earnings than any of their industry peers — the thinnest cover in their groups, so dividend headroom deserves attention.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Oracle (ORCL) at 18.20 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while VeriSign (VRSN) at 33.23 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for ORCL, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

Oracle (ORCL) at 5.04 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while VeriSign (VRSN) at 15.99 sits in the pricier quartile — VRSN costs more per dollar of sales.

VeriSign (VRSN) reports a negative P/B ratio of -12.13, meaning negative book equity — the multiple itself is not meaningful for valuation. Meanwhile Oracle (ORCL) reports 5.68, ranking against industry peers normally.

Valuation Metrics