Gen Digital Overview
Valuation check: GEN's P/E ratio is 17.39, below the Healthcare sector average of 24.78.
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The P/E ratio compares a company's stock price to its earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate that the stock is undervalued.
Gen Digital's p/e ratio stands at 17.39. That is below the Healthcare sector average of 24.78. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Gen Digital sits lower the Healthcare benchmark (24.78) with a P/E ratio of 17.39. That is roughly 29.8% below the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 17.39 is attractive depends on Gen Digital's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how Gen Digital's P/E ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places GEN next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Healthcare, P/E ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Gen Digital's reading of 17.39 (sector avg 24.78) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
