GEN

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Gen Digital Inc.

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Mild dip

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Gen Digital Inc. is 9.3% off its high — a mild dip, shallower than its 7.9% average pullback. Whatever the news says today, this isn't historically significant.

Price $28.93 · as of Aug 21, 2026All-time high $31.88Drawdown -9.3%Severity Score™ 1.6Is the broader market down too?
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Slightly Elevated

Current Drawdown

-9.3%

Days in Drawdown

361

Avg Max Drawdown

7.9%

Avg Length

96

Drawdown Severity Score™

1.6

GEN - Price & High Water Mark

GEN - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of August 22, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within GEN's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

3.4xSeverity Score 0.6 · In or above its typical range
Low: 1.4xMedian: 3.0xHigh: 6.6x

Gen Digital Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 58% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

48.1% below its highest Price to Sales reading · high date February 9, 2022

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

9.5xSeverity Score 3.1 · Below its typical range
Low: 3.0xMedian: 12.5xHigh: 61.9x

Gen Digital Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 28% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

84.6% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · high date September 19, 2017

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

Gen Digital Inc. is currently in a moderate drawdown. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $28.93, down 9.3% from its all-time high of $31.88. This pullback has lasted 361 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, Gen Digital Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 7.9% in depth, with an average duration of 96 days. Gen Digital Inc. has gone through 135 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Gen Digital Inc. was 87.8%, beginning in 1992. The longest drawdown duration on record was 4292 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Gen Digital Inc. currently stands at 1.58. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the stock's typical range: a routine pullback.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Gen Digital Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 135 tracked pullbacks (60 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2025-08-25Ongoing361 days-9.3%$31.88$28.93n/a
2024-12-052025-08-12250 days-25.5%$31.15$23.20$31.57
2024-12-032024-12-042 days-0.3%$30.39$30.31$31.15
2024-11-272024-12-026 days-0.2%$30.36$30.31$30.39
2024-11-132024-11-2513 days-3.8%$29.87$28.73$30.09
2024-11-082024-11-114 days-0.1%$28.91$28.90$29.72
2024-11-012024-11-066 days-3.0%$28.48$27.63$28.49
2022-02-102024-10-31994 days-48.4%$28.29$14.59$28.48
2021-06-112022-02-08243 days-16.7%$26.10$21.75$27.65
2021-06-032021-06-097 days-1.5%$25.83$25.44$26.04
2021-05-252021-05-262 days-1.0%$24.93$24.68$25.05
2021-05-192021-05-202 days-0.4%$24.01$23.91$24.19
2020-08-272021-05-12259 days-24.7%$21.67$16.32$22.69
2020-08-102020-08-2415 days-4.2%$20.79$19.92$21.00
2020-06-012020-08-0768 days-15.6%$20.16$17.02$20.79
2020-05-062020-05-2924 days-7.8%$19.05$17.58$20.16
2020-04-302020-05-056 days-2.0%$18.83$18.46$19.05
2020-04-282020-04-292 days-1.5%$18.83$18.56$18.83
2020-02-212020-04-2463 days-19.8%$18.29$14.67$18.55
2020-02-142020-02-207 days-1.1%$18.26$18.06$18.29
2017-09-202020-02-07871 days-47.6%$16.82$8.82$17.36
2017-09-132017-09-186 days-2.3%$16.61$16.23$16.63
2017-05-112017-09-12125 days-16.9%$16.24$13.49$16.61
2017-05-092017-05-102 days-0.2%$15.90$15.86$16.24
2017-05-022017-05-043 days-0.7%$15.74$15.63$15.79
2017-03-302017-04-2426 days-2.6%$15.11$14.72$15.17
2017-03-212017-03-299 days-2.5%$15.08$14.70$15.11
2017-03-142017-03-207 days-0.3%$15.07$15.02$15.08
2017-03-092017-03-102 days-0.1%$14.52$14.50$14.71
2017-03-062017-03-072 days-0.3%$14.32$14.27$14.35
2017-02-142017-03-0116 days-1.8%$14.20$13.95$14.25
2017-02-062017-02-072 days-0.5%$13.88$13.81$13.90
2017-02-012017-02-022 days-1.1%$13.46$13.32$13.57
2017-01-302017-01-312 days-0.3%$13.37$13.33$13.46
2017-01-252017-01-273 days-0.5%$13.37$13.30$13.37
2016-11-042017-01-1169 days-7.7%$12.40$11.44$12.45
2016-10-062016-11-0329 days-5.2%$12.37$11.73$12.40
2016-09-292016-10-057 days-1.0%$12.31$12.18$12.37
2016-09-192016-09-2810 days-2.0%$12.28$12.04$12.31
2016-09-092016-09-168 days-1.8%$12.15$11.93$12.28
2004-12-062016-09-064292 days-70.0%$12.03$3.61$12.09
2004-11-302004-12-012 days-0.6%$11.53$11.46$11.78
2004-10-282004-11-2327 days-8.5%$11.17$10.23$11.27
2004-10-222004-10-276 days-3.2%$10.81$10.47$11.17
2004-10-072004-10-2115 days-8.3%$10.39$9.52$10.81
2004-10-042004-10-063 days-0.7%$10.28$10.20$10.39
2004-09-202004-09-278 days-1.4%$9.37$9.24$9.47
2004-09-142004-09-174 days-1.0%$9.25$9.16$9.37
2004-04-232004-09-10141 days-18.9%$8.87$7.19$9.13
2004-04-132004-04-2210 days-6.4%$8.77$8.21$8.87
2004-04-062004-04-127 days-2.4%$8.74$8.53$8.77
2003-02-262003-06-06100 days-21.4%$4.30$3.38$4.38
2002-03-202002-11-15241 days-34.7%$3.81$2.49$3.90
2000-03-132002-03-04722 days-63.1%$3.63$1.34$3.74
1999-12-232000-02-1050 days-27.7%$2.98$2.16$3.10
1999-12-091999-12-2113 days-15.2%$2.86$2.43$2.91
1992-01-201999-11-042846 days-87.8%$2.25$0.28$2.25
1991-10-241991-12-0543 days-22.1%$1.58$1.23$1.58
1991-04-051991-08-21138 days-28.2%$1.24$0.89$1.26
1990-07-051990-12-18167 days-32.7%$0.62$0.42$0.63
1989-10-101990-01-0588 days-16.7%$0.40$0.34$0.40

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) is trading at $28.93 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 9.3% below its high of $31.88. The drawdown has lasted 361 days. Severity score: 1.6 (Slightly Elevated).

GEN Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$28.93

High-water mark

$31.88

Current drawdown

-9.3%

Days in drawdown

361

This GEN page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Gen Digital Inc. drawdowns.

What History Says About GEN

Gen Digital Inc. has dropped 25%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1057 days with an average max drop of -46.6%.

The current drawdown of -9.3% has lasted 361 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Jan 1992 to Nov 1999-87.8%2846 days
Dec 2004 to Sep 2016-70.0%4292 days
Mar 2000 to Mar 2002-63.1%722 days
Feb 2022 to Oct 2024-48.4%994 days
Sep 2017 to Feb 2020-47.6%871 days
Mar 2002 to Nov 2002-34.7%241 days

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