GEN

Stock

Gen Digital Inc.

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

Gen Digital Inc. is 18.5% off its high — deeper than its 7.9% average pullback, but it has been through 135 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

Price $25.99 · as of Jul 9, 2026All-time high $31.88Drawdown -18.5%Severity Score™ 3.2
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Elevated

Current Drawdown

-18.5%

Days in Drawdown

330

Avg Max Drawdown

7.9%

Avg Length

96

Drawdown Severity Score™

3.2

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 July 8, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within GEN's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

3.3xTypical Range · 54th percentile
Low: 1.4xMedian: 3.0xHigh: 6.6x

20 years of daily history

50.7% below its highest Price to Sales reading · 4.3x typical multiple drawdown · high date February 9, 2022

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

9.2xBelow Typical · 24th percentile
Low: 3.0xMedian: 12.6xHigh: 61.9x

20 years of daily history

85.2% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · 11.6x typical multiple drawdown · 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 drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $25.99, which represents a 18.5% decline from its all-time high of $31.88. This drawdown has persisted for 330 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 3.15. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.

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
2025-08-13Ongoing330 days-18.5%$31.88$25.99n/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 $25.99 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 18.5% below its high of $31.88. The drawdown has lasted 330 days. Severity score: 3.2 (Elevated).

GEN Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$25.99

High-water mark

$31.88

Current drawdown

-18.5%

Days in drawdown

330

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 -18.5% has lasted 330 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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