(Mark One) ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 VERISIGN, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section13 or Section15(d) of the Act.Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T☒☐ (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).YesNoIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☒Acceleratedfiler☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smallerreportingcompany☐Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financialaccounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of theregistrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):Yes☐No☒The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June30, 2025, was $16.4 billion based upon the last sale price reported for such date on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. For purposes of this disclosure, shares of Common Stock held by persons known to the Registrant(based on information provided by such persons and/or the most recent Schedule 13Gs filed by such persons) to beneficially own more than 5% of the Registrant’s CommonStock and shares held by officers and directors of the Registrant have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination is not necessarilya conclusive determination for other purposes.Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on January 30, 2026: 91.7 million shares. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEPortions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Item1.BusinessItem1A.Risk FactorsItem1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem2.PropertiesItem3.Legal ProceedingsItem4.Mine Safety DisclosuresPART IIItem5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesItem6.[Reserved]Item7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem9A.Controls and ProceduresItem9B.Other InformationItem 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent InspectionsPART IIIItem10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceItem11.Executive CompensationItem12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersItem13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceItem14.Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesPART IVItem15.Exhibits, Financial Statement SchedulesItem16.10-K SummarySignatures Table of Contents For purposes of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Form 10-K”), the terms “Verisign”, “the Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” referto VeriSign, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. PART I ITEM1.BUSINESS Overview We are a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enabling internet navigation for many ofthe world’s most recognized domain names. We help enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Doma