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10-K ITEM 1A · FY2025 → FY2026
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  • Some of our more significant challenges and risks include, but are not limited to, the following, which are described in greater detail below: • If we are unable to develop new and enhanced solutions and products, or continually improve the performance, features, and reliability of our existing solutions and products, our business and operating results could be adversely affected. • We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic environment, and if we are unable to compete effectively, we could experience a loss in market share and a reduction in revenue. • Issues in the development and deployment of AI, including generative AI and emerging AI-enabled cyber threats, could expose us to regulatory, privacy, IP, cybersecurity, operational and reputational risks. • Our acquisitions and divestitures create special risks and challenges that could adversely affect our financial results. • Our revenue and operating results depend significantly on our ability to retain our existing customers and increase their adoption of our offerings, convert existing non-paying customers to paying customers, and add new customers. • If we fail to manage our sales and distribution channels effectively, if our partners choose not to market and sell our solutions to their customers, or if we have an adverse change in our relationships with key third-party partners, service providers or vendors, our operating results could be materially and adversely affected. • Changes in industry structure and market conditions have and may continue to lead to charges related to discontinuance of certain products or businesses and asset impairments. • Our international operations involve risks that could increase our expenses, adversely affect our operating results and require increased time and attention from management. • Our future success depends on our ability to attract and retain personnel in a competitive marketplace. • If we fail to offer high-quality customer support, our customer satisfaction may suffer and have a negative impact on our business and reputation. • If the information provided to us by customers or other third parties is incorrect or fraudulent, we may misjudge a customer’s qualifications to receive our products and services and our results of operations may be harmed and could subject us to regulatory scrutiny or penalties. • Our solutions, systems, websites and the data on these sources have been and may continue to be subject to cybersecurity events that could materially harm our reputation and future sales. • We collect, use, disclose, store or otherwise process personal information and other sensitive data, which is subject to stringent and changing state and federal laws and regulations. • Our inability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity event could impair our ability to deliver our products and services, which could harm our business. • We are dependent upon Broadcom for certain engineering and threat response services, which are critical to many of our products and business. • Our solutions are complex and operate in a wide variety of environments, systems and configurations, which could result in failures of our solutions to function as designed. • Negative publicity regarding our brand, solutions and business could harm our competitive position. • Our reputation and/or business could be negatively impacted by sustainability and governance matters and/or our reporting of such matters. • We are affected by seasonality, which has in the past and may in the future impact our revenue and results of operations. • The legal and regulatory regimes governing certain of our products and services are uncertain and evolving. • If we do not protect our proprietary information and prevent third parties from making unauthorized use of our products and technology, our financial results could be harmed. • From time to time, we are party to lawsuits and investigations, which have previously and could in the future require significant management time and attention, cause us to incur significant legal expenses and prevent us from selling our products. • Third parties have claimed and additional third parties in the future may claim that we infringe their proprietary rights. • Some of our products contain “open source” software, and any failure to comply with the terms of one or more of these open source licenses could negatively affect our business. • Our substantial indebtedness and related debt obligations could limit our financial and operating flexibility and increase our vulnerability to adverse business and economic conditions. • Our Amended Credit Agreement imposes operating and financial restrictions on us. • The failure of financial institutions or transactional counterparties could adversely affect our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and results of operations. • We rely on a variety of funding sources to support our business model.
  • If our existing funding arrangements are not renewed or replaced or our existing funding sources are unwilling or unable to provide funding to us on terms acceptable to us, or at all, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. • Adverse macroeconomic conditions have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect the consumer finance industry and our MoneyLion business. • Fluctuations in our quarterly financial results have affected the trading price of our stock in the past and could affect the trading price of our stock in the future. • We may be required to issue shares under our contingent value rights agreement. • Changes to our effective tax rate could increase our income tax expense and reduce (increase) our net income (loss), cash flows and working capital, and audits by tax authorities could result in additional tax payments for prior periods. • Our corporate and legal entity structure, as well as our intercompany arrangements, are subject to the tax laws of multiple jurisdictions.
  • These laws are complex and may be subject to differing interpretations by tax authorities.
  • As a result, we may be required to pay additional taxes, interest, or penalties in various jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our results of operations. • Our ability to use our deferred tax assets to offset future taxable income may be limited.
  • Company Overview Gen Digital Inc. is a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions, empowering people around the world to live safer digital lives while building confidence and control over their financial futures.
  • Through its trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, and MoneyLion, Gen helps people protect what matters most — their data, identity, privacy, reputation and financials — through award-winning cyber-security, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness solutions used by nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries.
  • Today, digital life and financial life are increasingly intertwined, reshaping how people work, bank, shop, learn, connect and manage their households every day.
  • Advances in cloud computing, mobile platforms, and artificial intelligence (AI) have expanded how consumers interact and transact online, and we expect technological advancements to continue to unlock new possibilities.
  • At the same time, the expansion of consumers’ digital footprint is increasing exposure to cyber risks.
  • Cybercriminals are combining long-standing techniques such as phishing, vishing and smishing with data-driven social engineering, deepfakes, account-takeover attacks and abuse of generative-AI systems and AI agents to execute increasingly sophisticated scams, fraud and other attacks that target people’s identities, privacy and finances.
  • In this environment, we provide solutions designed to help consumers secure, control and manage their digital and financial lives.
  • We are well-positioned to drive awareness and adoption of Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions for individuals, families, and small businesses, fueled by an increasingly connected world.
  • We also offer personal finance products, tools and content that deliver actionable insights and guidance to users.
  • Our global, omni-channel sales approach includes direct, indirect and freemium channels and a family of brands, enabling us to grow our customer base and maximize the global reach of our products and services.
  • To this end, we offer both free and paid subscription-based solutions, which are sold direct-to-consumer and through partner relationships.
  • We also distribute both first-party and third-party product offerings through integrated marketplaces and other partner platforms.
  • As of April 3, 2026, we have approximately 500 million total users, which come from direct, partner and freemium channels.
  • Of these total users, we have approximately 79 million paid customers which reflects all customers with at least one paid subscription as of the end of the period, and / or individuals with a unique account and at least one paid transaction in the trailing twelve months. • Direct-to-consumer channel: We use advertising to elevate our family of brands, attract new customers and generate significant demand for our services.
  • Our direct subscriptions are primarily sold through our e-commerce platform and mobile apps, and we have a direct billing relationship with the majority of these customers.
  • We also offer our integrated core suite of financial products and services through our mobile applications and marketplace services. • Indirect partner distribution channels: We use strategic and affiliate partner distribution channels to refer prospective customers to us and expand our reach to our partners’ and affiliates’ customer bases.
  • These channels include retailers, telecom service providers, employee benefit providers, strategic partners, small offices, home offices, and very small businesses.
  • Physical retail represent a small portion of our distribution, which minimizes the impact of supply chain disruptions. • Freemium channels: Our go-to-market is diversified with multiple freemium channels through brands like Avast.
  • The free solution offers a baseline level of protection and presents premium functionalities based on the risk profile and specific needs of the user.
  • The user can choose to add specific premium solutions or upgrade to suites that provide security, identity, and privacy across multiple platforms and devices, thereby becoming a paid customer. • Consumer and Enterprise marketplace: The acquisition of MoneyLion further expanded our go-to-market reach through a consumer and enterprise marketplace, which is branded Engine by Gen.
  • Consumers can access a broad range of personalized and actionable offers for both financial and non-financial products and services.
  • Our Strategy Our strategy is focused on delivering long-term sustainable and disciplined growth.
  • For more than a decade, we have protected people’s digital lives.
  • Today, we are building something larger: a platform that moves beyond protection into full empowerment — giving people the confidence, tools, and insights to control, manage and grow their digital and financial lives.
  • Our three primary growth drivers are: 1.
  • Securing Digital Lives: Extending and deepening our leadership in cyber safety by leveraging technology innovation to protect consumers, families, and small businesses against an evolving and increasingly sophisticated threat landscape, including emerging risks from AI-generated scams, deepfakes, and agentic threats, while delivering proactive, personalized safety companion across devices, browsers, and AI agents. 2.
  • Empowering Financial Wellness: Expanding our trusted solutions platform to empower consumers to protect, manage and grow their financial lives — through identity protection, financial fraud protection, credit monitoring, earned wage access, personalized financial product insights, and a recommended platform of trusted third-party financial solutions — deepening the customer relationship from protection into empowerment and financial decision-making and compounding lifetime value across the platform. 3.
  • Scaling Gen’s AI-Powered Platform Delivering a Trust Layer: Connecting our ecosystem of brands, products, and partners through a unified data and AI infrastructure to deliver personalized, proactive, and increasingly automated experiences — closing the gap between what AI can do and what consumers trust it to do.
  • Our platform turns user-permissioned data into trusted recommendations and actionable intelligence, positioning Gen as the trust layer for the AI economy.
  • The key elements of our strategy include the following: • Extend our leadership in Cyber Safety through AI-driven innovation: Cyber Safety is a large market with an ever-evolving threat landscape.
  • AI is simultaneously enabling more sophisticated attacks and more powerful defenses.
  • Our strategy is to lead in both defense and empowerment, deploying AI-native capabilities such as our advanced scam detection engine, agentic security, and privacy protection solutions that anticipate threats before they materialize.
  • Our telemetry across devices, identities, and financial signals powers a flywheel: more data improves detection, better detection builds trust, and trust drives growth.
  • We continue to expand our portfolio into adjacent areas including family safety, small business protection, and AI-safe browsing to reach new customer cohorts and geographies. • Grow our customer base through multiple channels: We maintain multiple go-to-market channels to reach new customers globally, including direct, app stores, and partnerships across various business models, such as premium, freemium, and embedded marketplaces.
  • We leverage our expertise in digital marketing, our family of trusted brands, and our expanding network of telecom, financial institution, and employer benefit partners to grow our customer base.
  • We have access to numerous first party financial products through MoneyLion as well as our Engine marketplace that extends distribution through partners, increasing the number of consumers that see our value proposition.

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  • Some of our more significant challenges and risks include, but are not limited to, the following, which are described in greater detail below: • If we are unable to develop new and enhanced solutions and products, or if we are unable to continually improve the performance, features, and reliability of our existing solutions and products, our business and operating results could be adversely affected. • We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic environment, and if we are unable to compete effectively, we could experience a loss in market share and a reduction in revenue. • Issues in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (“AI”) may result in reputational harm and legal liability and could adversely affect our results of operations. • Our acquisitions and divestitures create special risks and challenges that could adversely affect our financial results. • Our revenue and operating results depend significantly on our ability to retain our existing customers and expand sales to them, convert existing non-paying customers to paying customers and add new customers. • If we fail to manage our sales and distribution channels effectively, if our partners choose not to market and sell our solutions to their customers, or if we have an adverse change in our relationships with key third-party partners, service providers or vendors, our operating results could be materially and adversely affected. • Changes in industry structure and market conditions have and may continue to lead to charges related to discontinuance of certain of our products or businesses and asset impairments. • Our international operations involve risks that could increase our expenses, adversely affect our operating results and require increased time and attention of our management. • Our future success depends on our ability to attract and retain personnel in a competitive marketplace. • If the information provided to us by customers or other third parties is incorrect or fraudulent, we may misjudge a customer’s qualifications to receive our products and services and our results of operations may be harmed and could subject us to regulatory scrutiny or penalties. • Our solutions, systems, websites and the data on these sources have been in the past and may continue to be subject to cybersecurity events that could materially harm our reputation and future sales. • We collect, use, disclose, store or otherwise process personal information and other sensitive data, which is subject to stringent and changing state and federal laws and regulations. • Our inability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity event could impair our ability to deliver our products and services, which could harm our business. • We are dependent upon Broadcom for certain engineering and threat response services, which are critical to many of our products and business. • If we fail to offer high-quality customer support, our customer satisfaction may suffer and have a negative impact on our business and reputation. • Our solutions are complex and operate in a wide variety of environments, systems and configurations, which could result in failures of our solutions to function as designed. • Negative publicity regarding our brand, solutions and business could harm our competitive position. • Our reputation and/or business could be negatively impacted by sustainability and governance matters and/or our reporting of such matters. • We are affected by seasonality, which may impact our revenue and results of operations. • Our solutions are highly regulated and the legal and regulatory regimes governing certain of our products and services are uncertain and evolving, which could impede our ability to market and provide our solutions or adversely affect our business, financial position and results of operations. • The regulatory regime governing blockchain technologies and digital assets is uncertain, and new laws, regulations or policies, including licensing laws, may alter our business practices with respect to digital assets. • If we do not protect our proprietary information and prevent third parties from making unauthorized use of our products and technology, our financial results could be harmed. • From time to time we are party to lawsuits and investigations which has previously and could in the future require significant management time and attention, cause us to incur significant legal expenses and prevent us from selling our products. • Third parties have claimed and additional third parties in the future may claim that we infringe their proprietary rights. • Some of our products contain “open source” software, and any failure to comply with the terms of one or more of these open source licenses could negatively affect our business. • There are risks associated with our outstanding and future indebtedness that could adversely affect our financial condition. • Our Amended Credit Agreement imposes operating and financial restrictions on us. • We may be unsuccessful in managing the effects of changes in the cost of capital on our business. • The failure of financial institutions or transactional counterparties could adversely affect our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and result of operations. • If our existing funding arrangements are not renewed or replaced or our existing funding sources are unwilling or unable to provide funding to us on terms acceptable to us, or at all, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. • Hedging or other mitigation actions to mitigate against interest rate exposure may adversely affect our earnings, limit our gains or result in losses, which could adversely affect cash available for distributions. • Adverse macroeconomic conditions and government efforts to combat inflation, along with other interest rate pressures, have led to and may continue to lead to higher financing costs and may particularly have negative effects on the consumer finance industry and our MoneyLion business. • Fluctuations in our quarterly financial results have affected the trading price of our stock in the past and could affect the trading price of our stock in the future. • We may be required to issue shares under our contingent value rights agreement with certain former holders. • Changes to our effective tax rate could increase our income tax expense and reduce (increase) our net income (loss), cash flows and working capital and audits by tax authorities could result in additional tax payments for prior periods. • We could be obligated to pay additional taxes in various jurisdiction, which would harm our results of operations. • Our ability to use our deferred tax assets to offset future taxable income may be limited.
  • Company Overview Gen is a global company powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock and more.
  • We bring award-winning products and services in cyber safety, covering security, privacy, identity protection and financial wellness to approximately 500 million users in more than 150 countries, empowering them to live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come.
  • Today’s world is increasingly digital, and this has changed the way we live our lives every day.
  • The last decade has brought increasingly impressive technological advances that have unlocked new ways to play and transact online, control smart homes, manage our life and more.
  • The possibilities in the digital world will continue to unlock new possibilities.
  • However, as our digital footprint expands, so do the risks and exposure.
  • Cybercriminals use a mix of old and new tactics and technologies, including phishing, vishing, smishing, based on machine learning and generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, to execute highly advanced threats and attacks.
  • We are our customers’ trusted ally that they can depend on to help secure and control their digital lives so they can be free to enjoy the promise of the digital world.
  • We are committed more than ever to protecting and empowering people’s digital lives with personalized, human-centered safety.
  • We are well-positioned to drive awareness of cyber safety for individuals, families, and small businesses, fueled by an increasingly connected world.
  • We maintain a global, omni-channel sales approach, including direct, indirect and freemium acquisition and a family of brands marketing program.
  • This program is designed to grow our customer base by increasing brand awareness and understanding of our products and services and maximizing our global reach to prospective customers.
  • We also make it easy for consumers to find, buy and use our products and services.
  • To this end, we offer both free and paid subscription-based cyber safety solutions primarily direct-to-consumer through our family of brands and indirectly through partner relationships.
  • As of March 28, 2025, we have approximately 500 million total users, which come from direct, indirect and freemium channels.
  • Of these total users, we have approximately 65 million paid cyber safety customers including over 40 million direct customers with whom we have a direct billing relationship. • Direct-to-consumer channel: We use advertising to elevate our family of brands, attract new customers and generate significant demand for our services.
  • Our direct subscriptions are primarily sold through our e-commerce platform and mobile apps, and we have a direct billing relationship with the majority of these customers. • Indirect partner distribution channels: We use strategic and affiliate partner distribution channels to refer prospective customers to us and expand our reach to our partners’ and affiliates’ customer bases.
  • These channels include retailers, telecom service providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), employee benefit providers, strategic partners, small offices, home offices and very small businesses.
  • Physical retail and OEM partners represent a small portion of our distribution, which minimizes the impact of supply chain disruptions. • Freemium channels: With the acquisitions of Avast and Avira, we have expanded our go-to-market with multiple freemium channels.
  • The free solution offers a baseline of protection and presents premium functionalities based on the risk profile and specific needs of the user.
  • The user can choose to add specific premium solutions or upgrade to suites that provide security, identity, and privacy across multiple platforms and devices, thereby becoming a paid customer.
  • Our Strategy Our strategy is focused on long-term profitable growth.
  • To fuel our growth, our consumer-centric strategy is to provide comprehensive and easy-to-use integrated platforms, which we have built in-house or acquired.
  • By combining and leveraging our family of trusted consumer brands, including offerings from Norton, Avast, LifeLock and more, we deliver an industry-leading cyber safety and trust-based solutions.
  • Extending Reach: Leveraging an omni-channel strategy and building partnerships to broaden privacy and identity protection internationally. 2.
  • Increasing Value: Cross-selling and up-selling, and expanding security, identity and privacy solutions to address consumers’ evolving needs. 3.
  • Growing Loyalty: Increase customer loyalty and retention, as consumers move from point products protecting their devices towards all-in-one comprehensive cyber safety memberships.
  • The key elements of our strategy include the following: • Extend our leadership position through new products and continued enhancement of our trust-based solutions and services: Cyber safety is a large and expanding market, which we believe provides a significant growth opportunity.
  • Our strategy is to grow our business through innovation and acquisitions to expand the solutions and services we offer into new cohorts, territories and sectors.
  • We believe there are many additional areas where we can both offer new solutions, as well as use our core capabilities and our integrated platform to reach new customers and markets globally. • Grow our customer base through multiple channels: We have multiple go-to-market channels to reach new customers globally, including direct-to-customer, indirect partnerships and freemium.
  • We intend to leverage our expertise in digital marketing, as well as existing and new strategic partnerships, to grow our customer base.
  • We believe that continued investments in these areas, as well as our product offerings and infrastructure, will allow us to further enhance our leading brands and superior products, increase awareness of our consumer services and enhance our ability to efficiently acquire new customers. • Continue our focus on customer retention: We continue to optimize and expand the value we provide to customers which we believe can positively impact retention.
  • We aim to continue to increase customer engagements through actionable alerts, education on timely topics and introducing new product capabilities.
  • We also plan to continue investing in enhancing both desktop and mobile customer experiences throughout a customer’s journey with Gen, from purchase, to onboarding and beyond. • Increase value to existing customers: We believe strong customer satisfaction will provide us with the opportunity to engage customers in new services offerings.
  • We maintain the Norton 360 and Avast One platforms that have multiple tiers of membership, and we continue to engage customers with standalone products to offer membership options and show the value proposition of our premium solutions.
  • Over time, we plan to drive further growth as we add additional offerings and services for our customers. • Draw strength from our world-class customer service support: Our global support team seeks to ensure the voice of the consumer is heard and that we put our customers first.
  • We leverage frequent communication and feedback from our customers to continually improve our solutions and services.
  • We embrace end-to-end customer experience and aim to continue to improve our Net Promoter Scores and overall customer satisfaction. • Leverage our global brands to drive growth: We will work to keep building our family of trusted brands in markets globally as we strive to bring protection and empowerment to all consumers when it comes to their digital lives.
  • According to our most recent research, Norton has 93% global brand awareness, and we are best positioned and top of mind in consumer cyber safety, according to the internal H1 2025 Gen Brand Tracker.

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