Software · head to head

GEN vs VEEV

Gen Digital Inc. and VEEVA SYSTEMS INC, side by side on the measures that account for debt and cash — each built from filed accounts.

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Side by side

The two diverge most on ev / sales: 5.1× for GEN against 12.7× for VEEV. Whether that gap is justified is a judgement this page does not make.

Gen Digital Inc. compared with VEEVA SYSTEMS INC
MeasureGENVEEVSector median
EV / EBITDA*9.8×23.3×
EV / Sales*5.1×12.7×7.3×
Net debt / EBITDA3.0×0.3×
Return on capital19.3%12.3%12.2%
Operating margin42.4%28.7%24.0%
Free cash flow margin30.5%44.2%30.2%

Green marks the reading conventionally read as cheaper or stronger on that row — a direction, not a recommendation, and the two companies frequently win different rows. * Price-based multiples are a snapshot taken 2026-09-09; the rest come from filed accounts. A dash means the measure could not be computed — each company page says why.

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The full picture

This page compares two companies on ratios. Neither ratio table shows what it would cost to buy either business, how that cost is built, or which filing each term came from — those are on the company pages.