Renewal math after registry fee pressure

Verisign .com wholesale increases near 7% per contract cycle flow to registrars and then to you. A 500-name portfolio at $14 renewal becomes $7,000 per year before any acquisition spend. Fee pressure is silent until it is fatal.

Spreadsheet columns we use

• Acquisition cost and date
• Renewals paid to date
• Last comp and source (NameBio link)
• BIN and lowest acceptable offer
• Decision date: sell, drop, or renew

Rule of thumb

If cumulative renewal exceeds 40 percent of realistic exit and no outbound replies in six months, drop or deep-discount. Registry fees do not pause because you believe in the name.