FactSet Research Systems Inc (FDS)
FactSet Research Systems Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider for the investment community. It offers data, products, and analytical applications; and workstations, portfolio analytics, and enterprise data solutions, as well as managed services for supporting data, performance, risk, and reporting workflows. The company also provides subscription-based financial data and market intelligence on securities, companies, industries, and people that enable clients to research investment ideas, as well as analyze, monitor, and manage portfolios; and solutions covering investment lifecycle of investment research, portfolio construction and analysis, trade execution, performance measurement, risk management, and reporting. In addition, it offers services through configurable desktop and mobile platform, data feeds, cloud-based digital solutions, and application programming interfaces. It operates in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company serves investment professionals, including institutional asset managers, bankers, wealth managers, asset owners, partners, hedge funds, corporate users, and private equity and venture capital professionals. It has a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to create a new generation of AI-powered solutions for the financial industry. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
- Symbol
- FDS
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
- Market cap
- $9.52B
- 52 week range
- 185 - 320.48
Valuation
- Share price
- $266.00 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.44x
- Price to book
- 4.68x
- Price to free cash flow
- 13.44x
- Enterprise value
- $10.78B
- Book value per share
- $56.80
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -4.18% |
| 5 days | -2.59% |
| 1 month | -13.09% |
| 3 months | +6.36% |
| 6 months | +16.83% |
| Year to date | -8.34% |
| 1 year | -5.63% |
| 3 years | -39.00% |
| 5 years | -32.51% |
| 10 years | +64.10% |
| All time | +5890.99% |
Members of Congress who disclosed FDS trades
Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Shelley Moore Capito · Byron Donalds · Julie Johnson · Tommy Tuberville
Super investors holding FDS
John Rogers (Ariel Investments LLC) · Yacktman Asset Mgmt (Yacktman Asset Management LP) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Ken Griffin (Citadel)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 27.31%
- Return on invested capital
- 18.42%
- Return on assets
- 13.87%
- Return on capital employed
- 19.78%
- Gross margin
- 52.72%
- Net margin
- 25.72%
- EBITDA margin
- 39.02%
- Revenue growth
- 5.39%
- Net income growth
- 11.15%
- Free cash flow growth
- 0.46%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 7.44%
- Current ratio
- 0.68x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 1.32x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-08-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $2.32B
- Cost of revenue
- $1.10B
- Gross profit
- $1.22B
- EBITDA
- $905.99M
- Net income
- $597.04M
- Earnings per share
- $15.74
- Research and development
- $300.70M
- Shares outstanding
- 37.92M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | $2.32B | $1.22B | $597.04M | $15.74 |
| 2024-08-31 | $2.20B | $1.19B | $537.13M | $14.11 |
| 2023-08-31 | $2.09B | $1.11B | $468.17M | $12.26 |
| 2022-08-31 | $1.84B | $972.79M | $396.92M | $10.48 |
| 2021-08-31 | $1.59B | $805.04M | $399.59M | $10.56 |
| 2020-08-31 | $1.49B | $798.66M | $372.94M | $9.83 |
| 2019-08-31 | $1.44B | $771.90M | $352.79M | $9.25 |
| 2018-08-31 | $1.35B | $690.85M | $267.08M | $6.90 |
| 2017-08-31 | $1.22B | $654.60M | $258.26M | $6.55 |
| 2016-08-31 | $1.13B | $639.68M | $338.81M | $8.29 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 52.72% | 25.72% | 27.31% | 18.42% |
| 2024-08-31 | 54.07% | 24.38% | 28.09% | 19.60% |
| 2023-08-31 | 53.33% | 22.45% | 28.90% | 17.10% |
| 2022-08-31 | 52.76% | 21.53% | 29.81% | 14.22% |
| 2021-08-31 | 50.59% | 25.11% | 39.32% | 34.86% |
| 2020-08-31 | 53.45% | 24.96% | 41.61% | 33.03% |
| 2019-08-31 | 53.78% | 24.58% | 52.48% | 42.85% |
| 2018-08-31 | 51.17% | 19.78% | 50.79% | 32.62% |
| 2017-08-31 | 53.60% | 21.15% | 46.14% | 29.32% |
| 2016-08-31 | 56.76% | 30.06% | 65.49% | 40.28% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | $355.10M | $1.37B |
| 2024-08-31 | $492.60M | $1.24B |
| 2023-08-31 | $457.65M | $1.61B |
| 2022-08-31 | $536.49M | $1.98B |
| 2021-08-31 | $717.85M | $574.53M |
| 2020-08-31 | $605.18M | $574.35M |
| 2019-08-31 | $385.61M | $574.17M |
| 2018-08-31 | $237.88M | $574.77M |
| 2017-08-31 | $227.18M | $575.00M |
| 2016-08-31 | $252.62M | $300.00M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | $617.45M | $61.23M |
| 2024-08-31 | $614.66M | $63.50M |
| 2023-08-31 | $584.79M | $62.04M |
| 2022-08-31 | $487.12M | $56.00M |
| 2021-08-31 | $493.90M | $45.06M |
| 2020-08-31 | $428.20M | $36.58M |
| 2019-08-31 | $367.77M | $32.40M |
| 2018-08-31 | $352.15M | $31.52M |
| 2017-08-31 | $283.67M | $34.18M |
| 2016-08-31 | $283.40M | $29.79M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-08-31
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $4.52
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $1.16 |
| 2026-05-29 | $1.16 |
| 2026-02-27 | $1.10 |
| 2025-11-28 | $1.10 |
| 2025-08-29 | $1.10 |
| 2025-05-30 | $1.10 |
| 2025-02-28 | $1.04 |
| 2024-11-29 | $1.04 |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Aug/2026 | $4.32 |
| 2026-07-01 | May/2026 | $4.44 |
| 2026-03-31 | Feb/2026 | $4.37 |
| 2025-12-18 | Nov/2025 | $4.39 |
| 2025-09-18 | Aug/2025 | $4.15 |
| 2025-06-23 | May/2025 | $4.31 |
| 2025-03-20 | Feb/2025 | $4.19 |
| 2024-12-19 | Nov/2024 | $4.30 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- factset.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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