FactSet Research Systems Inc.
FDS · Price history
Price at last available close
$309.54
+$41.87 (+15.64%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2026-08-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a financial intelligence firm providing a comprehensive suite of integrated data and analytical software. The company serves the global investment community, with its operations spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. FactSet delivers critical insights and information through specialized workflow solutions covering research, analytics, and trading, complemented by its content, technology platforms, and wealth management resources.
How they make money
FactSet generates revenue primarily through subscription-based fees for its financial intelligence, analytics, and data solutions. Clients pay for access to its integrated desktop platforms, mobile applications, and enterprise data feeds, which support investment workflows including research, portfolio management, and risk analysis.
Products & services
FactSet provides financial data, analytics, and AI-powered software solutions for investment professionals, including desktop workstations, portfolio analytics, enterprise data feeds, and managed services for performance and risk reporting.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary brand under which all financial data, analytics, and software solutions are marketed.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Cloud and Data Infrastructure Providers — Various third-party providers of cloud computing services and data center infrastructure used to host and deliver FactSet's software platforms.Source
Competitors
- Bloomberg L.P. — Provider of financial data, analytics, and trading platforms that compete directly with FactSet's workstation and data offerings.Source
- Refinitiv (LSEG) — Provider of financial market data and infrastructure that competes with FactSet's data feeds and analytical tools.Source
- S&P Global Market Intelligence — Provider of financial data and research that competes with FactSet's analytical and content solutions.Source
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
48
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
80
Strong
Financial Strength
85
Business Quality / Moat
85
Management
100
Growth Quality
23
Risk / Durability
98
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
42
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
45/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 45/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Sep 22, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for FDS
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can FDS maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is FDS's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is FDS's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify FDS's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
48
Opportunity Score
42
Market Cap
$11.01B
P/E Ratio
18.5
EPS
$14.62
52-Week High
$320.48
52-Week Low
$185.00
Beta
0.71
Intrinsic Value
$296.54
Analyst Target
$246.50
Shares Outstanding
36.6M
Total Revenue
$2.48B
Total Debt
$1.54B
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$54.68
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for FDS
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Sep 22, 2026
FactSet Marks a New Era in Enterprise Real-Time Market Data as It Acquires BCC Group International — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
GlobeNewsWireCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on FDS.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +High client retention rates.
- +Integrated workflow solutions.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges industry.
- −Intense competition from providers offering similar services at lower prices.
- −Dependence on third-party data and technology infrastructure.
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Scores
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Score Changes
7 historical score records availablePrevious Score
49
Sep 30, 2026
Change
-0.5
points
Current Score
48
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
FDS decreased 0.5 points because some fundamentals weakened.
Projected Score
Projected Score
43
Projected Change
-5.4 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 5.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Near Fair ValueCurrent Price
$309.54
Model Intrinsic Value
$296.54
Difference
+$13.00
+4.4% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-4.4%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.48B | $2.48B | $2.32B | $2.20B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.10B | $1.01B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $1.25B | $1.25B | $1.22B | $1.19B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $300.7M | $266.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $553.2M | $553.2M | $475.7M | $213.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $553.2M | $553.2M | $475.7M | $489.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $860.2M | $700.0M | $966.0M | $872.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $700.0M | $700.0M | $748.3M | $701.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $52.7M | -$54.7M | $56.3M | $65.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $649.7M | $649.7M | $721.0M | $651.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $116.2M | $116.2M | $123.9M | $114.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $533.5M | $533.5M | $597.0M | $537.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $14.62 | $14.63 | $15.74 | $14.11 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 35.40M | 36.47M | 37.92M | 38.06M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 35.57M | 36.61M | 38.38M | 38.62M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$634.7M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$3.41
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-1.0%
Cash Change
-30.9%
Margin Change
-6.7 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 6.3%. EPS declined 15.4%. Cash declined 30.9%. Total debt declined 1.0%. Net income margin declined by 6.7 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
55
Smart Money
55
Number of Gurus
3
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
$———.——
Conservative Projection Rate
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7 historical recordsHistorical Score Chart
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Intrinsic Value
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