FactSet Research Systems Inc.
General ticker "FDS" information:
- Sector: Financials
- Industry: Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
- Capitalization: $15.5B (TTM average)
FactSet Research Systems Inc. does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -23.2%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 2.1%: low 219.11$, high 228.29$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-02-27, amount 1.10$ (Y1.96%)
- Total employees count: 12398 (+1.3%) as of 2024
- US accounted for 60.8% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-08-31
- Top business risk factors: Cybersecurity threats, Reputation and brand risks, Operational and conduct risks, Regulatory and compliance, Acquisition/divestiture risks
- Current price 33.7% below estimated low
- Earnings for 3 months up through Q1 exceed our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-08-31 to 2027-08-31
- 2025-08-31 to 2026-08-31 estimated range: [339.02$, 503.68$]
- 2026-08-31 to 2027-08-31 estimated range: [368.60$, 536.89$]
Financial Metrics affecting the FDS estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 22.3 at the end of fiscal year the price was high
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 32.23 > 18.38
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.39 <= 0.73
- Positive: Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 29.66 > 9.59
- Positive: 0.01 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 5.06
- Negative: 0 < Inventory ratio change, % of 0.02
- Positive: 42.68 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 50.80 <= 64.29
- Positive: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 12.18 > 6.11
Short-term FDS quotes
Long-term FDS plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $2,085.51MM | $2,203.06MM | $2,321.75MM |
| Operating Expenses | $1,456.30MM | $1,501.76MM | $1,573.44MM |
| Operating Income | $629.21MM | $701.30MM | $748.30MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-45.25MM | $-49.80MM | $-27.34MM |
| Interest Expense | $66.32MM | $65.78MM | $56.32MM |
| R&D Expense | $0.00MM | $0.00MM | $300.70MM |
| Income(Loss) | $583.95MM | $651.50MM | $720.96MM |
| Taxes | $115.78MM | $114.38MM | $123.92MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $468.21MM | $537.13MM | $597.04MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $1,619.93MM | $1,912.46MM | $2,186.41MM |
| Assets | $3,962.92MM | $4,055.04MM | $4,304.27MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $645.57MM | $700.34MM | $726.26MM |
| Capital expenditure | $60.79MM | $85.68MM | $108.81MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-95.39MM | $-144.32MM | $-392.77MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-632.02MM | $-560.85MM | $-407.82MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $12.26 | $14.11 | $15.74 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.