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FactSet

FDS NYSE Financial Exchanges & Data Financials FY2017–FY2026

FactSet had $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 6.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +9.3% a year on average.

Download report 3-page PDF: the company, its results and charts with peers.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$331.32

1.2%

What FactSet does

FDS · Financial Exchanges & Data

From its latest annual report

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Filing details

Legal name
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC.
Fiscal year ends
August 31, 2026
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001628280-26-066391 · 0001013237

KIRA’s summary AI analyst

Hi! I read FactSet’s latest annual report (fiscal 2026). Here is what stands out:

4 strengths 1 to watch

1.Sales and profit

See section →
  • FactSet had $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 6.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +9.3% a year on average.
  • Its operating margin was 28.3%, down 4.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 28 is left after running the business.
  • FactSet made $534M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 9.4% a year.

2.Cash and shareholders

See section →
  • Free cash flow was $707M in fiscal 2026, 28.6% of revenue.
  • FactSet returned $808M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 114% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.6%.
  • In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.1M and sold $1.5M of shares on the open market.

3.Financial health

See section →
  • FactSet owes $1.1B more than it holds in cash, about 1.3 years of operating profit.
  • Its return on capital was 18.2%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 18 in a year.
  • FactSet passes 6 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).

FactSet in 30 seconds

Good So-so Weak

Good

Are sales growing?

+6.7%

Yes. Sales grew 6.7% last year.

Good

Does it make a profit?

21.5%

Yes. It keeps 21.5% of every sale as profit.

Good

Does profit turn into cash?

28.6%

Yes. 28.6% of sales ends up as free cash.

So-so

Is debt under control?

1.3x

Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 1.3 years of operating profit.

So-so

How healthy are the accounts?

6 / 9

Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.

Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.

Key numbers, fiscal 2026

Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$12.1B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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Revenue

Total sales reported in the income statement.

KIRA · FactSet had $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 6.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +9.3% a year on average.

See the full section →

Operating margin

Operating income as a share of revenue.

KIRA · Its operating margin was 28.3%, down 4.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 28 is left after running the business.

See the full section →

Net income

Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.

KIRA · FactSet made $534M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 9.4% a year.

See the full section →

Free cash flow

Cash from operations minus capital spending.

KIRA · Free cash flow was $707M in fiscal 2026, 28.6% of revenue.

See the full section →

Return on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

KIRA · Its return on capital was 18.2%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 18 in a year.

See the full section →

Sales and profit

Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?

Results dates

In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days FactSet did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.

Next results

December 17, 2026

Thursday · in 52 days

Time
Time not announced
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Period ended Nov 30, 2026
Expected EPS
$5.04
Source
Earnings calendar
See who else reports that week →
Date Results for Time Source
Sep 24, 2026 Q4 '26 Time not announced 8-K ↗
Jul 1, 2026 Q3 '26 Before the market opens 8-K ↗
Mar 31, 2026 Q2 '26 Before the market opens 8-K ↗
Dec 18, 2025 Q1 '26 Before the market opens 8-K ↗
Sep 16, 2025 Q4 '25 Time not announced 8-K ↗
Jun 23, 2025 Q3 '25 Before the market opens 8-K ↗
Mar 20, 2025 Q2 '25 Time not announced 8-K ↗
Dec 17, 2024 Q1 '25 Time not announced 8-K ↗

From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.

Revenue and margins

KIRA · FactSet had $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 6.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +9.3% a year on average. Its operating margin was 28.3%, down 4.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 28 is left after running the business.

In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).

Revenue

Revenue

Margins, % of revenue

Gross Operating Net FCF

Margins, % of revenue

Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

KIRA · FactSet made $534M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 9.4% a year.

Loss periods are shown in red.

In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.

Net income

Net income

Diluted EPS

Diluted EPS

Cash and shareholders

How much cash comes in, and where does it go?

Cash flow

KIRA · Free cash flow was $707M in fiscal 2026, 28.6% of revenue.

Cash from operations minus capital spending.

In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.

Free cash flow

Free cash flow

Cash from operations vs capital spending

Cash from operations Capital spending

Cash from operations vs capital spending

Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

KIRA · FactSet returned $808M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 114% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.6%.

In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).

Dividends and buybacks

Dividends Buybacks

Dividends and buybacks

Dividends Buybacks

Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Insider trades

KIRA · In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.1M and sold $1.5M of shares on the open market.

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.

Bought, 12 months

$0.1M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$1.5M

2 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jan 12, 2026 Malcolm FrankDirector Sold 2,572 $295.70 $0.8M Form 4
Jan 8, 2026 Laurie SiegelDirector Sold 2,572 $296.25 $0.8M Form 4
Nov 6, 2025 Goran SkokoEVP, Chief Revenue Officer Bought 500 $252.93 $0.1M Form 4

Financial health

Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?

Balance sheet

KIRA · FactSet owes $1.1B more than it holds in cash, about 1.3 years of operating profit.

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably FactSet can carry it.

In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)

Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $537M$458M$493M$355M$265M
Debt incl. finance leases $2.0B$1.6B$1.4B$1.4B$1.4B
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x1.6x1.1x1.1x1.3x
Debt / equity 1.5x1.0x0.7x0.6x0.7x
Interest coverage 13.3x9.5x10.7x13.3x12.8x
Current ratio 2.0x1.6x1.3x1.4x0.6x
Quick ratio 2.0x1.6x1.3x1.4x0.6x
Total assets $4.0B$4.0B$4.1B$4.3B$4.1B
Total liabilities $2.7B$2.3B$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B
Shareholders' equity $1.3B$1.6B$1.9B$2.2B$2.0B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.4B$1.2B$873M$1.0B$1.1B

Returns on capital

KIRA · Its return on capital was 18.2%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 18 in a year.

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)

Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Piotroski F-score

KIRA · FactSet passes 6 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.

TestFY24FY25FY26
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
F-score 8 / 98 / 96 / 9
Accruals ratio −4.1%−3.1%−6.8%
Altman Z'' 3.894.333.55

Price and value

What does the share cost, and how does it compare?

Value FactSet yourself

KIRA · At $331.32 a share, the company is worth $12.1B.

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

In plain words: Move the sliders to try your own guesses about growth. The result is what one share would be worth if those guesses came true. Different guesses give very different answers.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$1.1B and divides by 36.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 22.7x · peers 25.8x · sector 13.7x.

Similar companies

KIRA · FactSet grew sales faster than 1 of its 4 similar companies.

Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.

In plain words: The same numbers for similar companies, so you can tell whether a figure is high or low for this kind of business.

CompanyMarket capGrowthOp. marginFCF marginROICP/EF-score
FactSet FDS $12.1B 6.7% 28.3% 28.6% 18.2% — 6
Morningstar MORN $8.6B 7.5% 21.5% 18.1% 22.5% 21.4x 6 Compare →
MSCI MSCI $44.5B 9.8% 54.7% 49.4% 44.5% 32.6x 7 Compare →
Cboe Global Markets CBOE $35.7B 15.1% 31.1% 35.7% 22.8% 26.5x 9 Compare →
CME Group CME $109.6B 6.4% 64.9% 64.3% 11.9% 25.1x 7 Compare →

All figures

Every number, year by year.

10 years of figures

Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.

In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $1.2B $1.4B $1.4B $1.5B $1.6B $1.8B $2.1B $2.2B $2.3B $2.5B
Gross profit $655M $691M $772M $799M $805M $973M $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B $1.3B
Research and development $215M $217M $215M $224M $250M $255M $267M $265M $301M $346M
Operating income $352M $366M $438M $440M $474M $476M $629M $701M $748M $700M
Interest expense $8.4M $15.9M $19.8M $12.9M $8.1M $35.7M $66.3M $65.8M $56.3M $54.7M
Pretax income $344M $352M $422M $427M $468M $444M $584M $652M $721M $650M
Income tax $86.1M $84.8M $69.2M $54.2M $68.0M $46.7M $116M $114M $124M $116M
Net income $258M $267M $353M $373M $400M $397M $468M $537M $597M $534M
Diluted EPS $6.51 $6.78 $9.08 $9.65 $10.36 $10.25 $12.04 $13.91 $15.55 $14.57
Diluted shares 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $321M $386M $427M $506M $555M $538M $646M $700M $726M $822M
Capital expenditure $36.9M $33.5M $59.4M $77.6M $61.3M $51.2M $60.8M $85.7M $109M $115M
Free cash flow $284M $352M $368M $428M $494M $487M $585M $615M $617M $707M
Depreciation and amortization $48.3M $57.3M $60.5M $57.6M $64.5M $86.7M $105M $125M $158M $181M
Stock-based compensation $34.2M $31.5M $32.4M $36.6M $45.1M $56.0M $62.0M $63.5M $61.2M $84.1M
Acquisitions $303M $15.0M $0.0M $0.0M $58.1M $2.0B $23.6M $0.0M $348M $0.0M
Share buybacks $261M $304M $220M $200M $265M $18.6M $177M $235M $301M $644M
Dividends paid $80.9M $89.4M $100M $110M $118M $126M $139M $151M $160M $164M
Dividends and buybacks $342M $393M $320M $310M $383M $145M $315M $386M $460M $808M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $227M $238M $386M $605M $718M $537M $458M $493M $355M $265M
Total debt $575M $575M $574M $574M $575M $2.0B $1.6B $1.4B $1.4B $1.4B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $409M $431M $584M $842M $934M $870M $770M $836M $730M $652M
Current liabilities $201M $221M $219M $276M $316M $438M $484M $667M $521M $1.1B
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net $101M $101M $119M $133M $131M $80.8M $86.1M $82.5M $85.2M $79.2M
Total assets $1.4B $1.4B $1.6B $2.1B $2.2B $4.0B $4.0B $4.1B $4.3B $4.1B
Total liabilities $854M $894M $888M $1.2B $1.2B $2.7B $2.3B $2.1B $2.1B $2.1B
Shareholders' equity $560M $526M $672M $896M $1.0B $1.3B $1.6B $1.9B $2.2B $2.0B
Margins
Gross margin 53.6% 51.2% 53.8% 53.5% 50.6% 52.8% 53.3% 54.1% 52.7% 50.6%
Operating margin 28.8% 27.1% 30.5% 29.4% 29.8% 25.8% 30.2% 31.8% 32.2% 28.3%
EBITDA margin 32.8% 31.4% 34.7% 33.3% 33.8% 30.5% 35.2% 37.5% 39.0% 35.6%
Net margin 21.2% 19.8% 24.6% 25.0% 25.1% 21.5% 22.5% 24.4% 25.7% 21.5%
FCF margin 23.2% 26.1% 25.6% 28.7% 31.0% 26.4% 28.0% 27.9% 26.6% 28.6%
Returns
Return on capital 35.9% 31.4% 42.5% 44.5% 46.6% 23.3% 18.2% 20.8% 20.7% 18.2%
Return on capital employed 34.0% 30.4% 34.5% 27.9% 25.5% 17.3% 17.8% 20.4% 20.9% 20.5%
Return on equity 48.0% 49.2% 58.9% 47.6% 41.8% 33.8% 31.7% 30.4% 29.1% 25.5%
Return on assets 21.2% 18.9% 23.7% 20.5% 18.6% 12.7% 11.7% 13.4% 14.3% 12.6%
Growth
Revenue growth 8.4% 10.6% 6.3% 4.1% 6.5% 15.9% 13.1% 5.6% 5.4% 6.7%
Net income growth −23.8% 3.4% 32.1% 5.7% 7.2% −0.7% 18.0% 14.7% 11.2% −10.7%
EPS growth −20.5% 4.2% 33.9% 6.3% 7.4% −1.1% 17.5% 15.5% 11.8% −6.3%
FCF growth 0.1% 24.1% 4.4% 16.4% 15.3% −1.4% 20.1% 5.1% 0.5% 14.6%
Share count change −4.2% −0.7% −1.3% −0.6% −0.2% 0.4% 0.4% −0.7% −0.6% −4.6%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.8x 0.4x −0.1x −0.3x 2.6x 1.6x 1.1x 1.1x 1.3x
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.1x 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x 1.5x 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Interest coverage 41.9x 23.0x 22.1x 34.1x 58.8x 13.3x 9.5x 10.7x 13.3x 12.8x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.0x 2.7x 3.1x 3.0x 2.0x 1.6x 1.3x 1.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.0x 2.7x 3.1x 3.0x 2.0x 1.6x 1.3x 1.4x 0.6x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.0% 2.5% 4.1% 5.2% 3.9% 2.8% 2.9% 3.9% 4.7% 4.6%
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% 3.4%
Payouts / FCF 120.5% 111.7% 87.1% 72.4% 77.5% 29.7% 53.9% 62.8% 74.6% 114.2%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 4.0 5.0 9.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 8.0 6.0
Altman Z'' 6.7 3.6 5.0 5.0 5.5 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.3 3.6
Accruals ratio −5.1% −8.4% −5.0% −7.3% −7.2% −4.5% −4.5% −4.1% −3.1% −6.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001013237). Data updated October 20, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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