# FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $301.96, market value $10.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.9×** (5-yr avg 32.8×, 3-yr avg 29.5×). FactSet Research Systems Inc. trades at 19.9× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 32.8×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 15.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.30**. A PEG of 1.30 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.4×.
- **Price / book: 5.3×**. The shares trade at 5.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.1×**. Enterprise value is 13.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.6%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 6.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 29.6%**. 29.6% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 25.7%**. 25.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 27.3%**. 27.3% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 17.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 17.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 13.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 13.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.4%** (3-yr 8.0%/yr, 5-yr 9.2%/yr). Revenue grew 5.4% over the last year, against 9.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 11.8%** (3-yr 14.9%/yr, 5-yr 10.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 11.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 8.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 8.2% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $338 million**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.54%** ($4.46 per share, trailing). FactSet Research Systems Inc. yields 1.54%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 27%** (23% of free cash flow). 27% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 20**. 20 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.5%/yr** (1-yr 5.9%). The dividend has grown 7.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover FactSet Research Systems Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $259.06 (-14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -17.1%** (YTD 5.1%, 3-mo 18.1%). The shares are down 17.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.6%** (63.2% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.06** (volatility 47%). Beta of 0.06 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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