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Corporate History FactSet Research Systems Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("we," "our," "us," the "Company" or "FactSet") was founded in 1978 and has been publicly traded since June 1996. We are dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") under the symbol "FDS".
$255.82
$15.03 (-5.55%)
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Margins and capital returns are both well above average: 32.23% operating margin, ROIC at 17.27%. Consistent with durable pricing power, though that alone doesn't make it a buy.
Revenue grew 5.4%, steady but not accelerating.
Even for strong businesses, today's 16x P/E means the stock needs to keep delivering. There's no margin of safety if growth disappoints.
16.5x earnings, 13.9x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$2.40B
▲ +5.4% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$588M
▲ +11.2% YoY
Op. Margin
31.17%
▲ +0.4pp YoY
ROIC
16.51%
▲ +0.4pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$683M
▲ +0.5% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$799M
▲ +3.7% YoY
Net Debt
$1.27B
Cash & Equiv.
$285M
5Y CAGR: +9.2%
5Y CAGR: +7.6%
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