FDS
FactSet
$284.73
▲ 3.7%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
FDS at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 70/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 47.9% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$8.89B
P/E
17.8x
Forward P/E (est.)
16.11x
ROE
27.2%
Revenue Growth
6.5%
EPS Growth
10.5%
Profit Margin
24.5%
FCF Yield
6.2%
Debt / Equity
0.63x
ROIC
17.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
0.68x
Dividend Yield
2.0%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
1.9%
Rating Score
70/100
FactSet (FDS) is a mid-cap company in the Financial Exchanges & Data industry, part of the Financials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $8.89B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $2.32B in revenue and $597.04M in net profit.
Our model rates FDS Favorable (70/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (8 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
31.4% average over the last 3 years
±2.1 pts around 29.6% across 8 years
grew in 7 of the last 7 year-over-year periods
positive in 8 of 8 years
17.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what FDS's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. FDS trades near $284.73, above its 50-day average ($231.08) and 200-day average ($251.15). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 58 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. FDS's is $12.80 (~4.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month FDS found buyers near $207.96 (support) and sellers near $264.37 (resistance); its 52-week range is $185.00–$453.41. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.2× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
9.9%
Revenue moved from $1.35B in 2018 to $2.32B in 2025, a 8.1% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 6.5% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
51.9%
Operating Margin
32.2%
Net Margin
25.7%
ROE
27.2%
FactSet keeps about 24.5% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 51.9% gross margin and 32.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 27.2% and return on invested capital about 17.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$1.39B
Net Debt
$1.10B
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.47x
Debt / Equity
0.63x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.6x, with a current ratio of 0.7x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $1.39B of total debt against $288.11M of cash.
Operating CF
$726.26M
Free Cash Flow
$617.45M
FCF Margin
26.6%
In the latest year FactSet produced about $726.26M of operating cash flow and $617.45M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 6.2% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
2.0%
Total paid (latest FY)
$159.97M
History on record
8 years
dividend uses 26% of free cash flow
27% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 7 years in a row
no cuts in the last 8 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
17.8x
P/S
3.76x
P/B
7.74x
EV / EBITDA
—
FDS trades at 17.8x trailing earnings (about 16.1x on estimated forward earnings), 3.8x sales, and 7.7x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 1.9% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$343.38
Current price
$284.73
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$617.45M
Growth, years 1–5
6.5%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where FDS sits versus its Financials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 141 Financials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How FDS stacks up against its Financials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Financials sector (289 S&P 500 companies), FDS ranks #39 of 289 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (17.8x P/E vs. 15.8x median) with a higher return on equity (27.2% vs. 13.6%) and slower revenue growth (6.5% vs. 15.9%).
P/E vs sector
17.8x
median 15.8x
ROE vs sector
27.2%
median 13.6%
Growth vs sector
6.5%
median 15.9%
Sector rank
#39
of 289 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Financials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 289 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $284.73 today · expected CAGR 1% – 11%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.48B | $2.66B | $2.84B | $3.04B | $3.26B |
| Net income | $645.91M | $691.12M | $739.50M | $791.27M | $846.66M |
| EPS | $20.68 | $22.12 | $23.67 | $25.33 | $27.10 |
| Share price (low) | $227.44 | $243.36 | $260.40 | $278.63 | $298.13 |
| Share price (high) | $372.18 | $398.23 | $426.11 | $455.94 | $487.85 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -20% / 31% | -8% / 18% | -3% / 14% | -1% / 12% | 1% / 11% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for FDS:
- High net margins (24.5%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (27.2%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~6.2%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (70/100).
The case against FDS:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: FactSet is a mid-cap financials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 17.8x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (70/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 27 Wall Street analysts covering FDS recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
FDS's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
FDS — frequently asked questions
Is FDS a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates FactSet Favorable (70/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is FDS's rating on The Stocks School?
FactSet currently scores 70/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does FDS's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from FactSet's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for FDS calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this FDS analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell FDS. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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