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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS)

Financial Services | Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | Norwalk, United States | NYSE
301.62 USD -0.21 (-0.070%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 301.67 +0.05 (0.017%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:29 a.m. EDT

FactSet presents a classic turnaround story with a high-quality business model but significant execution risks. The company boasts an exceptional return on equity of 25.5% and healthy profit margins, yet it is currently navigating a sharp earnings contraction with trailing growth at -15% and quarterly results down 21%. While the forward P/E of 13.2x suggests the market expects a robust recovery, the balance sheet is strained with a current ratio below 0.6, raising liquidity concerns for a long-term holder. On the short end, technical momentum is strong with the stock trading well above its 200-day average, yet the analyst consensus target price sits below the current level, creating a ceiling for immediate gains. Options activity confirms this tension, with heavy put buying acting as a floor while call buyers look for a breakout toward 320. The investment case hinges entirely on whether the earnings recovery materializes quickly enough to offset the balance sheet weakness.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.052401
MSTL0.060726
AutoETS0.073341
AutoARIMA0.076612

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 0.29
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.427
Excess Kurtosis -0.93
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 77.049
Revenue per Share 67.904
Market Cap 10,727,279,616
Trailing P/E 20.70
Forward P/E 13.90
Beta 0.77
Profit Margins 21.54%
Website https://www.factset.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest concentrated between 250 and 270 strikes, creating a significant downside hedge wall. Call positioning is bullish but scattered, with notable open interest walls at 260, 280, and 320 strikes. Implied volatility remains elevated across expirations (40-50%), indicating uncertainty. The mix suggests traders are protecting existing long positions rather than initiating aggressive new bets, though call volume at higher strikes hints at a potential upside target near 320.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.37% 1.75% 1.22% 1.07%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-31 1.160000 0.369957
2026-05-29 1.160000 0.472563
2026-02-27 1.100000 0.507357
2025-11-28 1.100000 0.396725
2025-08-29 1.100000 0.294653
2025-05-30 1.100000 0.240038
2025-02-28 1.040000 0.225235
2024-11-29 1.040000 0.211955
2024-08-30 1.040000 0.245956
2024-05-31 1.040000 0.257260
2024-02-28 0.980000 0.210305
2023-11-29 0.980000 0.215674
2023-08-30 0.980000 0.225313
2023-05-30 0.980000 0.251372
2023-02-27 0.890000 0.211945
2022-11-29 0.890000 0.198165
2022-08-30 0.890000 0.203368
2022-05-27 0.890000 0.229376
2022-02-25 0.820000 0.201608
2021-11-29 0.820000 0.174680
2021-08-30 0.820000 0.215744
2021-05-27 0.820000 0.246795
2021-02-25 0.770000 0.261593
2020-11-27 0.770000 0.238575
2020-08-28 0.770000 0.218180
2020-05-28 0.770000 0.254125
2020-02-27 0.720000 0.258509
2019-11-27 0.720000 0.274967
2019-08-29 0.720000 0.265840
2019-05-30 0.720000 0.258760
2019-02-27 0.640000 0.272968
2018-11-29 0.640000 0.274031
2018-08-30 0.640000 0.283650
2018-05-30 0.640000 0.316644
2018-02-27 0.560000 0.274214
2017-11-29 0.560000 0.282429
2017-08-29 0.560000 0.360059
2017-05-26 0.560000 0.345786
2017-02-24 0.500000 0.274288
2016-11-28 0.500000 0.311779
2016-08-29 0.500000 0.280379
2016-05-26 0.500000 0.318756
2016-02-25 0.440000 0.289989
2015-11-25 0.440000 0.259648
2015-08-27 0.440000 0.276104
2015-05-27 0.440000 0.263916
2015-02-25 0.390000 0.247997
2014-11-25 0.390000 0.284672
2014-08-27 0.390000 0.305045
2014-05-28 0.390000 0.364078
2014-02-26 0.350000 0.336636
2013-11-26 0.350000 0.306695
2013-08-28 0.350000 0.336636
2013-05-29 0.350000 0.356779
2013-02-26 0.310000 0.319752
2012-11-28 0.310000 0.335934
2012-08-29 0.310000 0.334448
2012-05-29 0.310000 0.287863
2012-02-27 0.270000 0.303712
2011-11-28 0.270000 0.297521
2011-08-29 0.270000 0.310202
2011-05-26 0.270000 0.250906
2011-02-24 0.230000 0.226936
2010-11-26 0.230000 0.254735
2010-08-27 0.230000 0.308808
2010-05-26 0.230000 0.344311
2010-02-24 0.200000 0.301932
2009-11-25 0.200000 0.273448
2009-08-27 0.200000 0.357334
2009-05-27 0.200000 0.373832
2009-02-25 0.180000 0.450113
2008-11-25 0.180000 0.481155
2008-08-27 0.180000 0.284630
2008-05-27 0.180000 0.285987
2008-02-27 0.120000 0.220710
2007-11-28 0.120000 0.189424
2007-08-29 0.120000 0.211939
2007-05-29 0.120000 0.187882
2007-02-26 0.060000 0.097103
2006-11-28 0.060000 0.113787
2006-08-29 0.060000 0.136643
2006-05-26 0.060000 0.128260
2006-02-24 0.050000 0.125597
2005-11-28 0.050000 0.131891
2005-08-29 0.050000 0.144175
2005-05-26 0.050000 0.156740
2005-02-24 0.050000 0.156642
2004-12-09 0.046667 0.139443
2004-11-26 0.046667 0.134668
2004-08-27 0.046667 0.153375
2004-05-26 0.046667 0.156426
2004-02-25 0.040000 0.163265
2003-11-25 0.040000 0.144231
2003-08-27 0.040000 0.124636
2003-05-28 0.040000 0.160643
2003-02-26 0.033333 0.199599
2002-11-26 0.033333 0.169375
2002-08-28 0.033333 0.204246
2002-05-29 0.033333 0.154797
2002-02-26 0.026667 0.118450
2001-11-28 0.026667 0.134365
2001-08-29 0.026667 0.157544
2001-05-29 0.026667 0.097753
2001-02-26 0.020000 0.091185
2000-11-28 0.020000 0.086982
2000-08-29 0.020000 0.090395
2000-05-26 0.020000 0.123393
2000-02-25 0.010000 0.054422
1999-11-26 0.016667 0.080323
1999-08-27 0.016667 0.110195
1999-05-26 0.016667 0.112362
1999-02-24 0.016667 0.114945
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.64
dividendYield 1.54
exDividendDate 2026-08-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 1.16
lastDividendDate 2026-08-31
dividendDate 2026-09-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.05288315
Address1 45 Glover Avenue
Address2 7th Floor
All Time High 499.87
All Time Low 3.444444
Ask 299.77
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 3.2 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 664,600
Average Daily Volume3 Month 857,504
Average Volume 857,504
Average Volume10Days 664,600
Beta 0.766
Bid 299.12
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 56.545
City Norwalk
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 301.62
Current Ratio 0.599
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 310.0
Day Low 296.0
Debt To Equity 77.049
Display Name FactSet Research Systems
Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Dividend Rate 4.64
Dividend Yield 1.54
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,790,773,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,790,773,200
Earnings Growth -0.152
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.212
Earnings Timestamp 1,790,771,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,797,510,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,797,510,600
Ebitda 880,787,008
Ebitda Margins 0.35569
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.582
Enterprise To Revenue 4.831
Enterprise Value 11,962,769,408
Eps Current Year 19.61689
Eps Forward 21.7022
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 14.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 285.2356
Fifty Day Average Change 16.3844
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.057441637
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.288315
Fifty Two Week High 320.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.860016
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.058849275
Fifty Two Week Low 185.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 116.619995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.63037837
Fifty Two Week Range 185.0 - 320.48
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 835,968,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.96
Float Shares 35,271,655
Forward Eps 21.7022
Forward P E 13.89813
Free Cashflow 641,526,656
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.15997314
Fullday Change Percent -0.053001076
Fullday Price 301.67
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.50605
Gross Profits 1,253,110,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0037099998
Held Percent Institutions 1.15136
Implied Shares Outstanding 35,565,543
Industry Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Disp Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Key financial-data-stock-exchanges
Ir Website http://investor.factset.com/stockquote.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Last Dividend Value 1.16
Last Fiscal Year End 1,788,134,400
Last Split Date 1,107,734,400
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary FactSet Research Systems Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider for the investment community. It offers data, products, and analytical applications; and workstations, portfolio analytics, and enterprise data solutions, as well as managed services for supporting data, performance, risk, and reporting workflows. The company also provides subscription-based financial data and market intelligence on securities, companies, industries, and people that enable clients to research investment ideas, as well as analyze, monitor, and manage portfolios; and solutions covering investment lifecycle of investment research, portfolio construction and analysis, trade execution, performance measurement, risk management, and reporting. In addition, it offers services through configurable desktop and mobile platform, data feeds, cloud-based digital solutions, and application programming interfaces. It operates in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company serves investment professionals, including institutional asset managers, bankers, wealth managers, asset owners, partners, hedge funds, corporate users, and private equity and venture capital professionals. It has a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to create a new generation of AI-powered solutions for the financial industry. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Long Name FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,727,279,616
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_347669
Most Recent Quarter 1,788,134,400
Net Income To Common 533,480,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,819,670,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,938,079,680
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 306.22
Operating Cashflow 822,200,000
Operating Margins 0.24677
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.2938
Peg Ratio 0.99
Phone 203 810 1000
Post Market Change 0.05001831
Post Market Change Percent 0.016583221
Post Market Price 301.67
Post Market Time 1,792,180,844
Previous Close 301.83
Price Eps Current Year 15.375525
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.334159
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.332056
Profit Margins 0.21544
Quick Ratio 0.519
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.22222
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.20999146
Regular Market Change Percent -0.06957276
Regular Market Day High 310.0
Regular Market Day Low 296.0
Regular Market Day Range 296.0 - 310.0
Regular Market Open 306.22
Regular Market Previous Close 301.83
Regular Market Price 301.62
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,794
Regular Market Volume 437,255
Return On Assets 0.10358
Return On Equity 0.25475
Revenue Growth 0.063
Revenue Per Share 67.904
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 35,565,543
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.08939999
Shares Short 3,179,609
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,473,101
Short Name FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1028
Short Ratio 3.54
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol FDS
Target High Price 340.0
Target Low Price 212.0
Target Mean Price 280.0
Target Median Price 288.5
Total Cash 265,332,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.495
Total Debt 1,542,413,952
Total Revenue 2,476,256,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 14.57
Trailing P E 20.70144
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2237
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 248.8767
Two Hundred Day Average Change 52.7433
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21192543
Type Disp Equity
Volume 437,255
Website https://www.factset.com
Zip 6,850