profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
FactSet Research Systems
$332.69+0.30% today
+19.7% in 1 year
1-year low $190.061-year high $343.74
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $22.00 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What FactSet Research Systems sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.09 billion in 2023 to $2.48 billion in 2026, with $533 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
FactSet Research Systems handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $644M$164M
Free cash flow 2026$707M
Bought back its own shares$644M
Paid as dividends$164M
Cash vs. debt$233M vs. $1.5B
FactSet Research Systems vs. similar companies
FactSet Research Systems grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| FactSet Research Systems | 22.0× · Fair price | ||
 Nasdaq | 33.7× · Expensive | ||
 Cboe Global Markets | 35.6× · Expensive | ||
 Morningstar | 24.4× · Fair price | ||
 Value Line | 18.4× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads FactSet Research Systems's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,591 | 1,844 | 2,086 | 2,203 | 2,322 | 2,476 | |
| 805 | 973 | 1,112 | 1,191 | 1,224 | 1,253 | |
| 474 | 540 | 629 | 701 | 748 | 700 | |
| – | 609 | 788 | 873 | 966 | – | |
| 400 | 397 | 468 | 537 | 597 | 533 | |
| 10.36 | 10.25 | 12.03 | 13.91 | 15.55 | 14.57 | |
| 50.6% | 52.8% | 53.3% | 54.1% | 52.7% | 50.6% | |
| 29.8% | 29.3% | 30.2% | 31.8% | 32.2% | 28.3% | |
| 25.1% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 21.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,225 | 4,014 | 3,963 | 4,055 | 4,304 | 4,140 |
| Cash | 682 | 503 | 425 | 423 | 338 | 233 |
| Total debt | 866 | 2,220 | 1,840 | 1,575 | 1,559 | 1,542 |
| Total liabilities | 1,209 | 2,683 | 2,343 | 2,143 | 2,118 | 2,138 |
| 1,016 | 1,331 | 1,620 | 1,912 | 2,186 | 2,002 | |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | |
| 20.0% | 10.7% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 16.4% | 15.7% | |
| 39.3% | 29.8% | 28.9% | 28.1% | 27.3% | 26.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555 | 538 | 646 | 700 | 726 | 822 | |
| 61 | 51 | 61 | 86 | 109 | 115 | |
| 494 | 487 | 585 | 615 | 617 | 707 | |
| Dividends paid | 118 | 126 | 139 | 151 | 160 | 164 |
| 265 | 19 | 177 | 235 | 300 | 644 | |
| 45 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 61 | 84 |
Valuation
- 22.0×
- 18.7×
- 3.12
- 3.8×
- 4.7×
- 16.6×
- –
- 6.0%
- 4.5%
- 2.0%
Profitability
- 50.6%
- 28.3%
- 21.5%
- 39.0%
- 16.3%
- 15.5%
- 27.2%
- 13.9%
- 20.2%
- –
Growth
- +9.2%
- +7.1%
- +0.5%
- +7.5%
- +0.0%
Financial health
- 1.4×
- 0.73
- 36.8%
- 9.2×
- 1.40
- 1.40
- 0.57
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 12%of 852
Top 34%of 733
Bottom 24%of 863
Top 46%of 860
Bottom 49%of 920
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $277.89
- Range
- $210.00 – $321.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.46 | 4.37 | +2.1% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 4.51 | 4.36 | +3.4% |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 4.05 | 4.13 | −1.9% |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 4.27 | 4.30 | −0.7% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 4.28 | 4.17 | +2.6% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 4.37 | 4.25 | +2.8% |
| Sep 19, 2024 | 3.74 | 3.62 | +3.3% |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 4.37 | 3.90 | +12.1% |
2.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$20a year at today's yield, before tax
+7.5%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.71 in 2015 → $4.34 in 2025
How safe it looks
30.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 23.2%
News
Blue Owl, FactSet in losers; Wells Fargo, CleanSpark in gainers: week's financials wrapSeeking Alpha · Sep 12, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 12, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
4/7Passes 4 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
63Pass
Benjamin Graham
50No pass
Philip Fisher
68Pass
Peter Lynch
32No pass
Joel Greenblatt
37No pass
Charlie Munger
68Pass
Terry Smith
65Pass
Questions about FactSet Research Systems
Is FactSet Research Systems a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business at a fair price. 4 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the FactSet Research Systems AI analysis
What does FactSet Research Systems do?
FactSet Research Systems Inc., a financial data and analytics company, provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It is in Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges, based in Norwalk, CT, United States, with 12,840 employees.
Does FactSet Research Systems pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.0% a year, about 31% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $164 million in dividends.
Is FactSet Research Systems stock halal?
Yes. FactSet Research Systems passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 13% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has FactSet Research Systems stock done over the past year?
Up 19.7% over the past twelve months, to $332.69. It traded between $190.06 and $343.74 and is 3.2% below its high.
Who are FactSet Research Systems's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Nasdaq, Cboe Global Markets, Morningstar and Value Line. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with FactSet Research Systems's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.