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FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC FDS
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC (FDS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.89% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $2.3B at a 25.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.4 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-04-01 | Goldman Sachs | Sell (main) |
| 2026-04-01 | Wells Fargo | Underweight (main) |
| 2026-04-01 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-03-18 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-02-23 | Barclays | Underweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.048 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.54 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.174 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.032 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDS | FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC | 7/9 | 4.33 | 14.1 | +5.4% |
| WIX | Wix.com Ltd. | 6/9 | -0.66 | 36.8 | +13.2% |
| RXT | Rackspace Technology, Inc. | 4/9 | -5.69 | — | -1.9% |
| TBLA | Taboola.com Ltd. | 6/9 | 1.46 | 30.8 | +8.3% |
| TRIP | TripAdvisor, Inc. | 7/9 | 1.67 | 40 | +3.1% |
| SABR | Sabre Corp | 5/9 | -2.39 | 1.5 | +1% |
| WB | WEIBO Corp | 5/9 | 5.3 | 31 | +0.1% |
About FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC
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. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
FAQ
Is FDS financially healthy?
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does FDS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC pays a dividend yielding about 1.89% with a 26.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is FDS?
In FY2025, FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC had a net margin of 25.7% and a return on equity of 27.3%.
Is FDS overvalued or undervalued?
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC trades at about 17.9× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.4×–39.0×, median 33.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for FDS?
The average Wall-Street price target for FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC is $250.69, about 9.8% below the recent price, from 16 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is FDS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 14.1×, a dividend yield of 1.89%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.