FDS vs VRSK vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Factset Research Systems, Verisk Analytics and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FDS Factset Research Systems Inc
$340.07 +25.1% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.99B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
1.33%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$211.47 +28.0% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$27.52B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
0.92%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 6, Factset Research Systems 3, Verisk Analytics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFDSVRSKCBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.99B $27.52B $36.81B CBOE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 31.2x 25.0x FDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 26.5x 26.0x FDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +5.0% +14.3% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 28.2% 27.9% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% 31.9% 19.5% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.3x -0.6x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.33% 0.92% 0.86% FDS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% -1.2% +40.3% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -0.3%/yr +21.5%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.2% 36.2% 36.8% VRSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 54/100 70/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

FDSVRSKCBOE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFDSVRSKCBOE
Valuation 27 #705 of 965 28 #697 of 965 63 #39 of 103
Growth 27 #605 of 825 45 #452 of 825 70 #22 of 70
Profitability 79 #183 of 848 97 #31 of 848 96 #4 of 74
Financial Health 60 #360 of 899 32 #613 of 899 80 #21 of 100
Shareholder Returns 67 #240 of 730 68 #235 of 730 41 #24 of 40
Overall 52 54 70
  • FDS ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFDSVRSKCBOESPY
1 month +25.1%+28.0%+26.8% -5.9%
3 months +23.8%+11.4%+22.1% -4.6%
6 months +51.8%+21.1%+4.1% +0.2%
Year to date +17.2%-5.5%+40.5% +7.5%
1 year +30.2%-1.2%+40.3% +8.2%
3 years -23.8%-8.4%+102.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -8.7%-2.9%+26.6% +19.0%
5 years -23.9%-1.5%+164.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.3%-0.3%+21.5% +9.4%
10 years +122.7%+158.6%+456.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.3%+10.0%+18.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFDSVRSKCBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.2%36.2%36.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.9%36.3%39.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.57-0.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.63-0.031.09 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-51.2%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-6.0%-3.8% -5.9%
52-week high $344.03$225.07$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $190.06$156.84$231.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFDSVRSKCBOE
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 13.3x 31.2xmedian 13.3x 25.0xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 3.2x 8.8xmedian 3.2x 7.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 6.0x 18.2xmedian 6.0x 17.5xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 10.4x 22.3xmedian 10.4x 14.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.2x -23.1xmedian 1.2x 6.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.53median 0.89 1.25median 0.89 0.88median 0.47

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFDSVRSKCBOE
Revenue $2.48B $3.14B $5.28B
Gross profit $1.25B $2.20B $2.84B
Operating income $699.96M $1.38B $1.92B
Net income $533.48M $885.50M $1.48B
Free cash flow $707.48M $1.24B $2.53B
EPS (diluted) $14.57 $6.77 $14.09
Cash & equivalents $233.34M $551.40M $2.66B
Total debt $1.37B $4.47B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 36.61M 130.85M 104.70M
Enterprise value $10.84B $22.16B $27.30B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFDSVRSKCBOE
P/E 23.2x 31.2x 25.0x
P/FCF 16.9x 22.3x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 18.3x 14.0x
P/S 4.8x 8.8x 7.0x
P/B 6.0x -23.1x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 78.7x -18.3x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 18.2x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 22.9x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 10.0x 6.7x
EV/FCF 18.5x 25.4x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 20.9x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.53 1.25 0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFDSVRSKCBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 5.0% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 6.9% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 6.2% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 8.3% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.5% 4.8% 41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 6.6% 23.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.6% -3.3% 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 20.7% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.3% 3.7% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 25.0% 28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 21.1% 280.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 11.4% 32.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 21.2% 311.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 14.6% 33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFDSVRSKCBOE
Gross margin 50.6% 70.2% 53.9%
EBITDA margin 35.6% 55.0% 38.6%
Operating margin 28.3% 43.9% 36.4%
Pretax margin 26.2% 37.0% 38.2%
Net margin 21.5% 28.2% 27.9%
FCF margin 28.6% 39.4% 47.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 47.9% 49.7%
Return on equity 26.4% – 25.6%
Return on assets 12.8% 19.5% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 16.9% 31.9% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 22.8% 40.1% 28.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFDSVRSKCBOE
Debt / assets 33.1% 99.5% 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x -3.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.3x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 3.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 126.4% 47.2%
Equity / assets 48.4% -26.4% 52.8%
Interest coverage 12.8x 7.0x 36.3x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.30 7.15 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFDSVRSKCBOE
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 6.8% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 7.7% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 21.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFDSVRSKCBOE
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2027 26.5xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.55FY2027 $7.97FY2026 $13.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026 +27.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +5.1% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.68BFY2027 $3.33BFY2026 $3.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2027 +8.6%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +6.7% +5.2%
FDS estimates →VRSK estimates →CBOE estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFDSVRSKCBOE
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 88.4%
Institutions holding 770 955 988
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -0.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 416 488 524
Institutions selling 244 350 342
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.39 1.53
FDS holders →VRSK holders →CBOE holders →

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FDSVRSKCBOE
FDS 1.00 0.64 0.10
VRSK 0.64 1.00 0.19
CBOE 0.10 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FDS, VRSK and CBOE?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Factset Research Systems (FDS) $11.99B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $27.52B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, FDS, VRSK and CBOE?

Factset Research Systems (FDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 23.2x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.2x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Factset Research Systems (FDS) is cheapest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 18.3x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 26.5x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Factset Research Systems (FDS) +6.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 21.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 16.9%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Factset Research Systems (FDS) +30.2%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +40.3%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) -5.3%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -0.3%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Factset Research Systems (FDS) has the highest dividend yield: Factset Research Systems (FDS) 1.33%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.92%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.86%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has been the steadiest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 48.2%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 36.2%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FDS, VRSK and CBOE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.