Growth Metrics

Factset Research Systems (FDS) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $296.7 million for Q1 2026, up 10.07% year-on-year from $269.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.07% on a QoQ basis from $287.9 million in Q4 2025.

Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $296.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 10.07% year-over-year to $296.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 11.66% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 8.48% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $296.7 million, up from $287.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $296.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $199.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $255.1 million (2024), against an average of $254.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cost of Revenue advanced 22.48%; it then declined 2.08% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $227.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 10.83% to $251.6 million in 2023, then gained by 2.84% to $258.8 million in 2024, then grew by 11.26% to $287.9 million in 2025, then gained by 3.07% to $296.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $296.7 million (Q1 2026), $287.9 million (Q4 2025), and $288.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.24 Bn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 52.50 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - -
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 531.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 730.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 83.91 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 85.70 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 5.80 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 519.50 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 296.74 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 296.74 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 296.74 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 287.92 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 287.92 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 288.67 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 288.67 Mn
May 31, 2025 280.73 Mn
May 31, 2025 280.73 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 269.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 269.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 258.78 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 258.78 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 258.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 258.20 Mn
May 31, 2024 246.99 Mn
May 31, 2024 246.99 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 255.14 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 255.14 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 251.62 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 251.62 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 263.69 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 263.69 Mn
May 31, 2023 241.69 Mn
May 31, 2023 241.69 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 240.81 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 240.81 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 227.04 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 227.04 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 241.94 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 241.94 Mn
May 31, 2022 222.62 Mn
May 31, 2022 222.62 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 199.41 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 199.41 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 207.13 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 207.13 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 197.53 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 197.53 Mn
May 31, 2021 205.26 Mn
May 31, 2021 205.26 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 183.57 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 183.57 Mn
May 31, 2020 170.70 Mn
May 31, 2020 170.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 164.96 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 164.96 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 167.73 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 167.73 Mn
May 31, 2019 163.83 Mn
May 31, 2019 163.83 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 165.11 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 165.11 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 166.78 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 166.78 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 169.47 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 169.47 Mn
May 31, 2018 165.07 Mn
May 31, 2018 165.07 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 163.23 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 163.23 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 161.52 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 161.52 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 161.27 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 161.27 Mn
May 31, 2017 146.43 Mn
May 31, 2017 146.43 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 131.64 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 131.64 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 127.25 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 127.25 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 124.16 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 124.16 Mn
May 31, 2016 124.60 Mn
May 31, 2016 124.60 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 123.91 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 123.91 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 114.74 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 114.74 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 107.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 107.60 Mn
May 31, 2015 100.69 Mn
May 31, 2015 100.69 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 99.52 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 99.52 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 97.54 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 97.54 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 92.52 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 92.52 Mn
May 31, 2014 90.66 Mn
May 31, 2014 90.66 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 87.25 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 87.25 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 83.25 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 83.25 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 80.23 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 80.23 Mn
May 31, 2013 76.72 Mn
May 31, 2013 76.72 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 75.84 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 75.84 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 73.59 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 73.59 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 72.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 72.30 Mn
May 31, 2012 68.88 Mn
May 31, 2012 68.88 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 67.53 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 67.53 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 66.83 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 66.83 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 65.48 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 65.48 Mn
May 31, 2011 62.22 Mn
May 31, 2011 62.22 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 60.14 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 60.14 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 56.79 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 56.79 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 53.92 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 53.92 Mn
May 31, 2010 51.36 Mn
May 31, 2010 51.36 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 50.87 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 50.87 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 50.41 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 50.41 Mn