Factset Research Systems (FDS) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Factset Research Systems posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 30.27% for Q1 2026, down 223.0% year-on-year from 24.61% in Q1 2025, and down 4.24% on a QoQ basis from 31.61% in Q4 2025.
Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 30.27% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 223.0% year-over-year to 30.27%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 31.17% (down 20.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 32.23%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.27%, down from 31.61% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 36.63% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 19.9% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 32.46% (2023), against an average of 30.26%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBIT Margin plunged 956 bps; it then surged 1256 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 34.05% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 34.86% in 2023, then declined by 3 bps to 33.65% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 31.61% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 30.27% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 30.27% (Q1 2026), 31.61% (Q4 2025), and 29.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 48.00% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 69.66% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 55.93% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 44.35% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 30.74% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -1.52% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 53.70% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 39.72% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 19.65% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 30.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.27% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 31.61% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 29.71% |
| May 31, 2025 | 33.16% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 32.50% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 33.65% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 22.74% |
| May 31, 2024 | 36.63% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 33.33% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 34.86% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 21.67% |
| May 31, 2023 | 32.46% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 32.86% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 34.05% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 26.48% |
| May 31, 2022 | 19.90% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 28.61% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 28.88% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 28.93% |
| May 31, 2021 | 29.46% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 29.64% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 31.18% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 25.70% |
| May 31, 2020 | 32.52% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 28.74% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 30.87% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 30.63% |
| May 31, 2019 | 32.16% |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 30.63% |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 28.59% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 25,546.68% |
| May 31, 2018 | 27,438.06% |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 28,483.34% |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 27,069.86% |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 25.23% |
| May 31, 2017 | 28.08% |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 31.17% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 31.35% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 30.54% |
| May 31, 2016 | 31.06% |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 30.29% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 32.28% |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 32.72% |
| May 31, 2015 | 33.54% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 32.55% |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 33.07% |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 33.26% |
| May 31, 2014 | 31.51% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 33.07% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 33.52% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 32.16% |
| May 31, 2013 | 33.38% |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 26.36% |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 33.68% |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 34.01% |
| May 31, 2012 | 33.86% |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 33.66% |
| Nov 30, 2011 | 33.98% |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 30.73% |
| May 31, 2011 | 33.66% |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 32.70% |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 34.29% |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 34.14% |
| May 31, 2010 | 34.74% |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 34.63% |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 34.81% |