Factset Research Systems (FDS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Factset Research Systems posted quarterly FCF Margin of 30.39% for Q1 2026, up 407.0% year-on-year from 5.99% in Q1 2025, and up 104.18% on a QoQ basis from 14.88% in Q4 2025.
Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 30.39% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 407.0% year-over-year to 30.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 28.44% (up 338.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 26.59%, down 131.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.39%, up from 14.88% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 39.24% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 10.64% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 27.27% (2022), against an average of 27.25%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin jumped 801 bps; it then slumped 1494 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 17.57% in 2022, then jumped by 46 bps to 25.58% in 2023, then sank by 58 bps to 10.64% in 2024, then jumped by 40 bps to 14.88% in 2025, then soared by 104 bps to 30.39% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 30.39% (Q1 2026), 14.88% (Q4 2025), and 29.84% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 24.21% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 65.85% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 42.39% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 40.60% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 29.43% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 12.93% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 33.00% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 152.48% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.53% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 30.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.39% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 14.88% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 29.84% |
| May 31, 2025 | 39.04% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 26.32% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 10.64% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 24.41% |
| May 31, 2024 | 39.24% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 22.32% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 25.58% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 29.17% |
| May 31, 2023 | 36.35% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 28.58% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 17.57% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 27.27% |
| May 31, 2022 | 36.13% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 25.53% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 15.15% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 41.53% |
| May 31, 2021 | 30.45% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 33.24% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 18.27% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 37.72% |
| May 31, 2020 | 37.41% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 20.16% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 18.82% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 26.17% |
| May 31, 2019 | 40.69% |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 24.59% |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 10.46% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 26,363.48% |
| May 31, 2018 | 35,201.27% |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 25,678.71% |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 16,780.35% |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 27.35% |
| May 31, 2017 | 27.01% |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 24.27% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 13.39% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 19.83% |
| May 31, 2016 | 30.83% |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 28.77% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 20.96% |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 28.00% |
| May 31, 2015 | 38.69% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 17.20% |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 27.34% |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 27.34% |
| May 31, 2014 | 39.40% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 16.74% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 23.64% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 32.35% |
| May 31, 2013 | 43.05% |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 20.37% |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 21.10% |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 24.76% |
| May 31, 2012 | 34.71% |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 19.62% |
| Nov 30, 2011 | 24.79% |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 33.14% |
| May 31, 2011 | 31.12% |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 24.14% |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 8.17% |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 37.54% |
| May 31, 2010 | 41.22% |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 27.08% |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 11.91% |