Growth Metrics

Factset Research Systems (FDS) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems' FCF Payout Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.22 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 16.25% year-over-year to 0.22; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.24, down 12.93%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.26, 5.7% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio reached 0.22 in Q1 2026 per FDS's latest filing, down from 0.46 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.65 in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.17 in Q2 2024.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.28, with a median of 0.25 recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for FCF Payout Ratio: dropped 29.62% in 2023, then soared 142.79% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.38 in 2022, then decreased by 29.62% to 0.27 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 142.79% to 0.65 in 2024, then dropped by 29.41% to 0.46 in 2025, then plummeted by 51.82% to 0.22 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FDS's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.22 (Q1 2026), 0.46 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025).