Factset Research Systems (FDS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems (FDS) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.16 for Q2 2026, down 28.09% on a QoQ basis from 0.22 in Q1 2026, and down 8.21% year-over-year from 0.17 in Q2 2025.

Factset Research Systems (FDS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Factset Research Systems' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.16 for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 8.21% year-over-year to 0.16 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.23 (down 15.18% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.26, up 5.7% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.16 for Q2 2026 at Factset Research Systems, down from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.65 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.16 in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.27 and a median of 0.24 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio slipped 29.62% — and 2024, when it surged 142.79%.
  • Factset Research Systems' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.38 in 2022, then declined by 29.62% to 0.27 in 2023, then jumped by 142.79% to 0.65 in 2024, then retreated by 29.41% to 0.46 in 2025, then sank by 65.35% to 0.16 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FDS's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.16 in Q2 2026, 0.22 in Q1 2026, and 0.46 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Bit Origin 1,110.84 Bn 1,110.84 Bn - -
2 S&P Global 130.72 Bn 128.91 Bn 2.94 Bn 0.09
3 Cme 92.16 Bn 92.16 Bn 1.65 Bn 0.51
4 Moodys 84.72 Bn 83.22 Bn 1.67 Bn 0.27
5 Intercontinental Exchange 84.12 Bn 82.38 Bn - 0.24
6 Nasdaq 53.10 Bn 52.38 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.27
7 Coinbase Global 44.25 Bn 33.81 Bn 1.33 Bn -
8 Msci 41.65 Bn 41.29 Bn 717.10 Mn 0.42
9 Cboe Global Markets 30.13 Bn 27.96 Bn 728.90 Mn 0.04
10 Factset Research Systems 9.59 Bn 9.29 Bn 310.73 Mn 0.16

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 0.16
Feb 28, 2026 0.22
Nov 30, 2025 0.46
Aug 31, 2025 0.23
May 31, 2025 0.17
Feb 28, 2025 0.26
Nov 30, 2024 0.65
Aug 31, 2024 0.29
May 31, 2024 0.17
Feb 29, 2024 0.30
Nov 30, 2023 0.27
Aug 31, 2023 0.24
May 31, 2023 0.18
Feb 28, 2023 0.23
Nov 30, 2022 0.38
Aug 31, 2022 0.25
May 31, 2022 0.17
Feb 28, 2022 0.28
Nov 30, 2021 0.48
Aug 31, 2021 0.18