Factset Research Systems (FDS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Factset Research Systems' (FDS) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 49.88% in Q2 2026, down 217.0% YoY from 42.63% in Q2 2025, and down 3.02% on a QoQ basis from 51.43% in Q1 2026.
Factset Research Systems (FDS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 49.88% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 217.0% year-over-year to 49.88% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 51.38% (down 195.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 52.72%, down 135.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin eased to 49.88% in Q2 2026, from 51.43% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 55.31% in Q2 2024 to a low of 49.88% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 53.02% and a median of 53.26% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 582 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 326 bps.
- Tracing FDS's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 55.02% in 2022, then retreated by 3 bps to 53.59% in 2023, then advanced by 2 bps to 54.49% in 2024, then retreated by 3 bps to 52.62% in 2025, then dropped by 5 bps to 49.88% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 49.88% (Q2 2026), 51.43% (Q1 2026), and 52.62% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 10.81 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 49.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 49.88% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 51.43% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 52.62% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 51.64% |
| May 31, 2025 | 52.05% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 52.76% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 54.49% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 54.07% |
| May 31, 2024 | 55.31% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 53.27% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 53.59% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 50.79% |
| May 31, 2023 | 54.38% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 53.25% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 55.02% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 51.54% |
| May 31, 2022 | 54.45% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 53.75% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 51.23% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 52.04% |