Factset Research Systems (FDS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems (FDS) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 26.7% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 646.0% year-over-year to 26.7%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 29.55% (down 100.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 32.23%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin slipped to 26.7% in Q2 2026 per FDS's latest filing, from 30.27% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 36.63% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 19.9% in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 30.07% across 5 years, with a median of 32.03% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin tumbled 956 bps in 2022, then soared 1256 bps in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 34.05% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 34.86% in 2023, then fell by 3 bps to 33.65% in 2024, then decreased by 6 bps to 31.61% in 2025, then retreated by 16 bps to 26.7% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 26.7%, 30.27%, and 31.61% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.