Factset Research Systems (FDS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Factset Research Systems' (FDS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 26.7% in Q2 2026, down 646.0% YoY from 4.89% in Q2 2025, and down 11.81% on a QoQ basis from 30.27% in Q1 2026.
Factset Research Systems (FDS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 26.7% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 646.0% year-over-year to 26.7% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 29.55% (down 100.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 32.23%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 26.7% in Q2 2026, from 30.27% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 36.63% in Q2 2024 to a low of 19.9% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 30.07% and a median of 32.03% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 956 bps — and 2023, when it surged 1256 bps.
- Tracing FDS's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 34.05% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 34.86% in 2023, then dropped by 3 bps to 33.65% in 2024, then fell by 6 bps to 31.61% in 2025, then declined by 16 bps to 26.7% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 26.7% (Q2 2026), 30.27% (Q1 2026), and 31.61% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 10.81 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 26.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 26.70% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.27% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 31.61% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 29.71% |
| May 31, 2025 | 33.16% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 32.50% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 33.65% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 22.74% |
| May 31, 2024 | 36.63% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 33.33% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 34.86% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 21.67% |
| May 31, 2023 | 32.46% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 32.86% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 34.05% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 26.48% |
| May 31, 2022 | 19.90% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 28.61% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 28.88% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 28.93% |