Growth Metrics

Factset Research Systems (FDS) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems' Operating Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 30.27% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 223.0% year-over-year to 30.27%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 31.17%, down 20.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 32.23%, 40.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 30.27% in Q1 2026 per FDS's latest filing, down from 31.61% 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.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 30.26%, with a median of 32.46% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: crashed -956bps in 2022, then soared 1256bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 34.05% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 34.86% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 33.65% in 2024, then decreased by -6bps to 31.61% in 2025, then decreased by -4bps to 30.27% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FDS's Operating Margin are 30.27% (Q1 2026), 31.61% (Q4 2025), and 29.71% (Q3 2025).