Growth Metrics

Factset Research Systems (FDS) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Factset Research Systems (FDS) has disclosed Return on Equity for 16 consecutive years, with 0.2% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Equity fell 8.0% year-over-year to 0.2%, compared with a TTM value of 0.2% through Nov 2025, down 8.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.26%, down 56.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.2% for Q4 2025 at Factset Research Systems, down from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.42% in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 0.2% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.3%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity fell -14bps in 2021, then changed 0bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.38% in 2021, then fell by -21bps to 0.3% in 2022, then dropped by -5bps to 0.29% in 2023, then dropped by -5bps to 0.28% in 2024, then dropped by -27bps to 0.2% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for FDS at 0.2% in Q4 2025, 0.2% in Q3 2025, and 0.25% in Q2 2025.