Growth Metrics

Factset Research Systems (FDS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $20.9 million for Q1 2026, up 26.11% year-on-year from $16.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 13.06% on a QoQ basis from $18.5 million in Q4 2025.

Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $20.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 26.11% year-over-year to $20.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $70.4 million (up 12.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $61.2 million, down 3.58% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $20.9 million, up from $18.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $20.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $12.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $15.7 million (2024), against an average of $16.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation jumped 41.11%; it then dropped 16.19% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $12.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 17.54% to $14.3 million in 2023, then decreased by 5.02% to $13.6 million in 2024, then soared by 35.79% to $18.5 million in 2025, then advanced by 13.06% to $20.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $20.9 million (Q1 2026), $18.5 million (Q4 2025), and $14.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 39.00 Mn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 21.80 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 78.00 Mn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 58.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 38.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 248.06 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 47.70 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 12.90 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 37.50 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 20.87 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 20.87 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 20.87 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 18.46 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 18.46 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 14.08 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 14.08 Mn
May 31, 2025 17.02 Mn
May 31, 2025 17.02 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 16.55 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 16.55 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 13.59 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 13.59 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 16.79 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 16.79 Mn
May 31, 2024 15.75 Mn
May 31, 2024 15.75 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 16.65 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 16.65 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 14.31 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 14.31 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 17.67 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 17.67 Mn
May 31, 2023 16.87 Mn
May 31, 2023 16.87 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 15.33 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 15.33 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 12.18 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 12.18 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 15.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 15.40 Mn
May 31, 2022 14.67 Mn
May 31, 2022 14.67 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 15.54 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 15.54 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 10.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 10.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 11.71 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 11.71 Mn
May 31, 2021 11.03 Mn
May 31, 2021 11.03 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 11.01 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 11.01 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 11.32 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 11.32 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 8.21 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 8.21 Mn
May 31, 2020 10.34 Mn
May 31, 2020 10.34 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 8.21 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 8.21 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 9.81 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 9.81 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 8.27 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 8.27 Mn
May 31, 2019 8.00 Mn
May 31, 2019 8.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 7.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 7.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 8.44 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 8.44 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 8.28 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 8.28 Mn
May 31, 2018 7.80 Mn
May 31, 2018 7.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 7.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 7.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 7.48 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 7.48 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 13.33 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 13.33 Mn
May 31, 2017 7.30 Mn
May 31, 2017 7.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 7.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 7.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 6.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 6.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 7.36 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 7.36 Mn
May 31, 2016 7.40 Mn
May 31, 2016 7.40 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 8.60 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 8.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 6.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 6.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 9.27 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 9.27 Mn
May 31, 2015 6.10 Mn
May 31, 2015 6.10 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 5.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 5.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 5.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 5.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 5.49 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 5.49 Mn
May 31, 2014 6.80 Mn
May 31, 2014 6.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 5.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 5.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 5.12 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 5.12 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 2.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 2.60 Mn
May 31, 2013 5.40 Mn
May 31, 2013 5.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 300,000.00
Feb 28, 2013 300,000.00
Nov 30, 2012 5.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 5.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 500,000.00
Aug 31, 2012 500,000.00
May 31, 2012 300,000.00
May 31, 2012 300,000.00
Feb 29, 2012 6.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 6.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 5.88 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 5.88 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 10.42 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 10.42 Mn
May 31, 2011 4.98 Mn
May 31, 2011 4.98 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 6.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 6.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 3.68 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 3.68 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 3.83 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 3.83 Mn
May 31, 2010 4.14 Mn
May 31, 2010 4.14 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 3.14 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 3.14 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 2.96 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 2.96 Mn