Growth Metrics

Factset Research Systems (FDS) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2009 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $37.3 million for Q1 2026, down 3.05% year-on-year from $38.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.73% on a QoQ basis from $37.6 million in Q4 2025.

Factset Research Systems (FDS) has 18 years of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) data on file, last reported at $37.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 3.05% year-over-year to $37.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $37.3 million (down 3.05% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $38.4 million, down 0.6% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q1 2026 stood at $37.3 million, down from $37.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) topped out at $39.0 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $37.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) is $38.6 million (2024), against an average of $38.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) increased 0.71%; it then retreated 3.05% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $38.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 0.7% to $38.6 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.33% to $38.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 2.34% to $37.6 million in 2025, then fell by 0.73% to $37.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $37.3 million (Q1 2026), $37.6 million (Q4 2025), and $38.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 297.60 Mn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 363.21 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 570.00 Mn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 177.30 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn -
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 264.78 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 73.40 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 105.00 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 194.50 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 37.34 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 37.34 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 37.62 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 38.39 Mn
May 31, 2025 38.34 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 38.51 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 38.52 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 38.62 Mn
May 31, 2024 38.64 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 38.65 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 38.64 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 38.90 Mn
May 31, 2023 38.94 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 38.98 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 38.91 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 38.74 Mn
May 31, 2022 38.72 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 38.76 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 38.64 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 38.57 Mn
May 31, 2021 38.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 38.66 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 38.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 38.65 Mn
May 31, 2020 38.55 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 38.58 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 38.59 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 38.87 Mn
May 31, 2019 38.99 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 38.62 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 38.81 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 39.38 Mn
May 31, 2018 39.10 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 39.85 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 39.68 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 39.64 Mn
May 31, 2017 39.46 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 39.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 40.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 41.37 Mn
May 31, 2016 41.19 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 41.54 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 42.06 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 42.24 Mn
May 31, 2015 42.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 42.31 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 42.34 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 42.97 Mn
May 31, 2014 42.62 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 43.11 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 43.77 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 44.62 Mn
May 31, 2013 44.49 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 44.46 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 44.98 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 45.81 Mn
May 31, 2012 45.74 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 45.71 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 46.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 47.36 Mn
May 31, 2011 47.15 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 47.43 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 47.49 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 48.00 Mn
May 31, 2010 48.18 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 48.07 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 48.88 Mn