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Model output · Signal date 2026-10-14

Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) Stock Forecast Oct. 14, 2026

Analysis updated on Oct. 14, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE

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Rating · 90D Neutral Alpha
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Rank in coverage Middle 30% of 4004 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D n/a No per-ticker sample yet
Market Cap $10.34B large-cap · #13 of 58 peers
Summary

Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) stock forecast summary

On Oct. 14, 2026, FDS is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 4004 stocks scored that day.

Factset Research Systems Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $10.34B. It ranks number 13 by market capitalization among the 58 Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.

A per-ticker accuracy statistic for FDS is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.2%, buy ≥ +0.5%, sell < -0.6%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-14 signals)

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How FDS ranks among 4004 stocks

90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).

Fundamentals

Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) fundamentals

Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. peers listed below that report each metric.

Valuation & Market

MetricFDSIndustry medianRank
Market Cap $10.34B $902M 13/58
P/E Ratio 18.28x 18.28x 9/17
P/B Ratio 5.09x 2.51x 12/39
Dividend Yield 1.59% 0.34% 2/6
EPS $15.18 – –
Book Value/Share $57.14 – –
Revenue/Share $68.56 – –
FCF/Share $19.92 – –

Profitability & Margins

MetricFDSIndustry medianRank
ROE 27.9% -3.2% 5/29
ROA 13.5% -2.8% 9/38
ROIC 23.0% -2.5% 7/48
Gross Margin 51.4% 64.6% 30/44
Operating Margin 29.6% -6.7% 5/46
Net Margin 23.2% -4.5% 7/36
EBT Margin 28.5% -4.6% 7/46
Tax Rate 18.5% – –

Financial Health

MetricFDSIndustry medianRank
Current Ratio 0.68x 1.35x 44/52
D/E Ratio 1.06x 0.76x 19/41
Financial Leverage 2.06x 1.76x 19/41
Interest Coverage 12.0x -0.4x 12/48
Working Capital -$337M $39M 50/51

Cash Flow

MetricFDSIndustry medianRank
Operating Cash Flow $830M $48M 11/50
Free Cash Flow $708M $82M 8/33
Capital Spending -$121M -$26M 29/33
OCF Growth YoY 22.5% 22.5% 16/31
FCF Growth YoY 22.9% 18.2% 8/23
FCF/Sales 29.1% 10.7% 6/34
CapEx/Sales 5.0% 1.6% 8/34

Operational Efficiency

MetricFDSIndustry medianRank
Asset Turnover 0.58x 0.62x 24/39
Receivables Turnover 8.4x 7.2x 14/37
Fixed Assets Turnover 29.6x 18.7x 16/39
Days Sales Outstanding 43 days 50 days 24/37

Income Statement

MetricFDSIndustry medianRank
Total Revenue $2.44B $755M 11/39
Operating Income $720M -$2M 6/50
Net Income $565M $0.00M 6/37
SG&A Expense $532M $359M 15/42
Cost of Goods Sold $1.19B $143M 7/44

Dividend & Shareholder Information

MetricFDSIndustry medianRank
Dividends Per Share $4.62 – –
Payout Ratio 30.4% 19.7% 2/5
Shares Outstanding 36M – –

Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)

Total Current Assets$728M17.4% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments$288M6.9% of assets
Accounts Receivable$290M6.9% of assets
Total Liabilities$2.16B51.5% of assets
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Industry Peers · Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.

Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) industry peers

Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Factset Research Systems Inc (Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.

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Company 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio
FDS Factset Research Systems Inc ▶ $10.34B 18.3x 5.1x
GOOG Alphabet Inc. ▶ $4.27T 17.5x 6.7x
META Meta Platforms, Inc. ▶ $1.94T 28.5x 7.4x
APP Applovin Corp ▶ $91.12B 20.7x 28.8x
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. ▲ $52.34B – 36.4x
GDS Gds Holdings Ltd ▶ $45.01B – 8.2x
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. ▶ $28.64B 8.8x 2.5x
DOCN Digitalocean Holdings, Inc. ▲ $15.07B 64.1x 16.2x
BZ Kanzhun Ltd ▶ $14.50B – 1.2x
FLUT Flutter Entertainment Plc ▶ $13.55B – –
PINS Pinterest, Inc. ▲ $12.67B 50.9x –
TEM Tempus Ai, Inc. ▲ $12.31B – 27.7x
SNAP Snap Inc ▲ $10.98B – 5.7x
MTCH Match Group, Inc. ▲ $9.72B 13.7x –
SOGP Sound Group Inc. ▲ $9.50B – –
TTD Trade Desk, Inc. ▶ $5.72B 14.1x 2.2x
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd ▶ $5.48B – –
WIX Wix.Com Ltd. ▶ $3.94B – –
MGNI Magnite, Inc. ▲ $3.63B 21.8x 3.9x
PPLI People Inc ▶ $3.04B 9.0x 0.6x
GRND Grindr Inc. ▲ $2.69B 28.1x –
DJT Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. ▼ $2.15B – 2.1x
DV Doubleverify Holdings, Inc. ▼ $2.10B 35.7x 1.9x
WB Weibo Corp ▼ $1.61B – 0.5x
NXDR Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. ▲ $1.03B – 2.5x
TRIP Tripadvisor, Inc. ▶ $1.02B – 1.6x
HSTM Healthstream Inc ▲ $987M 46.6x 2.8x
TBLA Taboola.Com Ltd. ▲ $935M 7.9x 1.0x
RXT Rackspace Technology, Inc. ▲ $925M – –
DSP Viant Technology Inc. ▶ $879M – 7.8x
CEVA Ceva Inc ▶ $869M – 2.6x
PUBM Pubmatic, Inc. ▲ $860M – 3.6x
BMBL Bumble Inc. ▲ $785M – 1.5x
SMWB Similarweb Ltd. ▲ $756M – 32.4x
SABR Sabre Corp ▲ $730M – –
EVER Everquote, Inc. ▲ $726M 6.3x 2.8x
RZLV Rezolve Ai Plc ▶ $615M – 3.7x
NEXN Nexxen International Ltd. ▲ $510M – –
ZIP Ziprecruiter, Inc. ▲ $373M 13.3x –
BLND Blend Labs, Inc. ▲ $226M – –
SANG Sangoma Technologies Corp ▶ $161M – –
HCAT Health Catalyst, Inc. ▲ $131M – 1.3x
PODC Podcastone, Inc. ▲ $59M – 2.4x
TEAD Teads Holding Co. ▲ $46M – 6.2x
RMXI Rmx Industries, Inc. ▼ $43M – 1.4x
SST System1, Inc. ▲ $23M – 0.2x
IPM Intelligent Protection Management Corp. ▼ $16M – 1.0x
TRSO Transuite.Org Inc. ▼ $14M – –
CDLX Cardlytics, Inc. ▲ $13M – –
GITS Global Interactive Technologies, Inc. ▶ $6M – 1.7x
CNET Zw Data Action Technologies Inc. ▲ $5M – 1.3x
BRGX Bioregenx, Inc. ▼ $3M – –
FMHS Farmhouse, Inc. /Nv ▼ $3M – –
CSAI Cloudastructure, Inc. ▶ $2M – 0.6x
LMED Latamed Ai Corp. ▼ $2M – 0.3x
IPDN Professional Diversity Network, Inc. ▼ $2M – 0.1x
QSJC Tancheng Group Co., Ltd. ▼ $720K – –
BBLR Bubblr Inc. ▼ $120K – –
GOAI Eva Live Inc ▲ N/A – –
HOLO Microcloud Hologram Inc. ▼ N/A – –

Where FDS sits on the market map

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News

Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) stock news

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FactSet Research Systems Inc (NYSE:FDS) recently announced a total dividend of $1.16 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-31. This upcoming payment includes a $1.16 per share cash ...

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FAQ

Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) stock forecast FAQ

What is the Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) stock forecast?

On Oct. 14, 2026, FDS is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 4004 stocks scored that day.

How accurate are Factset Research Systems Inc stock predictions?

A per-ticker accuracy statistic for FDS is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

How often are Factset Research Systems Inc forecasts updated?

Factset Research Systems Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 14, 2026.

Which companies are Factset Research Systems Inc's industry peers?

60 issuers in our coverage, FDS included, share the SEC industry code Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.. The largest are: Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META), Applovin Corp (APP), Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS), Gds Holdings Ltd (GDS), Zoom Communications, Inc. (ZM).

This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.