FDSFactSet
FactSet Research Systems Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("we," "our," "us," the "Company" or "FactSet") was founded in 1978 and has been publicly traded since June 1996. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 8,652
- Headquarters
- Norwalk, CT
- CEO
- Sanoke Viswanathan
- Next results
- around Dec 17, 2026
The biggest changes in the 10-K filed 2026-10-20, this fiscal year against the last, and the sentences in the MD&A (Item 7) where management explains them, quoted word for word. Tickdelta picks sentences that name the line, a direction and a cause. It does not write explanations of its own.
Operating margin
32.2% → 28.3% (-4.0 pts) Big change FY to 2026-08-31 vs 2025-08-31“Operating margin decreased to 28.3% in fiscal 2026, compared with 32.2% in the prior year, primarily driven by higher operating expenses, mainly due to an increase in employee compensation costs, partially offset by growth in revenues.”
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“Americas operating income decreased primarily due to higher employee compensation costs and, to a lesser extent, amortization of intangible assets and technology-related expenses, partially offset by growth in revenues of 7.4%.”
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Cash from operations
+13.2% Big change FY to 2026-08-31 vs 2025-08-31The MD&A has no sentence that names a cause for this change. That can be worth a question: ask about the filing.
Net income
-10.6% Big change FY to 2026-08-31 vs 2025-08-31“The decrease in Net income and Diluted EPS for fiscal 2026, compared with fiscal 2025, was primarily driven by higher operating expenses, including non-recurring items, partially offset by growth in revenues.”
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Revenue
+6.7% FY to 2026-08-31 vs 2025-08-31“Revenues totaled $2,476.3 million for fiscal 2026, an increase of 6.7% compared to the prior year, driven by a corresponding 6.7% increase in organic revenues.”
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“The growth in revenues of 6.7% was driven by a corresponding 6.7% increase in organic revenues, which totaled $2,464.6 million for fiscal 2026, and a net increase of 0.1% from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, partially offset by a 0.1% decrease from disposition revenues, net of acquisition revenues.”
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