FactSet Research stock steadies as recurring revenue growth supports margins

FactSet Research stock trades on the NYSE with a business increasingly driven by recurring subscription revenue. The latest quarterly figures show mid-single-digit revenue growth and expanding adjusted operating margins as the data and analytics group leans on higher-priced workflow solutions.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (ISIN US3030751057) reported single-digit top-line growth and expanding profitability in its most recent quarter, providing a fundamental anchor for FactSet Research stock on the New York Stock Exchange as the group leans further into recurring subscription analytics solutions.

Revenue grows 4.8 percent

According to the companys latest reported quarter for its fiscal 2025, FactSet Research Systems posted revenue of around $552 million, representing growth of roughly 4.8 percent compared with the prior-year period, driven primarily by higher subscription fees for its analytics and content products.

Within this figure, annual subscription value continued to dominate the topline as clients renewed and in some cases expanded their contracts, while professional services and one-time implementation fees made up a smaller portion of the total revenue base.

Margins and earnings build on scale

On the profitability side, FactSet Research Systems reported adjusted operating income in the latest quarter of a little above $170 million, translating into an adjusted operating margin in the low 30 percent range, versus an operating margin in the high 20 percent range a year earlier as the firm benefited from scale and more disciplined cost management.

Net income attributable to common shareholders in the same period was reported at a little over $130 million, yielding diluted earnings per share in the mid-$3 range for the quarter, compared with diluted EPS in the high-$2 range in the prior-year quarter, reflecting both revenue growth and margin expansion.

Analytics and content solutions

FactSet Research Systems generates the bulk of its revenue from analytics and content solutions that help asset managers, investment bankers, corporates, and other financial professionals research companies, construct and test portfolios, and manage risk and performance reporting on a global basis.

Management has highlighted a client retention rate in the mid-90 percent range in recent disclosures, underlining the stickiness of its subscription revenue and the importance of continuous product innovation in areas such as workflow integration, data visualization, and cloud distribution.

FactSet Research stock on NYSE

FactSet Research stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FDS, giving the company access to a broad base of global investors alongside other S&P 500 financial data and analytics peers.

FactSet Research Systems key data

• Company: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
• ISIN: US3030751057
• Ticker: NYSE: FDS
• Trading venue: NYSE
• Sector / Industry: Financial data and analytics
• Index membership: S&P 500