FactSet Research Systems Inc.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $2.5 billion, up 6.65% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 6.33%, EPS fell 15.9%, free cash flow was flat and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) Dividend Safety Score
FactSet Research Systems Inc.'s Dividend Safety Score for fiscal 2026 cannot be worked out: not meaningful for banks, insurers and REITs.
Dividend Safety Score, annual
Annual newest first
| Period | Dividend Safety Score | Change (points) |
|---|
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout of earnings | 30.78% | — | Pass | 25 |
| Payout of free cash flow | 23.21% | — | Pass | 25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.21 | — | Pass | 16 |
| Years without a dividend cut | 25 | — | Pass | 20 |
| Years of falling or negative earnings over the last 10 fiscal years | 0 | — | Pass | 10 |
| Dividend Safety Score | n/a — not meaningful for banks, insurers and REITs | — | ||
How the stockrow Dividend Safety Score works
Our own composite, out of 100, for the latest fiscal year: up to 25 points for how little of its earnings the dividend takes, 25 for how little of its free cash flow, 20 for net debt against EBITDA, 20 for the years it has paid without a cut and 10 for how steady earnings per share have been over ten years. How we calculate it.
| 80–100 | Well covered |
|---|---|
| 60–79 | Adequately covered |
| 40–59 | Stretched |
| below 40 | Weakly covered |
Not worked out for a company that pays no regular dividend, for banks and REITs, whose payouts and leverage these measures do not describe, or with fewer than five years of earnings.
Dividend Safety Score against peers
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What Dividend Safety Score is
The stockrow Dividend Safety Score rates how well earnings and free cash flow cover the dividend, with leverage, the dividend’s record and stable earnings.
Up to 25 points for the payout of earnings, 25 for the payout of free cash flow, 20 for net debt ÷ EBITDA, 20 for the years without a dividend cut and 10 for stable earnings
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