FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) vs Moody's Corporation (MCO)

FactSet Research Systems Inc. and Moody's Corporation are both Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies. Moody's Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $80.9B against $9.7B — 8.4× the size. FactSet Research Systems Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.9× against 29.6×. Moody's Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.7% against 6.62%. Moody's Corporation has the higher net margin (34.3% vs 23.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (26.5% vs 14.5%). Both pay a dividend; FactSet Research Systems Inc. yields more (0.86% vs 0.70%). Across the 23 metrics below, FactSet Research Systems Inc. leads on 13 and Moody's Corporation on 10.

Valuation

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 17.90 29.65 21.77
P/S 4.05 10.01 7.79
P/B 4.85 25.79 3.85
Price to free cash flow 13.93 27.52 18.75
EV/EBITDA 11.78 20.99 15.55
EV/Sales 4.49 10.67 6.94
Earnings yield 5.59% 3.37% 4.49%
Free cash flow yield 7.18% 3.63% 4.68%

Profitability

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 51.38% 74.98% 70.90%
Operating margin 29.55% 44.79% 29.55%
Net margin 23.21% 34.25% 23.21%
Free cash flow margin 29.05% 36.36% 29.05%
Return on equity 27.03% 76.85% 15.34%
Return on assets 13.27% 18.53% 6.82%
Return on invested capital 14.45% 26.51% 9.96%

Growth

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.62% 11.67% 9.16%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.79% 21.40% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.22% 7.52% 7.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 9.87% 6.70% 9.78%

Health

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity 0.68 2.19 0.48
Current ratio 0.68 1.19 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 1.08 1.19 1.08

Dividend

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 0.86% 0.70% 1.16%
Payout ratio 0.31 0.38 0.42

Size

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 9.65b 80.94b 27.94b

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