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 $83.8B against $10.7B — 7.8× the size. FactSet Research Systems Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 20.6× against 30.6×. Moody's Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.7% against 6.65%. Moody's Corporation has the higher net margin (34.3% vs 21.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (26.5% vs 14.1%). Both pay a dividend; FactSet Research Systems Inc. yields more (1.50% vs 0.83%). Across the 21 metrics below, Moody's Corporation leads on 12 and FactSet Research Systems Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 20.65 30.57 23.59
P/S 4.31 10.32 6.89
P/B 5.26 26.60 4.00
Price to free cash flow 15.10 28.38 19.63
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 4.84% 3.27% 4.04%
Free cash flow yield 6.62% 3.52% 4.39%

Profitability

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 50.61% 74.98% 70.90%
Operating margin 28.27% 44.79% 28.27%
Net margin 21.54% 34.25% 22.52%
Free cash flow margin 28.57% 36.36% 28.57%
Return on equity 0.00% 76.85% 15.12%
Return on assets 12.63% 18.53% 6.82%
Return on invested capital 14.08% 26.51% 9.96%

Growth

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.65% 11.67% 9.16%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (6.29%) 21.40% 15.41%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.24% 7.52% 8.62%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.95% 6.70% 10.27%

Health

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity 0.68 2.19 0.48
Current ratio 0.60 1.19 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 1.21 1.19 1.19

Dividend

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 1.50% 0.83% 1.28%
Payout ratio 0.31 0.26 0.32

Size

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 10.73b 83.78b 32.17b

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