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 $88.8B against $12.0B — 7.4× the size. FactSet Research Systems Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 23.2× against 31.3×. Moody's Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.00% against 6.65%. Moody's Corporation has the higher net margin (35.3% vs 21.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (26.2% vs 14.1%). Both pay a dividend; FactSet Research Systems Inc. yields more (1.33% vs 0.78%). 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 23.22 31.29 24.85
P/S 5.00 10.88 6.75
P/B 6.18 26.08 4.56
Price to free cash flow 17.49 29.89 20.23
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 4.31% 3.20% 4.00%
Free cash flow yield 5.72% 3.35% 4.59%

Profitability

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 50.61% 74.63% 72.83%
Operating margin 28.27% 44.57% 29.06%
Net margin 21.54% 35.26% 25.36%
Free cash flow margin 28.57% 36.41% 32.14%
Return on equity 25.47% 76.63% 17.00%
Return on assets 12.64% 19.06% 8.22%
Return on invested capital 14.08% 26.17% 10.55%

Growth

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.65% 9.00% 10.44%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (6.30%) 21.40% 13.54%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.24% 7.52% 9.24%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.95% 6.70% 10.85%

Health

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity 0.68 2.03 0.67
Current ratio 0.60 1.29 1.04
Net debt to EBITDA 1.21 1.19 1.20

Dividend

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 1.33% 0.78% 1.13%
Payout ratio 0.31 0.25 0.29

Size

Metric FDS MCO Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 12.00b 88.84b 38.07b

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