FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) vs Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ)

FactSet Research Systems Inc. and Nasdaq, Inc. are both Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies. Nasdaq, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $52.9B against $9.7B — 5.5× the size. FactSet Research Systems Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.9× against 27.0×. Nasdaq, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.42% against 6.62%. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has the higher net margin (23.2% vs 22.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.5% vs 8.18%). Both pay a dividend; Nasdaq, Inc. yields more (1.62% vs 0.86%). Across the 23 metrics below, FactSet Research Systems Inc. leads on 15 and Nasdaq, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 17.90 26.96 21.77
P/S 4.05 6.04 7.79
P/B 4.85 4.40 3.85
Price to free cash flow 13.93 27.05 18.75
EV/EBITDA 11.78 18.73 15.55
EV/Sales 4.49 6.94 6.94
Earnings yield 5.59% 3.71% 4.49%
Free cash flow yield 7.18% 3.70% 4.68%

Profitability

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 51.38% 64.27% 70.90%
Operating margin 29.55% 29.60% 29.55%
Net margin 23.21% 22.52% 23.21%
Free cash flow margin 29.05% 22.34% 29.05%
Return on equity 27.03% 16.52% 15.34%
Return on assets 13.27% 6.82% 6.82%
Return on invested capital 14.45% 8.18% 9.96%

Growth

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.62% 7.42% 9.16%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.79% 60.10% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.22% 7.99% 7.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 9.87% 13.89% 9.78%

Health

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity 0.68 0.71 0.48
Current ratio 0.68 1.01 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 1.08 2.61 1.08

Dividend

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 0.86% 1.62% 1.16%
Payout ratio 0.31 0.37 0.42

Size

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 9.65b 52.94b 27.94b

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