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 $52.3B against $10.7B — 4.9× the size. FactSet Research Systems Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 20.6× against 27.0×. Nasdaq, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.42% against 6.65%. Nasdaq, Inc. has the higher net margin (22.5% vs 21.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.18% vs 14.1%). Both pay a dividend; FactSet Research Systems Inc. yields more (1.50% vs 1.24%). Across the 21 metrics below, FactSet Research Systems Inc. leads on 12 and Nasdaq, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 20.65 27.03 23.59
P/S 4.31 6.06 6.89
P/B 5.26 4.41 4.00
Price to free cash flow 15.10 27.12 19.63
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 4.84% 3.70% 4.04%
Free cash flow yield 6.62% 3.69% 4.39%

Profitability

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 50.61% 64.27% 70.90%
Operating margin 28.27% 29.60% 28.27%
Net margin 21.54% 22.52% 22.52%
Free cash flow margin 28.57% 22.34% 28.57%
Return on equity 0.00% 16.52% 15.12%
Return on assets 12.63% 6.82% 6.82%
Return on invested capital 14.08% 8.18% 9.96%

Growth

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.65% 7.42% 9.16%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (6.29%) 60.10% 15.41%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.24% 7.99% 8.62%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.95% 13.89% 10.27%

Health

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity 0.68 0.71 0.48
Current ratio 0.60 1.01 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 1.21 2.61 1.19

Dividend

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 1.50% 1.24% 1.28%
Payout ratio 0.31 0.34 0.32

Size

Metric FDS NDAQ Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 10.73b 52.26b 32.17b

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