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FactSet Research Systems remains a buy as ASV growth accelerates, AI adoption strengthens, and valuation stays attractive at a low-teens forward P/E. Q3 2026 delivered 7.1% organic ASV growth, robust client wins, and >95% ASV retention, supporting recurring revenue and cross-workflow expansion. AI is driving deeper client integration, with >90% of top clients using multiple FDS AI products and AI client ASV growth outpacing the rest by over 50%.
While FactSet Research Systems Inc (NYSE:FDS) reported strong ASV (annual subscription value) growth for the third quarter, driven to some extent by AI products, management indicated a "meaningful" margin recovery in the fourth quarter, according to RBC Capital Markets.
Although the revenue and EPS for FactSet (FDS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended May 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
FactSet Research (FDS) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.53 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $4.27 per share a year ago.