Company Analysis

Factset Research Systems (FDS)

NYSE: FDS · Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. · Norwalk, CT · filing with the SEC since 1996
Grade6.0
◀ Past 7.2● Present 6.3▶ Future 4.9

Income statement, as filed

In thousands of US dollars (USD), as filed; per-share figures in US dollars; share counts in thousands. The fiscal year ends in August.
Income statement, by fiscal year, newest first
Fiscal yearFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017
Period endingAug 31, 2026Aug 31, 2025Aug 31, 2024Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 2022Aug 31, 2021Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2019Aug 31, 2018Aug 31, 2017
Report filedOct 20, 2026Oct 22, 2025Oct 29, 2024Oct 27, 2023Oct 21, 2022Oct 22, 2021Oct 29, 2020Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2017
Revenue2,476,2562,321,7482,203,0562,085,5081,843,8921,591,4451,494,1111,435,3511,350,1451,221,179
Cost of revenue1,223,1461,097,7821,011,945973,225871,106786,400695,446663,446659,296566,580
Research and development346,100300,700265,200267,400255,100250,100224,000214,700217,100215,000
Selling, general and administrative553,153475,663489,812r483,076r433,032331,004342,505r333,870324,645302,464
Total operating expenses········983,941869,044
Total costs and expenses1,776,2991,573,4451,501,7571,456,3011,368,4101,117,4041,054,451997,316983,941869,044
Operating income699,957748,303701,299629,207475,482474,041439,660438,035366,204352,135
Interest expense54,44457,74965,41266,28335,152r8,066r12,90019,80015,9008,400
Interest and investment income4,0646,53314,44712,8096,1751,806····
Interest income (expense), net···-66,319-35,697r-8,200r-9,829r554r1,920r-6,600
Other income (expense), net37922,4461,5358,257-2,366-30r-2,697r-16,070-14,366-7,823
Total non-operating income (expense)-50,241-27,345-49,796-45,253-31,888-6,424-12,526···
Income before income taxes649,716720,958651,503583,954443,594467,617427,134421,965351,838344,312
Income tax expense116,235123,918114,377115,78146,67768,02754,19669,17584,75386,053
Net income533,481597,040537,126468,173396,917399,590372,938352,790267,085258,259
Net income to common shareholders533,481597,040537,126468,173396,917399,590372,938352,790267,085258,259
Earnings per share, basic14.6315.7414.1112.2610.4810.569.839.256.906.55
Earnings per share, diluted14.5715.5513.9112.0410.2510.369.659.086.786.51
Weighted average shares, basic36,46737,92438,05938,19437,86437,85637,93638,14438,73339,444
Weighted average shares, diluted36,61238,38538,61838,89838,73638,57038,64638,87339,37739,642
As filed with the SEC, each figure from the newest report that carries it, and linked to it. Nothing here is computed.A dot is a line not tagged for that period. r restated by the company in a later report; b a share figure put on the newest basis or filed in the wrong unit. Hover a figure for its filing and note.
What each line is, and the XBRL concept behind it
Revenue what customers paid for what it soldus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
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Cost of revenue what it cost to make or buy what it soldus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
us-gaap:CostOfRevenue
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Research and development spent on inventing what it sells nextus-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Selling, general and administrative the cost of selling and of running the companyus-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Total operating expenses the running costs togetherus-gaap:OperatingExpenses
Total costs and expenses every operating cost, the cost of revenue includedus-gaap:CostsAndExpenses
Operating income profit from running the business, before interest and taxus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense what its borrowing costus-gaap:InterestExpenseDebt
Interest and investment income what its cash and investments earnedus-gaap:InvestmentIncomeInterest
Interest income (expense), net interest earned less interest paid, outside the businessus-gaap:InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet
Other income (expense), net gains and costs outside the businessus-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total non-operating income (expense) everything outside the business, togetherus-gaap:NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes profit before taxus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Income tax expense tax charged on the period's profitus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income the profit or loss that belongs to the company's shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Net income to common shareholders what is left for common shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Earnings per share, basic net income per share outstandingus-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic
Earnings per share, diluted net income per share, counting every share that could be issuedus-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted average shares, basic the average count of shares outstandingus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Weighted average shares, diluted the average count with every share that could be issuedus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
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