FDS
Factset Research Systems Inc Information Technology Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. S&P 500Russell 3000
$329.57Close
$11.6BMarket cap
$187.46 – $335.4552-week range
Dec 17, 2026Next report
Highlights
Strengths
- In a stage-2 uptrend all 8 trend conditions pass
- Leading the market RS 85 · stronger than 85% of stocks over 12 months
- Near its high 2% below its 52-week high
Cautions
- Earnings shrinking EPS −15% year on year
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
2%
76% above the low
1wk
down 0.5%
price change
1mo
up 22.1%
price change
12-month return
up 25%
market up 11% ·
its own up 15%
F-score
6 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z″
3.55
Low risk
P/E
21.8×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
5.8×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 5.7%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
59%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
up 7%
year on year
EPS growth
down 15%
latest quarter · -6 pts
Sales growth
up 6%
latest quarter · -0 pts
ROE
up 25%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 29%
$707.5M FCF
D/E
0.43
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7×
Interest cover
12.9×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- short-term liquidity weakened
- gross margin narrowed
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- no new shares issued
- assets working harder
Repair signals
- Long-term debt down 36% ($1.4B → $0.9B)
Trade setup
ATR%
3.5%
$11.50 a day · 2×ATR $306.57
RS
85 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
8 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.5×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
1.19
50 sessions
Implied move
13.5%
by Dec 18, 2026 · report Dec 17, 2026
Trend template · 8 of 8
Screen verdict
-
Repair to Leader in mixed conditions
- Fell 36% within the year
- 76% above the low
- Trend 8/8, above its 50-day, 200-day rising
- F-score 6/9
- Cheaper than 59%
- Altman Z″ 3.55 (low risk)
- Relative strength turning up (+8 pts, 3m vs 12m)
- RS 85
Warning signs
- Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 52.7% to 50.6%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
Last reported
Sep 30, 2026
Results reaction
Sep 30, 2026+7% vs market2 sessions after results
Options
$730,17246.0% IV · activity
Financials
- Gross 51%
- Net 22%
- Free cash 29%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2021Aug 31, 2021 | FY2022Aug 31, 2022 | FY2023Aug 31, 2023 | FY2024Aug 31, 2024 | FY2025Aug 31, 2025 | FY2026Aug 31, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.5B |
| Gross margin | 51% | 53% | 53% | 54% | 53% | 51% |
| Operating income | $474.0M | $475.5M | $629.2M | $701.3M | $748.3M | $700.0M |
| Net income | $399.6M | $396.9M | $468.2M | $537.1M | $597.0M | $533.5M |
| Net margin | 25% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| Earnings per share | $10.36 | $10.25 | $12.04 | $13.91 | $15.55 | $14.57 |
| Free cash flow | $493.9M | $487.1M | $584.8M | $614.7M | $617.5M | $707.5M |
| Free cash margin | 31% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 27% | 29% |
| Cash | $681.9M | $503.3M | $425.4M | $423.0M | $337.7M | $233.3M |
| Long-term debt | $574.5M | $2.0B | $1.6B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $870.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.0B |
| Shares outstanding | 37.62m | 38.04m | 38.03m | 37.95m | 37.65m | 35.26m |
Next report
Dec 17, 2026
Expected move The move, either way, the option market prices in through the next scheduled report: the at-the-money straddle for the first expiry that contains it, over the price. It includes the days around the report, so it slightly overstates the report alone. Methodology
±13.5%
$285 – $374 by Dec 18, 2026
Usual move The median, over the company's last four reports, of how far the stock moved either way from the close before the filing to the close of the session after it. Methodology
±7.7%
last 4: +6.8% · +8.7% · +9.9% · -2.6%
Expected against usual The move the options price through this report over the move the last four reports delivered. Above 1 the event is priced bigger than the company's own record; below 1, smaller. A price, not a forecast: it says what protection through the report costs, not which way the stock will go. Methodology
Bigger than usual
1.7× the usual move
What options price now
- Expected 1-month range The at-the-money straddle for the expiry nearest a month out, as a share of the price: the move, either way, the option market is pricing by then. The range is the price plus and minus that move; the stock ends inside it a little more often than not. Methodology
- $300 – $359 ±8.9% by Nov 20, 2026
- Swings expected vs recent The daily swings the options are priced for (implied volatility) against the swings the stock actually had over the last 20 sessions (realised volatility). Bigger means options charge for more movement than the stock has been delivering; smaller, less. On a contract row, that contract's own implied volatility over the stock's realised. Methodology
- Bigger 46.0% priced · 39.1% recent
- Next month vs later At-the-money implied volatility for 8-45 day expiries over 46-90 day ones: whether options price the coming month as choppier or calmer than the two after it. Ahead of a report it usually reads choppier, and the extra comes out once the report is out. Methodology
- Choppier
- Crash protection What options that pay off in a fall cost against options that pay off in a rise (the 25-delta skew), compared with this company's own normal - the median of its stored nightly readings, once there are 20 - and with five sessions ago. Protection costs a little more than upside on most shares. More than usual means readers of the chain are paying up to insure against a drop; it does not say which way the stock will go. Methodology
- past week: costs more
Positioning
- Premium traded
- $730,172 calls $601,850 · puts $128,322 · latest session
- 0.21× +0.16 over the week
- Open interest added The change over five sessions in option positions left open overnight, calls and puts. A rise means positions were added. It cannot say whether they were bought or sold, so more calls is not a vote for a rise: a call is as often sold against shares already held. Methodology
- calls +1.43k · puts +191 past week
For options traders: ATM IV 46.0% (+2.0% 1w) · 1m ÷ 3m IV 1.04 · 25Δ skew 4.3 pts · Net GEX $237,218
Most traded contracts
No contract passed the liquidity filters this week.
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Aug 31, 2026 | 50d |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | May 31, 2026 | 31d |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 28, 2026 | 33d |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2025 | 36d |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Aug 31, 2025 | 52d |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | May 31, 2025 | 33d |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 28, 2025 | 35d |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2024 | 39d |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Aug 31, 2024 | 59d |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | May 31, 2024 | 33d |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 29, 2024 | 34d |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2023 | 36d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Results · Charter or bylaws ↗ |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Director or officer change · Charter or bylaws · Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Results · Director or officer change · Charter or bylaws ↗ |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |