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How FactSet Research Systems Inc. stacks up
FDS · against 47 other Financial Services companies of similar size
Profitability
85/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #15 of 48 · scores higher than 68% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score8 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including FDS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 85?
Weighted metrics compared with all Financial Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Financial Services peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 29.6% vs peer median 23.5%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 79% of peers. Return on invested capital: 18.2% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 93% of peers. Return on assets: 13.5% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FDS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FDS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 48 reported | 18.2% | 10.2% | 62% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 36 reported | 29.6% | 28.8% | 54% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 47 reported | 13.5% | 2.5% | 89% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 47 reported | 25.5% | 15.6% | 78% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 57 reported | 50.6% | 60.7% | 36% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FDS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.05T INR (≈$12.6B) | 100 | 65 | |
| 2 | 1.49T INR (≈$17.9B) | 99 | 71 | |
| 2 | 21.7B SGD (≈$16.5B) | 99 | 61 | |
| 4 | 226.5B SEK (≈$22.7B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 5 | 5.3B GBP (≈$6.9B) | 97 | 79 | |
| 11 | 12.7B USD | 89 | 63 | |
| 13 | 14.1B USD | 88 | 57 | |
| 14 | 22.7B USD | 87 | 64 | |
| 15 | 18.7B EUR (≈$20.6B) | 85 | 52 | |
| 15 | 11.8B USD | 85 | 51 | |
| 17 | 7.1B USD | 83 | 68 | |
| 18 | 8.9B USD | 82 | 50 | |
| 19 | 18.9B USD | 76 | 56 | |
| 20 | 9.8B EUR (≈$10.7B) | 75 | 56 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score