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How FactSet Research Systems Inc. stacks up
FDS · against 268 other Financial Services companies
Valuation
43/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #153 of 269 · scores higher than 43% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score27 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including FDS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 43?
Weighted metrics compared with all Financial Services companies.Its metrics sit close to the Financial Services norm.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 61% of peers. Earnings yield: 4.8% vs peer median 5.7%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 7.0% vs peer median 6.9%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 6.0% vs peer median 6.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 410 reported | 4.4% | 5.6% | 39% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 206 reported | 6.7% | 6.8% | 49% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 183 reported | 6.0% | 6.1% | 49% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 401 reported | 17.0% | 83.1% | 13% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FDS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 498M USD | 100 | 90 | |
| 1 | 641M USD | 100 | 74 | |
| 3 | 82M USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 3 | 827M USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 3 | 659M USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 150 | 15.1B USD | 44 | 38 | |
| 150 | 1.1B USD |
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