FactSet Research (FDS) reported $596.9 million in revenue for the quarter ended August 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.2%. EPS of $4.05 for the same period compares to $3.74 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.73% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $592.55 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.15, the EPS surprise was -2.41%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how FactSet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Total Annual Subscription Value: $2.41 billion versus $2.4 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
- Total Clients: 8,996 compared to the 8,856 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Users: 237,324 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 225,183.
- ASV from buy-side clients: 82% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 82.3%.
- ASV - Domestic: $1.57 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.55 billion.
- ASV - International: $835.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $850.35 million.
- Organic ASV: $2.37 billion compared to the $2.06 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
- ASV from sell-side clients: 18% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 17.7%.
- Revenues from clients- US: 388.7 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 383.83 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.2%.
- Revenues from clients- International: 208.2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 208.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.3%.
- Revenues from clients- Asia Pacific: $60.8 million compared to the $60.66 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.4% year over year.
- Revenues from clients- EMEA: $147.4 million compared to the $147.48 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3% year over year.
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