---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-063888"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FDS"
cik: "0001013237"
company_name: "FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-30T11:01:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:56:44.040078+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FactSet Q4 revenue up 6.3% to $634.7M; adjusted EPS $4.52 (+11.6%); FY27 adjusted EPS guidance $19.25-$19.65

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $3.41 vs $4.03 a year ago (-15.4%) on restructuring charges, ASV-linked incentive costs and prior-year divestiture gain; adjusted diluted EPS rose 11.6% to $4.52.
- Organic ASV grew 7.0% YoY, up $168.2M to $2,568.2M; Q4 organic revenue $635.5M (+7.1%); annual ASV retention stayed above 95% and average renewal contract length rose ~30%.
- FY2026 revenue $2.48B (+6.7%), a 47th consecutive year of revenue growth; adjusted diluted EPS $18.01 (+6.1%), the 30th straight annual increase; AI solutions ASV added more than doubled YoY.
- FY2027 guidance: organic ASV growth 5.0%-6.5%, revenue $2,600-$2,625M, adjusted operating margin 34.75%-35.25%, adjusted diluted EPS $19.25-$19.65.
- Q4 buybacks of 552,064 shares for $138.0M at an average $249.90, with $356.0M remaining authorized; FY26 shareholder returns $808M, including a 27th consecutive year of dividend increases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-063888
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FDS
- cik: 0001013237
- company_name: FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-30T11:01:06+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000162828026063888/0001628280-26-063888-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000162828026063888/fds-20260924.htm

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