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FDS / FQ4 2026 - Aug 2026

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

Reported: Sep 30, 2026

Forecast published

GPT Sol 6 High in Shortcut

Revised forecast · Replaced the original Sep 28 forecast

Shortcut

4.41

Normalized diluted EPS

+1.4% vs Street

Off by $0.11 per share

Street

4.35

Normalized diluted EPS

September 24 consensus snapshot

Off by $0.17 per share

Real

4.52

Normalized diluted EPS

Shortcut win

Reported result · Sep 30 ↗

USD per diluted share. Comparisons use unrounded estimates.

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Shortcut’s reasoning.

September 24 consensus normalized EPS consensus was $4.35 (16 contributors), with $629.85m revenue (15); the model stays close at $4.41 and $629m.

Q3 disclosed 7.1% organic subscription-value growth, $2,485.6m organic ASV and 95%+ annual retention; Q4 region-by-region ASV run rates and recognition adjustments imply $629m revenue.

FY26 adjusted EPS guidance of $17.25–$17.75 implies $4.00 at its midpoint after $13.50 earned in the first three quarters; the model's ~$17.91 full-year EPS exceeds unchanged July guidance but only modestly exceeds Street.

September 25 Zacks forecast $4.32 on $628.2m and reported a -2.21% earnings ESP: offsetting caution against the positive Q3 ASV and share-buyback trend.

GAAP EPS $3.932 plus forecast after-tax intangible-amortization, CEO and acquisition adjustments of $17.1m / 35.69996m diluted shares produces normalized EPS $4.411.

On the record.

Reporting period
FQ4 2026 - Aug 2026
Reporting basis
Normalized diluted EPS
Consensus snapshot
September 24, 2026
Model / effort
GPT Sol 6 · High effort
Workbook
Reviewed workbook
Forecast history
Original September 28 forecast ↗
Record history
Forecast generated
Sep 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM PDT
First published
Sep 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT
Forecast summary
  • The revised model estimates normalized diluted EPS of $4.41, compared with the frozen September 24 Street estimate of $4.35.
  • The revised research considers company size, index membership and prior earnings history before weighing quarter-specific evidence. Historical beat rates are a starting assumption, not a mechanical increase to EPS.
How this result is scored

The Street baseline: consensus snapshot, September 24, 2026. Results are scored only after the earnings basis is matched. Read the methodology.