FactSet: What we're watching for in fiscal 3Q26 results

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FactSet: What we're watching for in fiscal 3Q26 results

Deutsche Bank

Research

Rating Company Date

Hold FactSet 10 June 2026

Company Update

North America

United States

Reuters Bloomberg Exchange Ticker Price at 9 Jun 2026 (USD) 246.07

FDS.N FDS US NYS FDS

Price Target 275.00

Industrials

450.30 -

Business & Industrial Services 52-week range 190.06

What we're watching for in fiscal 3Q26

Valuation & Risks results

Faiza Alwy

FDS will report 3Q26 results on July 1st, pre-market Research Analyst

FDS stock has outperformed the info-services space and broader market (up 10% +1-212-250-7611

last month), which we attribute to modest mean reversion amidst higher near-term

Avi Sharma

expectations driven by AI-related data demand and greater optimism around Research Associate

productivity/margins. +1-212-250-7226

Sophie Sheng

FactSet has announced several new AI-powered products and partnerships

Research Associate

recently, including its MCP server for AI-ready data. However, sentiment broadly

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remains negative. To shift the narrative, FactSet needs to be viewed as a beneficiary

of AI as a result of substantially higher usage of data, demonstrating its value

(presumably translating into higher pricing). While one quarter is unlikely to change

the narrative entirely, further quantification of AI contribution to revenues or new

business that can drive confidence in growth acceleration (setting tough 4Q comp

aside) should be well-received. For a significant change in narrative and valuation

expansion, the market likely needs to see more than just a modest acceleration in

revenue/ASV growth.

This, combined with continued progress on productivity initiatives setting the stage

for "normal" margin expansion off a lower base in FY27 should also help sentiment,