FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC (FDS) closed fiscal year 2025 with 37.6 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.22 USD per share.
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC (FDS) closed fiscal year 2025 with 37.6 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.22 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 306 k shares on a net basis. Since 2009 the share count has shrunk by 19.5 %. The dividend per share was 4.22 USD, up 6.0 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 160 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 17 fiscal years, from 2009 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: August
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 46.7M | 46.0M | 45.1M | 44.3M | 43.3M | 41.8M | 41.3M | 40.0M | 39.0M | 38.2M | 38.1M | 38.0M | 37.6M | 38.0M | 38.0M | 38.0M | 37.6M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 429k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.13 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -1,229k | -716k | -969k | -776k | -955k | -1,531k | -476k | -1,279k | -1,015k | -830k | -75.0k | -88.0k | -415k | 0.00k | -19.4k | -73.1k | -306k |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -2.63 % | -1.56 % | -2.15 % | -1.75 % | -2.20 % | -3.66 % | -1.15 % | -3.19 % | -2.60 % | -2.17 % | -0.20 % | -0.23 % | -1.10 % | 0.00 % | -0.05 % | -0.19 % | -0.81 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -1,229k | -716k | -969k | -776k | -955k | -1,531k | -476k | -1,279k | -1,015k | -830k | -75.0k | -88.0k | -415k | 429k | -19.4k | -73.1k | -306k |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -2.63 % | -1.56 % | -2.15 % | -1.75 % | -2.20 % | -3.66 % | -1.15 % | -3.19 % | -2.60 % | -2.17 % | -0.20 % | -0.23 % | -1.10 % | 1.13 % | -0.05 % | -0.19 % | -0.81 % |
Fiscal year end: August
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.76 | 0.86 | 0.73 | 1.24 | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.66 | 1.38 | 2.06 | 2.32 | 2.64 | 3.70 | 2.36 | 3.35 | 3.65 | 3.98 | 4.22 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 23.99 % | 25.63 % | 25.69 % | 26.47 % | 28.19 % | 28.84 % | 27.61 % | 21.91 % | 31.32 % | 33.48 % | 28.36 % | 29.61 % | 29.51 % | 31.73 % | 29.60 % | 28.05 % | 26.79 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 34.8M | 38.5M | 43.9M | 50.0M | 56.0M | 61.0M | 66.6M | 74.2M | 80.9M | 89.4M | 100M | 110M | 118M | 126M | 139M | 151M | 160M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.36 % | 1.15 % | 0.86 % | 1.35 % | 1.57 % | 1.17 % | 1.04 % | 0.78 % | 1.31 % | 1.03 % | 0.96 % | 1.05 % | 0.63 % | 0.75 % | 0.85 % | 0.96 % | 1.12 % |
Figures in USD
