Factset Research Systems
FDSFactset Research Systems has retired 29.9% of its shares since 2003, from 50,724,668 to 35,565,543.
29.9%retired since 2003
5.5%last 5 years
5.0%last 12 months
36Mshares today
Factset Research Systems has retired 29.9% of its shares since 2003, from 50,724,668 to 35,565,543.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1999-11-12 | 47,451,627 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2000 | 2000-11-10 | 49,324,896 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2001 | 2001-11-09 | 50,191,344 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2002 | 2002-11-08 | 50,677,149 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2003-11-07 | 50,724,668 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2004-10-22 | 47,621,283 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2005-10-24 | 48,373,054 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2006-10-23 | 48,990,530 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2007-10-19 | 48,630,798 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2008 | 2008-08-31 | 47,969,000 | 10-K | |
| 2009 | 2009-08-31 | 46,740,000 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2010-08-31 | 46,024,000 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2011-10-17 | 45,164,886 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2012-10-22 | 44,259,635 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2013-10-21 | 43,105,237 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2014-10-20 | 41,747,436 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2015-10-20 | 41,448,927 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2016-10-25 | 39,935,323 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2017-10-25 | 39,109,746 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2018-10-24 | 38,037,295 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2019-10-24 | 37,944,709 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2020-10-22 | 37,991,892 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2021-10-15 | 37,640,632 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2022-10-10 | 38,079,436 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2023-10-20 | 37,988,456 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2024-10-21 | 37,988,845 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2025-10-15 | 37,456,326 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Factset Research Systems on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
Cash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $301.67.
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Yes. Factset Research Systems has 5.0% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 35,565,543 as of June 25, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 5.5%.
Net of every new share it issued, Factset Research Systems has 15.2 million fewer shares than at its 2003 peak. That is 29.9% of the company. Since fiscal 2009 alone it bought back about 20.8 million shares, while the count fell by 11.2 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.
35,565,543 shares, as of June 25, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2003 peak it had 50,724,668.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Factset Research Systems stock in 2003 owns 1.4 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Factset Research Systems ranks No. 172 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Alaska Air Group (30.8%), PayPal (30.0%), Clearwater Paper (29.8%), NCR Voyix (29.6%).
Every answer is computed from Factset Research Systems' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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