8-K filed Dec 18, 2025
FactSet authorizes $1B for stock buybacks
“◦ FactSet's Board of Directors approved an increase to the existing share repurchase authorization from $400 million to $1 billion.”
From FactSet’s 8-K filed Dec 18, 2025 · read the filing · all documents
How big is it?
FactSet bought back $644M of stock in the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026. At that pace, $1.0B covers about 1.6 years of buybacks.
The amount equals 141% of its free cash flow over the same twelve months ($707M).
Its diluted share count is down 6.8% from a year earlier.
An authorization is permission, not a promise: the company can buy less, more slowly, or not at all, and usually doesn't have to say when it buys.
Show as table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '23 | $59.9M |
| Q1 '24 | $52.3M |
| Q2 '24 | $59.8M |
| Q3 '24 | $63.3M |
| Q4 '24 | $48.8M |
| Q1 '25 | $64.4M |
| Q2 '25 | $80.7M |
| Q3 '25 | $106.6M |
| Q4 '25 | $139.9M |
| Q1 '26 | $163.0M |
| Q2 '26 | $203.1M |
| Q3 '26 | $138.0M |