FDS
StockFactSet Research Systems Inc.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. is 38.7% off its high, 632 days in — deeper than the vast majority of its 218 recorded drawdowns. This is the kind of decline the severity score exists to flag.
And it's not just the price: FactSet Research Systems Inc.'s P/S Severity Score is 6.0 — historically low valuation vs its own history.
Very Strong
Current Drawdown
-38.7%
Days in Drawdown
632
Avg Max Drawdown
5.7%
Avg Length
46
Drawdown Severity Score™
7.3
FDS - Price & High Water Mark
FDS - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 22, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within FDS's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
FactSet Research Systems Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 8% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
FactSet Research Systems Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 17% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
FactSet Research Systems Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $299.91, which represents a 38.7% decline from its all-time high of $488.98. This drawdown has persisted for 632 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, FactSet Research Systems Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 5.7% in depth, with an average duration of 46 days. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has gone through 218 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for FactSet Research Systems Inc. was 59.0%, beginning in 2001. The longest drawdown duration on record was 800 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for FactSet Research Systems Inc. currently stands at 7.35. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 5.0 and 8.0 indicates a rare, significant drawdown: the asset seldom sees declines at this level in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing FactSet Research Systems Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 218 tracked pullbacks (65 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-27 | Ongoing | 632 days | -38.7% | $488.98 | $299.91 | n/a |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-11-13 | 238 days | -18.9% | $478.84 | $388.55 | $484.16 |
| 2024-02-05 | 2024-03-20 | 44 days | -6.9% | $476.72 | $443.99 | $478.84 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2024-02-01 | 764 days | -28.3% | $470.45 | $337.08 | $474.56 |
| 2021-12-09 | 2021-12-21 | 13 days | -2.7% | $456.62 | $444.51 | $456.96 |
| 2021-12-03 | 2021-12-08 | 6 days | -2.3% | $452.73 | $442.47 | $456.62 |
| 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-02 | 3 days | -1.4% | $451.76 | $445.40 | $452.73 |
| 2021-11-26 | 2021-11-29 | 4 days | -2.3% | $450.61 | $440.44 | $451.76 |
| 2021-11-16 | 2021-11-23 | 8 days | -1.6% | $444.75 | $437.84 | $446.71 |
| 2021-11-12 | 2021-11-15 | 4 days | -0.0% | $438.82 | $438.70 | $444.75 |
| 2021-11-09 | 2021-11-10 | 2 days | -0.5% | $430.34 | $428.23 | $430.92 |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-05 | 5 days | -2.0% | $426.42 | $417.71 | $429.31 |
| 2021-10-27 | 2021-10-28 | 2 days | -0.8% | $418.22 | $414.86 | $421.52 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2021-10-21 | 2 days | -0.2% | $405.73 | $404.74 | $410.18 |
| 2021-10-13 | 2021-10-14 | 2 days | -0.3% | $394.69 | $393.60 | $398.34 |
| 2021-10-08 | 2021-10-11 | 4 days | -0.1% | $385.85 | $385.34 | $389.20 |
| 2021-10-06 | 2021-10-07 | 2 days | -0.5% | $381.12 | $379.28 | $385.85 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-04 | 4 days | -0.2% | $379.24 | $378.62 | $381.00 |
| 2021-09-03 | 2021-09-29 | 27 days | -4.6% | $371.68 | $354.59 | $378.98 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2021-08-27 | 2 days | -0.5% | $360.41 | $358.51 | $360.97 |
| 2021-08-18 | 2021-08-25 | 8 days | -3.6% | $359.04 | $346.20 | $360.41 |
| 2021-08-12 | 2021-08-13 | 2 days | -0.4% | $349.24 | $347.74 | $352.86 |
| 2021-08-10 | 2021-08-11 | 2 days | -0.2% | $347.58 | $346.99 | $349.24 |
| 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-06 | 4 days | -0.3% | $344.33 | $343.14 | $347.18 |
| 2020-08-20 | 2021-08-02 | 348 days | -17.9% | $342.65 | $281.45 | $344.33 |
| 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-18 | 6 days | -1.5% | $341.93 | $336.64 | $342.55 |
| 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-12 | 2 days | -0.1% | $338.23 | $337.75 | $341.93 |
| 2020-07-21 | 2020-08-07 | 18 days | -3.5% | $337.27 | $325.41 | $337.81 |
| 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-17 | 2 days | -0.5% | $334.03 | $332.33 | $335.83 |
| 2020-07-13 | 2020-07-14 | 2 days | -2.5% | $333.21 | $324.82 | $333.77 |
| 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-10 | 2 days | -0.6% | $331.74 | $329.79 | $333.21 |
| 2020-06-26 | 2020-07-08 | 13 days | -4.5% | $324.84 | $310.26 | $331.74 |
| 2020-06-08 | 2020-06-25 | 18 days | -10.3% | $300.95 | $269.81 | $324.84 |
| 2020-06-04 | 2020-06-05 | 2 days | -0.7% | $297.43 | $295.43 | $300.95 |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-03 | 3 days | -0.8% | $291.95 | $289.53 | $297.43 |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-05-29 | 99 days | -33.6% | $291.56 | $193.70 | $291.95 |
| 2019-06-20 | 2020-02-18 | 244 days | -22.2% | $283.79 | $220.69 | $286.15 |
| 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-19 | 7 days | -1.9% | $283.26 | $277.77 | $283.79 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-06-12 | 2 days | -0.7% | $279.12 | $277.17 | $283.26 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-06-04 | 29 days | -4.1% | $265.98 | $255.12 | $267.75 |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-03 | 3 days | -1.4% | $258.52 | $254.91 | $261.31 |
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-25 | 2 days | -0.4% | $250.03 | $249.02 | $250.29 |
| 2019-04-17 | 2019-04-23 | 7 days | -2.0% | $246.95 | $242.13 | $250.03 |
| 2019-04-11 | 2019-04-12 | 2 days | -0.0% | $240.24 | $240.16 | $243.77 |
| 2019-04-09 | 2019-04-10 | 2 days | -0.3% | $239.75 | $238.92 | $240.24 |
| 2019-04-05 | 2019-04-08 | 4 days | -0.0% | $237.03 | $236.95 | $239.75 |
| 2019-03-27 | 2019-03-29 | 3 days | -1.3% | $230.81 | $227.76 | $232.66 |
| 2019-03-22 | 2019-03-26 | 5 days | -3.6% | $227.08 | $218.88 | $230.81 |
| 2019-03-20 | 2019-03-21 | 2 days | -1.0% | $224.19 | $221.91 | $227.08 |
| 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-15 | 11 days | -2.5% | $222.20 | $216.57 | $222.43 |
| 2018-11-29 | 2019-02-27 | 91 days | -19.7% | $219.31 | $176.20 | $219.72 |
| 2015-10-26 | 2016-08-18 | 298 days | -22.3% | $158.25 | $122.95 | $158.51 |
| 2011-05-12 | 2013-07-19 | 800 days | -29.6% | $95.07 | $66.90 | $95.71 |
| 2007-10-11 | 2009-11-13 | 765 days | -54.4% | $59.87 | $27.29 | $60.37 |
| 2007-06-21 | 2007-10-05 | 107 days | -19.9% | $56.35 | $45.13 | $58.26 |
| 2004-12-30 | 2005-12-01 | 337 days | -29.9% | $31.60 | $22.16 | $31.75 |
| 2003-09-04 | 2004-11-05 | 429 days | -31.1% | $27.50 | $18.94 | $27.97 |
| 2001-06-06 | 2003-07-01 | 756 days | -59.0% | $23.44 | $9.62 | $23.78 |
| 2000-12-13 | 2001-06-05 | 174 days | -36.4% | $22.87 | $14.55 | $23.44 |
| 1999-12-30 | 2000-12-12 | 349 days | -47.3% | $21.32 | $11.23 | $22.87 |
| 1999-06-23 | 1999-10-27 | 127 days | -27.1% | $15.38 | $11.22 | $15.43 |
| 1999-02-04 | 1999-06-21 | 137 days | -30.3% | $13.73 | $9.58 | $13.99 |
| 1998-07-24 | 1998-11-23 | 123 days | -34.2% | $6.89 | $4.53 | $7.19 |
| 1997-10-13 | 1998-03-23 | 162 days | -30.4% | $5.78 | $4.03 | $5.95 |
| 1996-11-07 | 1997-06-30 | 235 days | -30.1% | $4.22 | $2.95 | $4.22 |
| 1996-07-03 | 1996-10-04 | 94 days | -23.2% | $3.53 | $2.71 | $3.53 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) is trading at $299.91 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 38.7% below its high of $488.98. The drawdown has lasted 632 days. Severity score: 7.3 (Very Strong).
FDS Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$299.91
High-water mark
$488.98
Current drawdown
-38.7%
Days in drawdown
632
This FDS page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior FactSet Research Systems Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc. has dropped 30%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 323 days with an average max drop of -38.7%.
The current drawdown of -38.7% has lasted 632 days, which is 2.0x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2001 to Jul 2003 | -59.0% | 756 days |
| Oct 2007 to Nov 2009 | -54.4% | 765 days |
| Dec 1999 to Dec 2000 | -47.3% | 349 days |
| Dec 2000 to Jun 2001 | -36.4% | 174 days |
| Jul 1998 to Nov 1998 | -34.2% | 123 days |
| Feb 2020 to May 2020 | -33.6% | 99 days |
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