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FICO stock analysis: Fair Isaac

Fair Isaac (FICO) is an S&P 500 company in Application Software. It grades strongest on profitability and weakest on momentum.

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What's happening with FICO · updated 2026-10-05 · from prices and SEC filings

FICO price performance

FICO against the S&P 500, one year
-50%-25%+0%+25%S&P 500 +18%FICO -55%2025-09-292026-10-05
Year to date-59.2%S&P 500 +14.5% · behind by 73.7 pts
1 year-62.7%S&P 500 +17.0% · behind by 79.8 pts
3 years-20.1%S&P 500 +89.3% · behind by 109.3 pts
5 years+74.2%S&P 500 +91.3% · behind by 17.1 pts

Total returns with dividends reinvested.

FICO factor grades

Each grade compares FICO with the rest of its sector (A+ best, F worst); the numbers behind it are shown with the typical figure for its peers.

B+ValueP/E 19.9x (industry 25.5x)FCF yield 6.7% (industry 5.6%)
B-GrowthRevenue growth +24% (industry +14%)EPS growth +35% (industry +35%)
AProfitabilityOperating margin 51.7% (industry 26.2%)ROIC 76.5% (industry 19.7%)
FMomentum12-month change -63%From 52-wk high -63%

FICO in plain numbers

FICO key statistics

SectorInformation Technology
IndustryApplication Software
IndexS&P 500
Market value$14.9B
Revenue growth (y/y)+24%
Free-cash-flow yield6.7%
Dividend yieldn/a
Next earnings (expected)2026-11-04
Valuation measures
Market value$14.9B
Enterprise value$20.2B
P/E (trailing)19.9x
Forward P/E (Torvanta estimate)16.5x
PEG (Torvanta estimate)0.80
Price / sales6.2x
EV / revenue8.5x
EV / EBITDA16.2x
Financial highlights
Revenue, last 12 months$2.4B
Net income, last 12 months$815.0M
EPS, last 12 months (GAAP)$34.62
Gross margin85.1%
Operating margin51.7%
Net margin34.1%
Return on invested capital76.5%
Cash$248.4M
Total debt$5.6B
Free cash flow, last 12 months$1.0B
Interest cover6.6x
Current ratio1.18x

Company figures from its latest SEC filings; market value and returns from end-of-day prices.

FICO earnings trends

Revenue vs earnings
$0$172.9M$345.8M$518.8M$691.7MSep 2024 Revenue: $453.8MDec 2024 Revenue: $440.0MMar 2025 Revenue: $498.7MJun 2025 Revenue: $536.4MSep 2025 Revenue: $515.8MDec 2025 Revenue: $512.0MMar 2026 Revenue: $691.7MJun 2026 Revenue: $674.2MSep 2024 Net income: $135.7MDec 2024 Net income: $152.5MMar 2025 Net income: $162.6MJun 2025 Net income: $181.8MSep 2025 Net income: $155.0MDec 2025 Net income: $158.4MMar 2026 Net income: $264.5MJun 2026 Net income: $237.2MSep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Net margin: 29.9%Net margin: 34.7%Net margin: 32.6%Net margin: 33.9%Net margin: 30.1%Net margin: 30.9%Net margin: 38.2%Net margin: 35.2%0%19%38%■ Revenue ■ Net income ━ Net margin
Earnings per share$0.0$2.8$5.6$8.4$11.1Sep 2024 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $5.4Dec 2024 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $6.1Mar 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $6.6Jun 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $7.4Sep 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $6.4Dec 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $6.6Mar 2026 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $11.1Jun 2026 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $10.5Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026■ EPS (GAAP, diluted) Change from a year earlier: Sep 2025 +18% · Dec 2025 +8% · Mar 2026 +69% · Jun 2026 +41%

From the company's 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC.

Fair Isaac financials (from SEC filings)

Fiscal yearFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.7B$2.0B
Net income$392.1M$373.5M$429.4M$512.8M$651.9M
EPS (GAAP)$13.43$14.20$16.94$20.45$26.55
Free cash flow$416.2M$503.4M$464.7M$624.1M$769.9M

FICO earnings history

ReportedEPS (GAAP)EPS y/yRevenue y/yStock vs S&P 500, 2 days
2026-07-29$10.45+41%+26%-14.8%
2026-04-28$11.14+69%+39%+3.4%
2026-01-28$6.61+8%+16%-2.6%
2025-11-05$6.42+18%+14%+5.0%
2025-07-30$7.40+47%+20%-4.0%
2025-04-29$6.59+28%+15%+1.7%

About Fair Isaac

HeadquartersBozeman, MT
Industry (SEC code)Services-Business Services, Nec
Fiscal year endsSeptember 30
Incorporated inDE
Listed onNYSE
FormerlyFAIR ISAAC & COMPANY INC

From the company's SEC registration record.

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Is FICO stock a buy?

Torvanta does not tell individuals what to buy. Its grades for FICO are shown above. Subscribers see the model's rank, expected return and whether the model portfolio holds it. This is research, not a recommendation.

What is FICO's P/E ratio?

FICO trades at about 19.9 times its last 12 months of GAAP earnings reported to the SEC, and about 16.5 times Torvanta's own estimate of the next 12 months.

When does FICO report earnings next?

Based on its filing history, Torvanta expects Fair Isaac to report around 2026-11-04.

How has FICO performed against the S&P 500?

Over the past year FICO returned -62.7%, against +17.0% for the S&P 500, dividends reinvested.

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