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Fair Isaac Corporation

FICO

Technology · 960.86 -2.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Fair Isaac Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 38.7% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-2.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 15 activeGeneral Market Beta · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • FICO's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if FICO's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Application

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 38.7% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 8.9 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 62.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • FICO's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements178
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +15.9% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +3.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +2.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 32% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 70% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

960.86
6m-17.5%12m-37.9%24m-45.1%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-09-30$1.3B+1.7%$13.40-2.2%
2022-09-30$1.4B+4.6%$14.18-10.0%
2023-09-30$1.5B+9.9%$16.93-3.7%
2024-09-30$1.7B+13.5%$20.45-1.1%
2025-09-30$2.0B+15.9%$26.54-2.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
The year-to-date period-over-period increase in interest expense, net of $52.7 million was primarily attributable to a higher average outstanding debt balance during the nine months ended June 30, 2026.
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Data center and AI demandmixed · 5 filings
Software segment operating income as a percentage of segment revenue decreased to 28% from 31%, primarily attributable to an increase in third-party data center hosting costs and a decrease in sales of higher-margin software recognized at a point in time.
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
The increase in personnel and labor costs was primarily attributable to increased headcount, increased share-based compensation costs, increased commission costs, increased incentive costs, and increased fringe benefit costs related to our deferred compensati…
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Labor availability and costsmixed · 5 filings
The increase in personnel and labor costs was primarily attributable to increased headcount, increased share-based compensation costs, increased commission costs, increased incentive costs, and increased fringe benefit costs related to our deferred compensati…
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 11.9× · EV/sales 13.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

960.86-2.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for FICO. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-29.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 38.7% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 8.9 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 62.6% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

The $128.5 million increase was attributable to a $107.7 million increase in net income and a $35.9 million increase in non-cash items, partially offset by a $15.1 million decrease due to the timing of receipts and payments in our ordinary course of business.

Scores segment operating income as a percentage of segment revenue increased to 91% from 89%, primarily due to higher business-to-business scores revenue driven by a higher unit price and an increase in volume of mortgage originations.

Scores segment operating income as a percentage of segment revenue increased to 90% from 88%, primarily due to higher business-to-business scores revenue driven by a higher unit price and an increase in volume of mortgage originations.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind FICO

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

PRGPROG Holdings, Inc.customerFeb 18, 2026

Many of our customers fall within the near-prime or subprime Fair Isaac and Company ("FICO") score categories and may have difficulty purchasing big-ticket and other durable goods they desire.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

FICO is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group General Market Beta. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.