Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and digital decisioning technologies and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Scores and Software. The Software segment provides pre-configured analytic and decision management solution designed for various business needs or processes, such as account origination, customer management, customer engagement, fraud detection, financial crimes compliance, and marketing, as well as associated professional services. This segment also offers FICO Platform, a modular software offering designed to support advanced analytic and decision use cases, as well as stand-alone analytic and decisioning software that can be configured by customers to address a wide range of business use cases. The Scores segment provides business-to-business scoring solutions and services for consumers that give clients access to predictive credit and other scores that can be integrated into their transaction streams and decision-making processes, as well as business-to-consumer scoring solutions comprising myFICO.com subscription offerings. It offers FICO Customer Analytics, FICO Responsible AI, FICO Advisors, FICO Business Outcome Simulator, FICO Forecaster, FICO TRIAD Customer Manager, FICO Blaze Advisor, FICO Xpress Optimization, FICO Falcon Fraud Manager, FICO Analytics Workbench, FICO Data Orchestrator, FICO DMP Streaming, FICO Decision Optimizer, and FICO Strategy Director, as well as software implementation and configuration services. The company markets its products and services primarily through its direct sales organization and indirect channels, as well as online. The company was formerly known as Fair Isaac & Company, Inc. and changed its name to Fair Isaac Corporation in July 1992. Fair Isaac Corporation was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Bozeman, Montana.

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Fair Isaac (FICO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Fair Isaac (FICO) came out with quarterly earnings of $7.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.95 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.79 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +5.54%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this financial services company would post earnings of $7.34 per share when it actually produced earnings of $7.74, delivering a surprise of +5.45%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.
Fair Isaac, which belongs to the Zacks Computers - IT Services industry, posted revenues of $511.96 million for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.76%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $439.97 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Fair Isaac shares have lost about 8.6% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 1.9%.
What's Next for Fair Isaac?
While Fair Isaac has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Fair Isaac was favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $10.71 on $611.57 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $40.22 on $2.41 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Computers - IT Services is currently in the top 36% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
One other stock from the same industry, Unisys (UIS), is yet to report results for the quarter ended December 2025.
This information technology service provider is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.60 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +81.8%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 27.8% lower over the last 30 days to the current level.
Unisys' revenues are expected to be $570 million, up 4.5% from the year-ago quarter.
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Fair Isaac (FICO) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

(RTTNews) - Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) announced a profit for its first quarter that Increases, from last year
The company's earnings totaled $158.37 million, or $6.61 per share. This compares with $152.53 million, or $6.14 per share, last year.
Excluding items, Fair Isaac Corporation reported adjusted earnings of $175.61 million or $7.33 per share for the period.
The company's revenue for the period rose 16.4% to $511.96 million from $439.97 million last year.
Fair Isaac Corporation earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $158.37 Mln. vs. $152.53 Mln. last year. -EPS: $6.61 vs. $6.14 last year. -Revenue: $511.96 Mln vs. $439.97 Mln last year.
-Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $ Next quarter revenue guidance: $ Full year EPS guidance: $ 38.17 Full year revenue guidance: $ 2.35 B
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Fair Isaac Corporation Q1 Income Rises

(RTTNews) - Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on January 28, 2026, to discuss Q1 26 earnings results.
To access the live webcast, log on to https://investors.fico.com/event-calendar
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Fair Isaac Q1 26 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM ET

F5 Inc. FFIV is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Jan. 27, after market close.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2026, F5 projects non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) in the range of $3.35-$3.85 (midpoint $3.60). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $3.64, suggesting a year-over-year decrease of 5.21%. The figure has been revised upward in the past seven days.
FFIV’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, delivering an average earnings surprise of 13.58%.
FFIV projects its first-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP revenues between $730 million and $780 million. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $759.97 million, suggesting a year-over-year decline of 0.85%.
F5, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
Factors Likely to Influence FFIV’s Q1 Results
FFIV’s Product segment performance in the fiscal first quarter is likely to have benefited from the rise in demand for hybrid multicloud architecture. In the to-be-reported quarter, the software sub-segment is expected to have benefited from FFIV’s flexible consumption program that enables customers to integrate additional modules and attachments in the existing footprint. Our estimate for Software revenues is pegged at $195.6 million.
Strong systems refresh opportunity amid the ongoing transition of FFIV’s legacy systems, like VIPRION and iSeries offerings are likely to drive the systems sub-segment's revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Additionally, FFIV benefits from rising systems demand beyond tech refresh for data sovereignty and AI readiness use cases. These factors are likely to have persisted in the to-be-reported quarter. Our estimate for Systems revenues is pegged at $159.8 million.
The overall product segment has been supported by strong renewal rates, expanding multi-year agreements, increasing platform adoption, and growing penetration of Distributed Cloud Services among large enterprise customers. Strong sales across the Software and Systems divisions are likely to have boosted the overall performance of the Product division. Our estimate for Product revenues is pinned at $355.4 million.
FFIV recovered fast from the data breach and has received feedback that only non-sensitive data was potentially exfiltrated, with affected customers indicating the information posed minimal risk and did not compromise critical systems or customer environments. FFIV also performed rapid identification and remediation, the benefits of which are expected to become evident in the to-be-reported quarter.
Furthermore, the acceleration in BIG-IP and NGINX subscription software deals is expected to have remained a major growth driver in the to-be-reported quarter. BIG-IP’s data point performance, automation capabilities and lower cost of ownership are likely to have helped F5 win multiple deals in the fiscal first quarter.
Earnings Whispers for FFIV
Our proven model predicts an earnings beat for FFIV this earnings season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat, which is the case here.
Earnings ESP, which represents the difference between the Most Accurate Estimate ($3.67 per share) and the Zacks Consensus Estimate ($3.64 per share), is +0.79%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: FFIV carries a Zacks Rank #2 at present.
Other Stocks to Consider
Here are some other stocks worth considering, as our model shows that these, too, have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings this reporting cycle.
AMETEK AME has an Earnings ESP of +1.03% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
AMETEK is set to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 3. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AMETEK’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings is pegged at $1.94 per share, up by a penny over the past 30 days, indicating a rise of 3.7% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
Lam Research LRCX has an Earnings ESP of +1.56% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present.
Lam Research is slated to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Jan 28. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for LRCX’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings is pegged at $1.16 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, indicating a rise of 27.5% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
Fair Isaac FICO has an Earnings ESP of +2.95% and carries a Zacks Rank #2 at present.
It is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Jan. 28. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Fair Isaac’s first-quarter earnings is pegged at $6.95 per share, up by 2 cents over the past 30 days, indicating a rise of 20% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
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FFIV Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Texas Instruments TXN is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Jan. 27, after market close.
Texas Instruments expects earnings per share between $1.13 and $1.39. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter earnings is pinned at $1.30 per share, which remained unchanged from the year-ago period's reported figure.
The company anticipates revenues between $4.22 billion and $4.58 billion for the fourth quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $4.44 billion, suggesting growth of 10.7% from the year-ago period's reported figure.
TXN’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 9.4%.
Texas Instruments Incorporated Price and EPS Surprise
Let’s see how things are shaping up for the upcoming quarterly results.
Factors to Consider for Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments’ fourth-quarter results are likely to be positively impacted by the gradual recovery in its industrial and automotive end markets, which have consistently contributed approximately 70% of its annual revenues.
TXN’s other end markets, including Personal Electronics, Enterprise Systems, and Communications Equipment, growth on the back of continued recovery in the semiconductor market, supported by strong data center-related growth, is likely to have positively impacted TXN’s top line in the to-be-reported quarter.
Customer demand trends are stabilizing, and customer inventories remain at low levels, which may support performance in the Analog and Embedded Processing segments during the fourth quarter. Our model estimates for Analog and Embedded Processing division’s fourth-quarter revenues are pegged at $3.53 billion and $618.7 million, respectively.
However, Texas Instruments’ fourth-quarter performance is likely to have affected by the U.S.-China trade war and tariff hikes, as TXN is a major player in China, accounting for more than 20% of its annual revenues in 2024.
As Texas Instruments is increasing its Lehi factory in Utah, it will incur costs. TXN's rising manufacturing costs due to planned capacity expansions and decreased factory loadings are likely to have been a major headwind for the company in the to-be-reported quarter.
What Our Proven Model Says for TXN’s Q4 Earnings
Our proven model conclusively predicts an earnings beat for Texas Instruments this time. According to the Zacks model, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy), or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.
TXN has an Earnings ESP of +0.35% and carries a Zacks Rank #2 at present. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Stocks to Consider
Here are some stocks worth considering, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings this reporting cycle.
AMETEK AME has an Earnings ESP of +1.03% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
AMETEK is set to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 3. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AMETEK’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings is pegged at $1.94 per share, up by a penny over the past 30 days, indicating a rise of 3.7% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
Lam Research LRCX has an Earnings ESP of +1.56% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present.
Lam Research is slated to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Jan. 28. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for LRCX’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings is pegged at $1.16 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, indicating a rise of 27.5% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
Fair Isaac FICO has an Earnings ESP of +2.95% and carries a Zacks Rank #2 at present.
It is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Jan. 28. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Fair Isaac’s first-quarter earnings is pegged at $6.95 per share, up by 2 cents over the past 30 days, indicating a rise of 20% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
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TXN Likely to Beat Q4 Earnings Estimates: How to Play the Stock

For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – January 20, 2026 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Fair Isaac Corp. FICO, Teradata Corp. TDC, F5 Inc. FFIV, S&P Global Inc. SPGI and Moody's Corp. MCO.
Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:
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Fair Isaac Corp.
Fair Isaac is benefiting from strong financial performance driven by robust growth in its Scores and Software segments. FICO has expanded its scoring models to incorporate ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ loan data, enhancing the predictive accuracy of FICO scores.
Advancements in credit modeling, including the development of FICO Score 10T for non-GSE mortgages, present significant growth opportunities. The Software segment has demonstrated strength, with increased adoption of SaaS and license revenues indicating strong platform engagement. FICO's Lenders Leading Inclusion Program supports lenders in making better decisions.
Fair Isaac has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 21.1% and 34.6%, respectively, for the current year (ending September 2026). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 1.2% in the last seven days.
Teradata Corp.
Teradata’s prospects are expected to benefit from an improvement in ARR growth rate, cost savings, and productivity measures. These factors are expected to drive meaningful free cash flow. Growing workloads on data platforms due to Agentic AI’s 24/7, always-on query potential bodes well for TDC’s prospects as it not only manages the critical enterprise data that powers these AI systems but is also well positioned to deliver the performance required by these AI systems.
TDC believes that it offers the best autonomous AI and knowledge platform for Agentic workloads at the best price performance, whether on-premises or in the cloud. An innovative portfolio, which includes QueryGrid data analytics fabric, Enterprise Vector Store, AgentBuilder, and ClearScape Analytics with unified ModelOps capabilities is expected to drive top-line growth.
Acquisitions, such as Stemma, enhance Teradata’s capabilities in data search and exploration, providing added value to its analytics offerings. TDC has introduced innovative AI capabilities like ask.ai, which are designed to simplify natural language interactions.
TDC has also introduced enhanced ModelOps features in ClearScape Analytics, aiming to provide no-code functionalities that empower customers to expand AI rapidly and advanced analytics while ensuring compliance with enterprise governance standards.
New product rollouts like Enterprise Vector Store bring vector-based processing to the core analytics layer, enabling Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Agentic AI capabilities for real-time decisions. These developments are expected to drive TDC’s clientele and top-line growth over the long haul.
Teradata has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of -0.6% and 3.6%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 8.3% over the last 60 days.
F5 Inc.
F5 is gaining traction from strong software growth, backed by a solid uptick in public cloud and security offerings. FFIV is benefiting from the growing demand for application security across multi-cloud environments. Acceleration in BIG-IP, NGINX, ELA and Virtual Edition subscription software deals is an upside.
FFIV has resorted to acquisitions to boost its network security capabilities and tap the solid growth prospects in the market. Over the past five years, it has acquired six businesses. The buyouts have helped it enhance its security capabilities, enabling it to pick up market share.
FFIV is uniquely positioned in the application networking market due to its strong presence in Layer 4-7 content switching, critical for managing the increasing capacity and security demands of modern applications. Unlike its competitors, F5 has established itself as a leader in the data center space, offering tailored solutions that seamlessly integrate with data applications.
F5 has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 1.8% and -5.2%, respectively, for the current year (ending September 2026). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings remained flat over the last 60 days.
S&P Global Inc.
S&P Global remains well-positioned to gain from the growing demand for business information services. Buyouts help innovate, increase differentiated content and develop products. The latest service launches have been aiding SPGI’s growth and enhancing its market reach.
SPGI completed the acquisition of ProntoNLP in January 2025. This buyout strengthened S&P Global’s textual data analytics capabilities and is anticipated to fuel broader enterprise-wide AI applications.
SPGI has recently acquired ORBCOMM and TeraHelix. ORBCOMM strengthens SPGI’s supply chain and maritime offerings by providing important insights for vessel tracking and monitoring. TeraHelix aids SPGI’s advanced data modeling and linking abilities, improving dataset integration capabilities across platforms, and advancing its AI and GenAI path.
S&P Global has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 7.2% and 11.6%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 0.3% in the last seven days.
Moody's Corp.
Moody's dominant position in the credit rating industry, along with opportunistic acquisitions and restructuring efforts to diversify revenues and footprint, will support top-line expansion. MCO has been meaningfully growing through strategic acquisitions, increasing scale and cross-selling opportunities across products and vertical markets.
In August 2025, MCO announced plans to secure a majority equity ownership in Middle East Rating & Investors Service. In June 2025, MCO fully acquired ICR Chile, solidifying its presence in Latin America’s domestic credit markets.
A solid rebound in bond issuance volume is expected to drive MCO’s growth. A strong balance sheet position and earnings strength are likely to keep MCO’s capital distributions sustainable.
Moody's has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 7.8% and 11.9%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 0.5% in the last seven days.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Fair Isaac, Teradata, F5, S&P Global and Moody's

TE Connectivity TEL is scheduled to report its first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings results on Jan. 21.
TEL expects fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings to be $2.53 per share, suggesting 23% year-over-year growth. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $2.54 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, and indicates 30.3% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.
TE Connectivity expects net sales of approximately $4.5 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, indicating roughly 17% year-over-year growth on a reported basis and 11% on an organic basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal first-quarter sales is pegged at $4.51 billion, suggesting 17.5% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.
TE Connectivity beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in all the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 6.5%.
TE Connectivity Ltd. Price and EPS Surprise
Let’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement.
Key Factors to Consider for TEL’s Q1 Earnings
TE Connectivity’s first-quarter fiscal 2026 performance is expected to have benefited from strong order volumes. TEL reported orders of $4.7 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, which increased 22% year over year and 5% sequentially. This momentum is expected to have continued in the seasonally weaker fiscal first quarter.
In the Transportation segment (50.8% of fiscal fourth-quarter sales), TE Connectivity is well-positioned to capture increasing value as the industry transitions toward data connectivity and electrification of powertrain.
TE Connectivity’s Industrial segment (49.2% of fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 sales) is expected to have benefited from strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, Energy, and Aerospace, Defense and Marine. The company’s to-be-reported results are expected to have benefited from strong demand from hyperscaler platforms.
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According to the Zacks model, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that is not the exact case here.
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Sandisk SNDK has an Earnings ESP of +3.07% and a Zacks Rank #1 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Sandisk is set to report second-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Jan. 29.
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Fair Isaac FICO has an Earnings ESP of +2.95% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. Fair Isaac is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Jan. 28.
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Big Data refers to a vast and diverse collection of structured, unstructured and semi-structured data that inundates businesses on a day-to-day basis. The big data space focuses on companies that process, store and analyze data, and provide data mining, transformation, visualization and predictive analytics tools.
Here, we have selected five such companies — Fair Isaac Corp. FICO, Teradata Corp. TDC, F5 Inc. FFIV, S&P Global Inc. SPGI and Moody's Corp. MCO. Each of our picks currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Utility of Big Data
Big Data is utilized in advanced analytics applications like predictive modeling and machine learning to solve business problems and make informed decisions. The latest high-end digital mobility advancements, including the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), have led to rapid growth in data. Consequently, new big data tools have emerged to collect, process, and analyze data to derive maximum value out of it.
Big data offers corporations better decision-making and risk-management abilities. It has also increased agility and innovation, making operations more efficient and effective in improving customer experiences.
The chart below shows the price performance of our five picks in the past three months.
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Fair Isaac Corp.
Fair Isaac is benefiting from strong financial performance driven by robust growth in its Scores and Software segments. FICO has expanded its scoring models to incorporate ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ loan data, enhancing the predictive accuracy of FICO scores.
Advancements in credit modeling, including the development of FICO Score 10T for non-GSE mortgages, present significant growth opportunities. The Software segment has demonstrated strength, with increased adoption of SaaS and license revenues indicating strong platform engagement. FICO's Lenders Leading Inclusion Program supports lenders in making better decisions.
Fair Isaac has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 21.1% and 34.6%, respectively, for the current year (ending September 2026). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 1.2% in the last seven days.
Teradata Corp.
Teradata’s prospects are expected to benefit from an improvement in ARR growth rate, cost savings, and productivity measures. These factors are expected to drive meaningful free cash flow. Growing workloads on data platforms due to Agentic AI’s 24/7, always-on query potential bodes well for TDC’s prospects as it not only manages the critical enterprise data that powers these AI systems but is also well positioned to deliver the performance required by these AI systems.
TDC believes that it offers the best autonomous AI and knowledge platform for Agentic workloads at the best price performance, whether on-premises or in the cloud. An innovative portfolio, which includes QueryGrid data analytics fabric, Enterprise Vector Store, AgentBuilder, and ClearScape Analytics with unified ModelOps capabilities is expected to drive top-line growth.
Acquisitions, such as Stemma, enhance Teradata’s capabilities in data search and exploration, providing added value to its analytics offerings. TDC has introduced innovative AI capabilities like ask.ai, which are designed to simplify natural language interactions.
TDC has also introduced enhanced ModelOps features in ClearScape Analytics, aiming to provide no-code functionalities that empower customers to expand AI rapidly and advanced analytics while ensuring compliance with enterprise governance standards.
New product rollouts like Enterprise Vector Store bring vector-based processing to the core analytics layer, enabling Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Agentic AI capabilities for real-time decisions. These developments are expected to drive TDC’s clientele and top-line growth over the long haul.
Teradata has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of -0.6% and 3.6%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 8.3% over the last 60 days.
F5 Inc.
F5 is gaining traction from strong software growth, backed by a solid uptick in public cloud and security offerings. FFIV is benefiting from the growing demand for application security across multi-cloud environments. Acceleration in BIG-IP, NGINX, ELA and Virtual Edition subscription software deals is an upside.
FFIV has resorted to acquisitions to boost its network security capabilities and tap the solid growth prospects in the market. Over the past five years, it has acquired six businesses. The buyouts have helped it enhance its security capabilities, enabling it to pick up market share.
FFIV is uniquely positioned in the application networking market due to its strong presence in Layer 4-7 content switching, critical for managing the increasing capacity and security demands of modern applications. Unlike its competitors, F5 has established itself as a leader in the data center space, offering tailored solutions that seamlessly integrate with data applications.
F5 has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 1.8% and -5.2%, respectively, for the current year (ending September 2026). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings remained flat over the last 60 days.
S&P Global Inc.
S&P Global remains well-positioned to gain from the growing demand for business information services. Buyouts help innovate, increase differentiated content and develop products. The latest service launches have been aiding SPGI’s growth and enhancing its market reach.
SPGI completed the acquisition of ProntoNLP in January 2025. This buyout strengthened S&P Global’s textual data analytics capabilities and is anticipated to fuel broader enterprise-wide AI applications.
SPGI has recently acquired ORBCOMM and TeraHelix. ORBCOMM strengthens SPGI’s supply chain and maritime offerings by providing important insights for vessel tracking and monitoring. TeraHelix aids SPGI’s advanced data modeling and linking abilities, improving dataset integration capabilities across platforms, and advancing its AI and GenAI path.
S&P Global has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 7.2% and 11.6%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 0.3% in the last seven days.
Moody's Corp.
Moody's dominant position in the credit rating industry, along with opportunistic acquisitions and restructuring efforts to diversify revenues and footprint, will support top-line expansion. MCO has been meaningfully growing through strategic acquisitions, increasing scale and cross-selling opportunities across products and vertical markets.
In August 2025, MCO announced plans to secure a majority equity ownership in Middle East Rating & Investors Service. In June 2025, MCO fully acquired ICR Chile, solidifying its presence in Latin America’s domestic credit markets.
A solid rebound in bond issuance volume is expected to drive MCO’s growth. A strong balance sheet position and earnings strength are likely to keep MCO’s capital distributions sustainable.
Moody's has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 7.8% and 11.9%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 0.5% in the last seven days.
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Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Digital Realty Trust Inc (Symbol: DLR), where a total of 18,593 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 90.8% of DLR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike put option expiring April 17, 2026, with 15,002 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of DLR. Below is a chart showing DLR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
CoStar Group, Inc. (Symbol: CSGP) options are showing a volume of 43,914 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 75.9% of CSGP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 24,304 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of CSGP. Below is a chart showing CSGP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
And Fair Isaac Corp (Symbol: FICO) saw options trading volume of 1,471 contracts, representing approximately 147,100 underlying shares or approximately 66.5% of FICO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 221,135 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $1580 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 190 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 19,000 underlying shares of FICO. Below is a chart showing FICO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1580 strike highlighted in orange:
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Periodand min./max. price, $	Price change, %		Volatility, %		Volume, $
Periodand min./max. price, $	FICO	Industry	FICO	Industry	Volume, $
Yesterday 1,510.0 - 1,555.1	3.72	8.82	37.73	1.50	450.53M
Week 1,510.0 - 1,572.5	3.09	10.28	2.77	7.72	2.35B
Month 1,493.3 - 1,779.0	-8.79	17.38	9.06	13.96	7.01B
3 Months 1,493.3 - 1,858.9	-3.24	14.53	20.65	25.79	17.70B
6 Months 1,300.0 - 1,998.0	4.32	35.36	34.50	30.11	32.35B
Year 1,300.0 - 2,217.6	-13.81	37.22	47.19	44.07	51.49B
3 years 617.4 - 2,402.5	155.62	81.75	62.41	82.43	83.21B
5 years 340.5 - 2,402.5	233.26	75.51	85.88	108.15	107.40B
All time 17.6 - 2,103.7	9,279.26	43.19	—	—	63.71B

Fair Isaac Corporation

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