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.

Fair Isaac has very strong operating profitability, but the balance sheet and valuation already look stretched at the current price. Revenue rose to $692 million, while gross, operating, and net margins remain outstanding at 84.18%, 50.35%, and 33.64%, respectively, which is notably above industry levels. At the same time, EBITDA, operating profit, and net income continue to grow, and EPS remains at a high level, confirming the quality of the business and its ability to generate profits. ROA and ROI are also extremely high and improving, indicating strong returns on assets and capital. However, P/S of 14.32 and P/FCF of 37.25 remain elevated, and P/E of 42.34, although down from its peaks, still does not look cheap for a company with limited potential for acceleration. Overall, the valuation multiples have improved from the extreme levels seen at the end of 2025, but this is more a normalization after overheating than a clear sign of undervaluation. A significant downside is the increase in long-term debt to $3.639 billion and total liabilities to $4.15 billion, alongside negative shareholders’ equity of -$829 million, which worsens the quality of the balance sheet. Current liquidity, with a current ratio of 2.22, looks acceptable, but the quick ratio remains zero, so short-term payment flexibility is not ideal. The dividend yield of around 0.02% has virtually no impact on the investment case and does not offset the valuation premium. Overall, the fundamentals support the company’s premium status, but do not justify aggressive upside in the target price given the already high market valuation and balance-sheet risks. For an investor, this is more a story of a high-quality but expensive business with limited upside and heightened sensitivity to any slowdown in growth or deterioration in credit profile.

Fair Isaac Corporation

Сильный индекс, значительно упал. Быки в растерянности.

Strong index, significantly down. The bulls are confused.

Сильный индекс, значительно вырос. Рынок на стороне быков.

Strong index, significantly up. The market is on the bulls' side.

Сильный индекс, значительно вырос. Приток средств в лонги на высоком уровне.

Strong index, significantly up. Inflow of funds into longs at a high level.

Strong profitability and FICO's margins are matched by a rich valuation and rising debt, so the fundamentals are more likely to cap the upside than support it.

Fair Isaac (FICO) came out with quarterly earnings of $12.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $12.02 per share. This compares to earnings of $8.57 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +1.33%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this financial services company would post earnings of $11.03 per share when it actually produced earnings of $12.5, delivering a surprise of +13.33%.
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 $674.19 million for the quarter ended June 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.75%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $536.41 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three 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 21% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 8.5%.
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 mixed. 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 #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with 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 $11.70 on $662.05 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $43.59 on $2.56 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 34% 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, Dynatrace (DT), is yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026. The results are expected to be released on August 5.
This software intellegence company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
Dynatrace's revenues are expected to be $549.3 million, up 15.1% from the year-ago quarter.
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Fair Isaac (FICO) Surpasses Q3 Earnings Estimates

Fair Isaac (FICO) reported $536.42 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 19.8%. EPS of $8.57 for the same period compares to $6.25 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.4% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $518.78 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $7.73, the EPS surprise was +10.87%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Fair Isaac performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) - Platform: $254.2 million compared to the $259.2 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) - Total: $739.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $751.23 million.
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) - Non-Platform: $484.9 million versus $492.03 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Revenues- On-premises and SaaS software: $187.92 million versus $188.16 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.3% change.
Revenues- Professional services: $24.19 million compared to the $21.54 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7% year over year.
Revenues- Scores: $324.31 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $309.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +34.3%.
Revenues- Software: $212.11 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $209.7 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.8%.
Revenues- Scores- Business-to-business: $268.48 million compared to the $254.14 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +42.2% year over year.
Revenues- Scores- Business-to-consumer: $55.83 million versus $54.78 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6% change.
Operating Income (loss)- Software: $67.94 million versus $69.33 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Operating Income (loss)- Scores: $284.71 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $269.49 million.
Shares of Fair Isaac have returned -18.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Fair Isaac (FICO) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

(RTTNews) - Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) announced a profit for its third quarter that Increased, from last year
The company's bottom line came in at $237.172 million, or $10.45 per share. This compares with $181.789 million, or $7.40 per share, last year.
The company's revenue for the period rose 25.7% to $674.188 million from $536.415 million last year.
Fair Isaac Corporation earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $237.172 Mln. vs. $181.789 Mln. last year. -EPS: $10.45 vs. $7.40 last year. -Revenue: $674.188 Mln vs. $536.415 Mln last year.
-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $ 42.43 Full year revenue guidance: $ 2.53 B
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Fair Isaac Corporation Q3 Income Rises

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Fair Isaac Corp (Symbol: FICO), where a total of 1,432 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 143,200 underlying shares. That amounts to about 60.5% of FICO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 236,855 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $800 strike put option expiring August 21, 2026, with 220 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 22,000 underlying shares of FICO. Below is a chart showing FICO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange:
Avantor Inc (Symbol: AVTR) saw options trading volume of 59,145 contracts, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares or approximately 56.5% of AVTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 40,705 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares of AVTR. Below is a chart showing AVTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc (Symbol: CPS) options are showing a volume of 817 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 81,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.2% of CPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 145,455 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring August 21, 2026, with 780 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 78,000 underlying shares of CPS. Below is a chart showing CPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
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(RTTNews) - Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on July 29, 2026, to discuss Q3 26 earnings results.
To access the live webcast, log on to https://investors.fico.com/event-calendar
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Fair Isaac Q3 26 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM ET

Fair Isaac Corporation FICO is set to report its third-quarter fiscal 2025 results on July 30.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter fiscal 2025 revenues is pegged at $518.8 million, suggesting an increase of 15.8% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
The consensus mark for earnings is pegged at $7.73 per share, down a couple of cents over the past 30 days, indicating 23.7% year-over-year growth.
FICO’s earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters while beating the same on the remaining one, the average negative surprise being 0.97%.
Fair Isaac Corporation Price and EPS Surprise
Let’s see how things have shaped up before this announcement.
Factors to Note
FICO’s third-quarter fiscal 2025 performance is expected to have benefited from sustained growth in Scores revenues, driven by the adoption of its most advanced scoring solutions and strong consumer demand.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, FICO reported strong momentum in the adoption of FICO Score 10T, especially within the mortgage sector, as new lenders — such as Bay Equity, Quontic Bank and Michigan First Credit Union — joined the early-adopter program, reflecting growing confidence in the model’s predictive power. This trend is expected to have extended into the fiscal third quarter, strengthening the company’s position as a key scoring provider for non-GSE mortgage originations.
FICO’s Professional Services revenues, which dipped in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 due to certain incomplete project deliverables at the quarter's end, caused revenues originally scheduled for March to be recognized in April. This is likely to have supported a sequential rise in segment revenues in the to-be-reported quarter.
Despite a cautious macro environment, FICO’s Software business remains resilient. The company has expressed confidence in a return to stronger annual recurring revenue growth, driven by a healthy deal pipeline and solid net retention among existing platform clients. These bookings, along with its continued land-and-expand strategy, are likely to have supported growth in platform-related revenues in the to-be-reported quarter.
What Our Model Says
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 case here.
FICO currently has an Earnings ESP of -1.71% and a Zacks Rank #3. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
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Fair Isaac to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?

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(RTTNews) - Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO), a provider of analytics software, Monday announced that it has been authorized to repurchase up to $2 billion of its outstanding common stock. This new buyback program replaces the remaining availability under FICO's previous $1.5 billion stock repurchase program.
Further, the analytics software company amended its credit agreement to provide for an incremental term loan to the tune of $1.5 billion, the full amount of which was drawn on June 5.
FICO intends to use the proceeds to fund an accelerated share repurchase or ASR program pursuant to an agreement it has entered into with Wells Fargo Securities, Inc.
As per the terms of the ASR agreement, on June 8, FICO will make an upfront payment of $1.5 billion to Wells Fargo and FICO expects to receive an initial delivery of approximately 1,055,100 shares of common stock, providing the company with prompt share count reduction.
At final settlement, the company may receive additional shares or, under certain circumstances, may be required to deliver shares or make a cash payment pursuant to the terms of the ASR agreement.
The transactions under the ASR agreement are surmised to be completed by the end of the company's fiscal year i.e. September 30.
Currently, FICO shares were trading at $1131.98, down 0.43% on the New York Stock Exchange.
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FICO Authorized Buy Back Up To $2 Bln

The Neuberger Berman Core Equity ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 758,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 66,000. Shares of NBCR were off about 0.7% on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Wednesday were Nvidia, trading down about 3.3% with over 98.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, up about 3.2% on volume of over 84.1 million shares. Neurocrine Biosciences is the component faring the best Wednesday, up by about 6.2% on the day, while Fair Isaac is lagging other components of the Neuberger Berman Core Equity ETF, trading lower by about 6.7%.
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Wednesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: NBCR

In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Intel topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 8.2%. Year to date, Intel registers a 216.5% gain.
And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is Fair Isaac, trading down 7.1%. Fair Isaac is lower by about 31.2% looking at the year to date performance.
Two other components making moves today are Datadog, trading down 6.3%, and Medtronic, trading up 5.4% on the day.
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