Sentiment · FY2026 Q3
As of FY2026 Q2, the Tellvest earnings-call sentiment score for Fair Isaac (FICO) is 9/10.
FICO delivered a very strong quarter, with revenue of $692 million up 39% and GAAP EPS of $11.14 up 69%, driven by a 60% surge in Scores revenue as mortgage originations revenue rose 127% on full rack-rate pricing and a rebound in volume. Management repriced the FICO 10T performance model to $0.99 per score plus a $65 funding fee to reach price parity with VantageScore and encourage adoption ahead of the FHFA's expected release of 10T data. Platform ARR grew 49% to $349 million with 136% net retention, though non-platform revenue declined 12% on migrations and end-of-life products. Non-GAAP operating margin expanded 712 basis points to 65%, and the company executed a record $605 million quarterly buyback. FICO raised full-year FY2026 guidance to $2.45 billion in revenue (+23%), GAAP EPS of $35.60 (+34%), and non-GAAP EPS of $40.45 (+35%), while reiterating that its guide assumes no share loss to VantageScore.
Scored from Fair Isaac’s FY2026 Q2 earnings call. The newest quarter is available with Tellvest Pro.
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| Quarter | Revenue | Rev YoY | EPS | EPS YoY | Gross margin | Op margin | Net margin | FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Q4 | $454M | +16.4% | $5.44 | +35.7% | 80.3% | 43.4% | 29.9% | $219M |
| FY2025 Q1 | $440M | +15.2% | $6.14 | +27.9% | 80.1% | 40.8% | 34.7% | $187M |
| FY2025 Q2 | $499M | +15.0% | $6.59 | +27.7% | 82.4% | 49.3% | 32.6% | $65M |
| FY2025 Q3 | $536M | +19.8% | $7.40 | +46.5% | 83.7% | 48.9% | 33.9% | $276M |
| FY2025 Q4 | $516M | +13.6% | $6.42 | +18.0% | 82.3% | 46.0% | 30.1% | $219M |
| FY2026 Q1 | $512M | +16.4% | $6.61 | +7.7% | 83.0% | 45.7% | 30.9% | $174M |
| FY2026 Q2 | $692M | +38.7% | $11.14 | +69.0% | 86.8% | 58.2% | 38.2% | $223M |
| FY2026 Q3 | $674M | +25.7% | $10.45 | +41.2% | 87.1% | 53.8% | 35.2% | $380M |