Fair Isaac Corporation
FICO Technology · Software - ApplicationNot yet scored
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What the filing actually says.
This synthesis rests on a narrow data set, so its conclusions are limited. Reported revenues have grown from $1 billion in fiscal 2018 to $1.99 billion in fiscal 2025, roughly doubling over seven years, and the fiscal 2025 figure is the highest in the data. Operating income is available only for fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2025, rising from $542.41 million to $924.85 million over that span. Over the same four years revenue rose from $1.38 billion to $1.99 billion, so profit has grown at a faster pace than sales. Whether that gap reflects durable pricing power, lower costs, or one-time items cannot be determined from the figures alone. No forensic scores are on file for this company, so this synthesis does not report a Beneish M-Score, a Piotroski F-Score, an Altman Z-Score, or a Fog Index, and it does not characterize any score as high or low. The absence of scores is a data gap, not a signal in either direction, and it means the usual screens for earnings quality, financial distress, and filing readability are not available here. Management's explanation of results, the risk factors it lists, and any recent news are also missing from this data. Readers may want to look at the MD&A, the risk factors, the notes to the financial statements, and the cash flow statement together, since the income figures above show what was reported but not why. Reading those sections alongside the numbers is the step that would turn these trends into a fuller picture.
Catalyst.The only business signals on file are annual income statement figures. Reported revenues rose from $1.72 billion in fiscal 2024 to $1.99 billion in fiscal 2025, an increase of roughly 16%, and operating income rose from $733.63 million to $924.85 million, roughly 26%. Revenues have also grown in every year provided, from $1.38 billion in fiscal 2022 to $1.51 billion in fiscal 2023 and $1.72 billion in fiscal 2024. Because no MD&A text is on file, this synthesis cannot say which products, segments, or customer demand drove these results. Readers may want to look at the MD&A section of the company's annual report for management's own explanation.
Hidden risk.The most visible tension is that operating income has grown faster than revenue. Using the reported revenue figures, operating margin, meaning operating income divided by revenue, moved from roughly 39% in fiscal 2022 to roughly 43% in fiscal 2024 and roughly 46% in fiscal 2025. Margin expansion can reflect operating efficiency, but it can also reflect cost timing or accounting choices, and the data provided does not show which. No risk-factor text, cash flow figures, or balance sheet figures are on file, so debt, legal exposure, and cash generation cannot be assessed here. Readers may want to look at the risk factors section and the cash flow statement in the filing.
What traders are betting.
The metric
Shares that traders have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back. Brokers report the total to FINRA twice a month. Days to cover divides it by the shares that change hands on a typical day.
- Shares sold short
- 2.2M
- Change since Aug 31
- +25.3%
- Days to cover
- 3.1
What it tells us
A large group of traders is betting that FICO shares will fall. That is a strong negative view, and also a crowd that would have to buy shares back if the price rises.
Short sellers added to their bets: shares sold short grew 25.3% since the Aug 31 report.
At normal trading volume, short sellers would need about 3.1 days to buy back every borrowed share.
How investors use it
- Squeeze watching. Some aggressive traders seek out heavily shorted stocks, betting that good news will force short sellers to buy back shares and push the price higher.
- Hedging. Funds short one company to offset risk in another, often owning a stronger business and shorting a weaker one in the same industry.
- Timing. Chart-based traders pair rising short interest with price patterns, such as a break below a level where buyers used to step in, to decide when to enter or exit.
- Warning sign. Some owners treat a sharp rise in short interest as a red flag and respond by tightening stop-loss orders or holding smaller positions.
Quarterly report
The quarterly report (10-Q) and current reports (8-K) Fair Isaac filed in the last 12 months, each linked to the original document on SEC EDGAR.
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