Fair Isaac Corporation · FICO · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q4 2025
FICO raises FY26 outlook as Scores and platform growth accelerate
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: resilient Scores demand, platform expansion, and AI initiatives support growth, while regulatory approvals, mortgage volumes, and pricing execution remain material tests.
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What changed
Compared with the prior analysis, the current analysis describes accelerated revenue growth, 27% Scores growth, 16% platform ARR growth, 112% platform dollar-based net retention, stronger ACV bookings, and raised FY26 revenue guidance. It also adds detail on the AI foundation model, performance-based pricing, and the mortgage direct-license program.
Guidance delta
Management raised FY26 revenue guidance to $2.35 billion, according to the supplied transcript analysis.
Key takeaways
- Scores growth and platform ARR expansion were the main reported growth pillars.
- Management highlighted 112% platform dollar-based net retention and strong ACV bookings.
- New AI, scoring, and mortgage direct-licensing initiatives broaden the opportunity but add execution dependencies.
Management priorities
- Expand next-generation FICO Platform and foundation-model use cases.
- Scale FICO Score 10T and the mortgage direct-license program.
- Invest in distribution, platform development, and Scores marketing.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 5, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 30, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 30, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Dougherty | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 13, 2016 |
| Sidoti & Co. | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 23, 2016 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Feltl & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 2, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $661.25. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $1,070 | $661.75 | +61.8% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $1,129 | $661.75 | +70.7% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $875 | $661.75 | +32.3% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Griffin | Ryan Griffin | $1,150 | $646.74 | +73.9% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $1,150 | $617.87 | +73.9% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $950 | $617.87 | +43.7% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $700 | $617.87 | +5.9% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Manav Patnaik | $935 | $617.87 | +41.4% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Sean Kennedy | $1,344 | $617.87 | +103.3% | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $1,322 | $840.89 | +99.9% | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Haas | $1,350 | $924.52 | +104.2% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Kevin McVeigh | $1,139 | $1,038.23 | +72.2% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Manav Patnaik | $1,700 | $1,041.4 | +157.1% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $1,675 | $1,122.97 | +153.3% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra | $1,525 | $1,149.47 | +130.6% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $1,450 | $1,373.08 | +119.3% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $1,270 | $1,240.17 | +92.1% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $1,250 | $1,181.62 | +89.0% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Surinder Thind | $1,700 | $1,035.5 | +157.1% | May 4, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $1,400 | $1,043.57 | +111.7% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $1,650 | $1,045.08 | +149.5% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $1,750 | $1,040.98 | +164.7% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $1,549 | $1,010.16 | +134.3% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $1,150 | $944.99 | +73.9% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Sean Kennedy | $1,416 | $1,030.81 | +114.1% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $1,950 | $932.42 | +194.9% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $1,350 | $1,165.23 | +104.2% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | George Tong | $1,777 | $1,463.17 | +168.7% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $2,200 | $1,580.02 | +232.7% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Haas | $2,400 | $1,649.99 | +262.9% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $2,250 | $1,674.28 | +240.3% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $2,400 | $1,512.71 | +262.9% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $1,800 | $1,494.3 | +172.2% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $2,300 | $1,496.53 | +247.8% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $1,600 | $1,496.53 | +142.0% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| UBS | Kevin McVeigh | $1,640 | $1,544.05 | +148.0% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Griffin | Ryan Griffin | $1,800 | $1,350 | +172.2% | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Needham | Kyle Peterson | $1,950 | $1,505.39 | +194.9% | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Griffin | Ryan Griffin | $2,000 | $1,591.73 | +202.5% | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Surinder Thind | $2,500 | $2,130 | +278.1% | May 14, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $2,250 | $1,673.98 | +240.3% | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Owen Lau | $2,515 | $2,343.44 | +280.3% | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Needham | Kyle Peterson | $2,500 | $2,019.56 | +278.1% | Nov 7, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Haas | $2,200 | $1,943.52 | +232.7% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Haas | $2,100 | $1,720 | +217.6% | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Barclays | Manav Patnaik | $1,800 | $1,654.99 | +172.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Robert Moskow | $1,450 | $1,150.66 | +119.3% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | $1,007 | $916.41 | +52.3% | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Needham | Kyle Peterson | $900 | $770.98 | +36.1% | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $614 | $581.78 | -7.1% | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Robert Moskow | $588 | $497.23 | -11.1% | Mar 5, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationFair Isaac Corporation, also known as FICO, delivers advanced analytics, software solutions, and data management services designed to help businesses optimize, automate, and interconnect their crucial decision-making processes. These offerings reach clients across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company operates through two main divisions: Software and Scores. The Software segment provides pre-configured decision management solutions catering to a variety of business challenges and operations, including marketing strategy, account creation, customer relations, engagement, fraud detection, financial crime compliance, and debt collection, alongside related professional services.…
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