Discounted Cash Flow

Fair Isaac Corp.

FICO · Based on 10 years of SEC filings

Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Average annual growth is the mean year-over-year change across each period.

Endpoint CAGR (better for long term trend)

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Endpoint CAGR is the compound annual rate from the first to last year in each period.

Projections use average year-over-year growth. Change this in Settings.

Projected growth rate

Free cash flow growth
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Averaged growth (FCF & NI)
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Net income growth
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Sales growth (not added to calculations)
10-year: — 5-year: — 3-year: —

Click a greyed-out slider to switch metrics. Slide between the 10-year, 5-year, and 3-year historic growth rates for FCF, net income, or their average.

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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $881.4m $109.4m $163.3m 12.4% $3.52
2017 $932.2m (5.8%) $128.3m (17.2%) $205.8m (26.1%) 13.8% (10.8%) $4.16 (18.2%)
2018 $1.0b (10.8%) $142.4m (11.0%) $191.8m (-6.8%) 13.8% (0.3%) $4.79 (15.1%)
2019 $1.2b (12.4%) $192.1m (34.9%) $236.4m (23.3%) 16.6% (20.1%) $6.63 (38.4%)
2020 $1.3b (11.6%) $236.4m (23.1%) $342.9m (45.1%) 18.3% (10.3%) $8.13 (22.6%)
2021 $1.3b (1.7%) $392.1m (65.8%) $416.2m (21.4%) 29.8% (63.1%) $13.65 (67.9%)
2022 $1.4b (4.6%) $373.5m (-4.7%) $503.4m (20.9%) 27.1% (-8.9%) $14.34 (5.1%)
2023 $1.5b (9.9%) $429.4m (14.9%) $464.7m (-7.7%) 28.4% (4.6%) $17.18 (19.8%)
2024 $1.7b (13.5%) $512.8m (19.4%) $624.1m (34.3%) 29.9% (5.2%) $20.78 (21.0%)
2025 $2.0b (15.9%) $651.9m (27.1%) $769.9m (23.4%) 32.7% (9.7%) $26.90 (29.4%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

Projection period: years

Alt A decline yrs:

Alt B total yrs:

Projected cash flows

Year Projected cash flow Discount Factor Present Value

PV of projected FCF:

Terminal FCF:

Terminal value:

PV of terminal value:

Enterprise value (DCF):

DCF price per share:

Current price:

Alternative DCF Models

Model Fair Value Upside PV(FCFs) PV(Terminal) Total Years
Standard (10yr→TV) 10 + TV
Alt A (Gradual Decline)
Alt B (30yr Hard Stop) N/A

This is a simplified DCF model for illustration. It uses reported free cash flow, a single growth assumption, fixed WACC, and a Gordon Growth terminal value. It is not investment advice.

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