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Verified User in Investment Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/13/2026

"All-in-One Investment Research Tool That Saves Time Every Day"

4/5

What do you like best about FactSet Workstation?

It’s impressive how much of my investment research workflow I can handle in one place. I use it every day to check stock prices, review consensus estimates and price targets, pull historical financial data, read sell-side research, and build charts of valuation multiples and operating metrics. The SEC filing functionality is particularly strong: I can quickly find the exact 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, or exhibit I need, and then search within the filings.

The biggest workflow benefit is speed. Rather than pulling market data from one source, estimates from another, filings from EDGAR, and research from individual broker portals, FactSet brings everything together in a consistent interface. The charting tools are also very helpful for quickly comparing historical P/E, EV/EBITDA, margins, growth rates, and other metrics across companies and time periods, which saves me a lot of manual Excel work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FactSet Workstation?

The main drawback of FactSet Workstation is that the breadth of functionality can make the platform feel more complicated and less intuitive than it needs to be.

There is also a relatively steep learning curve. Because there are so many tools within the Workstation, it is not always obvious which application or workflow is the best one for a particular task.

There is room for FactSet to make AI functionality much more integrated into the core research experience. For example, being able to ask natural-language questions across filings, consensus data, earnings transcripts, and sell-side research. The AI features are completely lacking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FactSet Workstation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Before using FactSet, investment research required pulling information from multiple sources (market data from one platform, SEC filings, consensus estimates, and sell-side research from individual broker portals).

The biggest benefit is efficiency. Tasks that could otherwise require several different websites or data sources can often be completed within a few minutes in FactSet. The Excel integration also makes it easier to bring standardized market and financial data directly into models and update it without manually re-entering information. Overall, FactSet has reduced repetitive data collection, improved consistency across my research, and made it easier to respond quickly when I need to investigate a company or investment question. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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