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EquifaxEFX

Research & Consulting Services · Atlanta, Georgia · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$184.60+2.90%After hours: $184.60 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 13.9% over 1 year
Equifax over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$150$175$200$225Nov2026MarMayJulSep$184.60$150$200NovMarJul$184.60
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$21.60B
Price to earnings29.8x
Forward P/E21.3x
Dividend yield1.21%
Year to date−14.9%
One year−13.9%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$137.24$226.96

Quality and valuation

How Equifax compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Equifax and 7 research & consulting services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among industrials companies, priced about in line with them.

Equifax trades at 21.3 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +10.9% vs +8.2%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 18.8% vs 17.5%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 16.7% vs 13.1%
EFX trades at 21.3x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Research & Consulting Services peers
LMT20.6xEFX21.3xCAT21.6xUNP22.3xRTX26.8xDE32.3xGE35.7xGEV40.8xSector median 21.4xLMT20.6xEFX21.3xCAT21.6xUNP22.3xRTX26.8xDE32.3xGE35.7xGEV40.8xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 29.8x earnings, EFX is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
40x60xAverage 43.2x2025202629.8x40x60xAverage 43.2x2025202629.8x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Equifax's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 9.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bn$1.5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.7bnQ3 ’26$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.7bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +9.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’259.6%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’259.6%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 21.0% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2521.0%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2521.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$437mQ3 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$437mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsEFXSector median
Revenue growth+10.9%+8.2%
Operating margin18.8%17.5%
Free cash flow margin16.7%13.1%
Price to earnings29.8x25.8x

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