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    Equifax Inc (EFX)

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    INDUSTRIALS • CONSULTING SERVICES • NYSE

    $161.28
    +10.92 (+7.26%)

    Market Cap: $18.94B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    92%(36/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +5.30%
    Streak
    11 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.21
    Range$2.16 - $2.26
    19 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$2.26-2.1%
    60d ago$2.23-0.6%
    30d ago$2.23-0.5%
    7d ago$2.22-0.4%
    Current$2.21
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.7B
    Range$1.7B - $1.7B
    18 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.43
    Range$2.05 - $2.72
    24 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.7B
    Range$1.7B - $1.8B
    22 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$2.43---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$2.21---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 21
    		$2.25$2.21+1.81%Beat+12.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 21
    		$1.86$1.70+9.41%Beat+21.6%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$2.09$2.05+1.95%Beat-1.4%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 21
    		$2.04$1.94+5.15%Beat+10.3%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 22
    		$2.00$1.92+4.17%Beat+9.9%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 22
    		$1.53$1.40+9.29%Beat+2.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$2.12$2.12+0.00%Beat+17.1%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 16
    		$1.85$1.83+1.09%Beat+5.1%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 17
    		$1.82$1.73+5.20%Beat+6.4%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 17
    		$1.50$1.43+4.90%Beat+4.9%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 7
    		$1.81$1.74+4.02%Beat+19.1%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 18
    		$1.76$1.77-0.56%Miss+1.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 19
    		$1.71$1.66+3.01%Beat-18.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 19
    		$1.43$1.37+4.38%Beat-35.6%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 8
    		$1.52$1.49+2.01%Beat-17.4%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 19
    		$1.73$1.63+6.13%Beat-6.5%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 20
    		$2.09$2.00+4.50%Beat+5.6%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 20
    		$2.22$2.14+3.74%Beat+12.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 9
    		$1.84$1.81+1.66%Beat-8.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 20
    		$1.85$1.73+6.94%Beat-1.1%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 21
    		$1.98$1.72+15.12%Beat+23.7%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 21
    		$1.97$1.55+27.10%Beat+40.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 10
    		$2.00$1.83+9.29%Beat+30.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 21
    		$1.87$1.60+16.88%Beat+26.4%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 22
    		$1.60$1.30+23.08%Beat+14.3%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 20
    		$1.40$1.29+8.53%Beat+16.7%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 12
    		$1.53$1.49+2.68%Beat+10.9%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 23
    		$1.48$1.45+2.07%Beat+5.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 24
    		$1.40$1.36+2.94%Beat-10.3%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 10
    		$1.20$1.23-2.44%Miss-16.1%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 20
    		$1.38$1.32+4.55%Beat-0.7%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 24
    		$1.41$1.42-0.70%Miss-7.8%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.56$1.54+1.30%Beat-2.5%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 25
    		$1.43$1.37+4.38%Beat-0.7%
    Dec 17
    Reported Mar 1
    		$1.39$1.35+2.96%Beat-2.1%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 9
    		$1.53$1.49+2.68%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 26
    		$1.60$1.57+1.91%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 26
    		$1.44$1.41+2.13%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 8
    		$1.42$1.37+3.65%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield1.39%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.24
    Payout Ratio16.01%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+6.61%
    5Y CAGR+3.91%
    EFX dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun EFX in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio19.57EV/EBITDA14.63x
    Price/FCFN/AFCF YieldN/A
    Profitability
    Profit Margin10.70%Operating Margin17.30%
    ROE14.30%ROIC6.89%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.28xInterest Coverage4.19x
    Current RatioN/AQuick RatioN/A
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.34Avg Volume1.97M
    52-Week High$236.2452-Week Low$137.01

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$146.69
    SMA 20$148.00
    SMA 50$167.69
    SMA 200$178.57
    EMA 10$149.57
    EMA 20$151.60
    EMA 50$160.69
    EMA 200$179.67

    MACD

    Line: -4.39Signal: -7.07Hist: 2.68

    ADX

    ADX: 28.7+DI: 31.2-DI: 21.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down56.0
    PSAR$141.33

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$162.61
    Lower Band$133.39
    %B Position1974%(Upper)
    Band Width0.95

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    59.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K85.8
    Stoch %D66.5
    Williams %R-0.9
    ROC (10d)15.4%
    Momentum21.55
    CCI (20d)115.7
    MFI (14d)68.7

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$5.20(3.2%)
    StdDev (20d)7.30
    Hist Vol39.3%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$158.24
    OBV-22.1M
    AD Line-156.1M
    CMF (20d)-0.020

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.1M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$147.59

    Pivot Points

    R3$155.37
    R2$152.96
    R1$151.66
    Pivot Point$149.25
    S1$147.96
    S2$145.55
    S3$144.25

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-24.40
    Ultimate Osc71.8
    KST-151.04

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$1.64B$1.59B$1.50B$1.49B$1.48B$1.39B$1.36B$1.39B$1.37B$1.33B$1.27B$1.26B
    Cost of RevenueN/A$767.10M$1.38B$663.20M$664.60M$656.70M$615.00M$645.20M$630.90M$627.70M$581.50M$585.20M
    Gross ProfitN/A$881.80M$170.00M$881.70M$872.40M$785.30M$804.40M$796.60M$799.60M$761.70M$745.00M$733.90M
    Operating Expenses$1.39B$1.36B$1.27B$1.28B$1.23B$1.21B$1.13B$1.19B$1.15B$1.16B$1.08B$1.07B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Operating IncomeN/A$287.70M$284.20M$264.30M$310.80M$235.80M$288.10M$247.10M$282.20M$224.70M$245.10M$246.40M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$59.80M$55.70M$54.10M$52.20M$53.10M$52.90M$55.80M$56.30M$57.30M$59.70M$60.30M$62.80M
    Income Before Tax$256.90M$235.80M$232.90M$215.30M$261.30M$185.40M$225.50M$193.80M$224.60M$166.60M$182.90M$190.70M
    Income Tax Expense$71.80M$62.50M$56.50M$53.80M$68.70M$51.60M$52.20M$51.10M$59.40M$40.50M$48.40M$26.40M
    Net Income$185.10M$173.30M$176.40M$161.50M$192.60M$133.80M$173.30M$142.70M$165.20M$126.10M$134.50M$164.30M
    EBITDA$445.80M$416.80M$416.30M$397.20M$437.00M$359.30M$406.00M$364.20M$391.80M$331.60M$343.40M$340.30M
    EBIT$254.40M$232.00M$230.20M$212.10M$257.70M$182.90M$232.30M$190.80M$224.90M$165.00M$184.60M$183.60M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $1.06M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -16.9%
    Active Awards
    15
    New Awards (TTM)
    1
    Avg Remaining Term
    8.6 mo

    Top agency: Department of Agriculture at 65.3% of trailing twelve month obligations across 4 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    15JCRT25F00000046Department of JusticeOffices, Boards and Divisions$4000Oct 1, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

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    Equifax downgraded to Hold equivalent at Oppenheimer (EFX:NYSE)

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    EFX Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    19.6x
    Forward P/E
    16.1x
    EV/EBITDA
    14.6x
    PEG
    1.3x
    P/B
    4.4x
    See GNG's fair value

    EFX Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Operating margin
    17.3%
    Net margin
    10.7%
    ROIC
    6.9%
    ROE
    14.3%
    FCF margin
    19.9%

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    Sector: Industrials

    EFX Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    24
    Strong Buy
    6
    Buy
    13
    Hold
    5
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    EFX Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • EFX converts 19.9% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • EFX beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • EFX grew quarterly revenue 10.6% year over year.

    EFX Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    4.1%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $2.21
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 1 down

    EFX Dividend

    Forward yield
    1.4%
    Payout ratio
    16.0%
    3Y DPS growth
    6.6%
    5Y DPS growth
    3.9%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    EFX dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About EFX

    What is EFX's current dividend yield?

    Equifax Inc (EFX) has a forward dividend yield of 1.39%.

    Does EFX pay dividends?

    Yes, Equifax Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.39%.

    What is EFX's P/E ratio?

    Equifax Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.57.

    What is EFX's market cap?

    Equifax Inc (EFX) has a market capitalization of $18.94B with a current stock price of $161.28.

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