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Company Profile: Equifax Inc. (EFX)

EFX insider trades (13 months) →

$187.72 −2.49% vs. previous close · Market cap $22.05B

Today's multi-factor rank: 427 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
3.1/10
Value
4.4/10
Growth
4.7/10
Quality
4.8/10
Multifactor
4.3/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$192.51
Open:$189.05
Day's Low:$184.54
Day's High:$190.38
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:22.05B
Enterprise Value:27.68B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$137.01
52-Week High:$228.67
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$166.36
200-Day Avg:$176.81

Volume

Volume Today:1,506,022
Avg Volume (3m):1,656,607
Avg Volume (10d):2,318,930
52-Week Change:-7.65%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:1.27

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):30.38

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 20, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):19.69
PEG Ratio:1.63
Price / Book:4.91
Price / Sales (TTM):3.35
EV / Revenue:4.20
EV / EBITDA:13.66

Dividends

Current yield:1.16%
Annual Dividend Rate:$2.24
Dividend Trailing:$2.18
Yield Trailing:1.13%
5-Year Avg Yield:0.74%
Payout Ratio:35.28%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):6.59B
Gross Profit:3.64B
EBITDA:2.03B
Net Income (TTM):742.90M
Rev Growth (YoY):+9.60%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+38.80%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+32.10%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$6.18

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 20, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$9.54
Revenue Per Share:$55.22
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$38.20
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:192.90M
Total Debt:5.21B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):5.01B
Debt / Equity:112.84%
Current Ratio:1.09
Quick Ratio:0.93

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:1.61B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):944.60M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:27.68B
EV / Revenue:4.20
EV / EBITDA:13.66

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):15.44%
ROA (Return on Assets):6.67%
P/E (trailing):30.38
P/E (forward):19.69
Price / Book:4.91
PEG Ratio:1.63
52-Week Change:-7.65%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$6.18

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 20, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$9.54
P/E (forward):19.69
PEG Ratio:1.63

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$55.22
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$38.20

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:944.60M
Operating Cash Flow:1.61B
EBITDA:2.03B
Total Revenue (TTM):6.59B
Net Income (TTM):742.90M
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:117,484,896
Float (free shares):116,514,000
Short interest (shares):5,617,762
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):2.86
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Equifax Inc. (EFX) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-20View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-29View filing ↗
10-Q2026-07-21View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-16View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-13View filing ↗
8-K2026-04-24View filing ↗
S-3ASR2026-04-21View filing ↗
ARS2026-03-27View filing ↗
PRE 14A2026-03-17View filing ↗
10-K2026-02-19View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

Equifax Inc. operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating certain payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship. The U.S. Information Solutions segment provides consumer and commercial information services, such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling and portfolio analytics, locate, fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and other consulting services; mortgage services; financial marketing services; identity management services; and credit monitoring products. The International segment offers information service products, which include consumer and commercial services comprising credit and financial information, and credit scoring and modeling; and credit and other marketing products and services, as well as information, technology, and services to support debt collections and recovery management. The company also provides information solutions for businesses, governments and consumers; and human resources business process automation and outsourcing services for employers. It operates in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Atlanta
Employees:15,000
Sector:Industrials
Industry:Consulting Services
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Mark W. BegorCEO & Director675.01M
Mr. John W. Gamble Jr.Executive VP, CFO & COO622.37M
Mr. Jamil FarshchiExecutive VP & CTO472.12M
Ms. Julia A. HoustonExecutive VP & Chief Legal Officer541.65M
Mr. Chad M. BortonExecutive VP & President of Workforce Solutions542.24M
Mr. James M. GriggsChief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller--
Mr. Trevor BurnsSenior Vice President of Corporate Investor Relations--
Ms. Kathryn Q. WalkerExecutive VP and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer47-

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Equifax Inc. (EFX): Quantitative Analysis

Equifax Inc. (EFX) — Industrials — Consulting Services. EFX is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, EFX has returned −12.7% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

EFX ranks 427 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 63 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z -0.12, ranked 253 of 468); its weakest is momentum (Z -1.14, ranked 456 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.447427 of 461
Momentum-1.136456 of 494 ↓1
Value-0.372318 of 489 ↑9
Quality-0.124253 of 468 ↓3
Growth-0.158241 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$187.72
Market Cap22.05B
P/E30.38
Revenue (last 12 months)6.59B
Price / book4.91
Book value per share$38.20
52-week range$137.01 – $228.67
Dividend yield1.16%
Beta1.27
Average volume1,656,607
Shares outstanding117.48M
Short interest (% of float)5.55% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does EFX report earnings? 8 of its last 12, before the open →

What are EFX insiders doing? 73 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 1 buy and 15 sells, the last one on Oct 30, 2026 →

EFX latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All EFX filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about Equifax (EFX)

When does Equifax report earnings?

Equifax has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 4 after the close and 8 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 20, 2026). EFX earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Equifax's P/E ratio?

Equifax's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 30.4 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 74 Industrials companies with a P/E is 26.4, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Equifax is above its sector median. Industrials stocks, company by company →

Where does Equifax rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Equifax ranks 427 of 461, and 63 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Equifax insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of Equifax shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Feb 18, 2026, by an officer, for $465k. The latest sale was on Oct 29, 2026, by an officer, for $711k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 1 purchase and 15 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All EFX insider trades →

Does Equifax pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.16% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $2.24 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Aug 31, 2026.

What sector is Equifax in, and which index?

Equifax is classified in the Industrials sector (industry: Consulting Services), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 76 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Industrials stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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