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Equifax Inc.

$169 -$45.03 (-21.04%)
NYSE · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$168.04
Day Range
$166.87$169.97
Year Range
$150.75$271.84
Market Cap
19.85B
AVG Volume
1.56M
Trailing/Forward PE
29.49/16.64
PEG ratio
1.58
Dividend Yield
1.29%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-20
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q21.7B
26 Q11.65B
25 Q41.55B
25 Q31.54B
25 Q21.54B
25 Q11.44B
24 Q41.42B
24 Q31.44B
24 Q21.43B
24 Q11.39B
Net Income (USD)
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2183.9M
26 Q1171.5M
25 Q4175.7M
25 Q3160.2M
25 Q2191.3M
25 Q1133.1M
24 Q4174M
24 Q3141.3M
24 Q2163.9M
24 Q1124.9M
Operating Income (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2314.2M
26 Q1287.7M
25 Q4284.2M
25 Q3264.3M
25 Q2310.8M
25 Q1235.8M
24 Q4288.1M
24 Q3247.1M
24 Q2282.2M
24 Q1224.7M
EBITDA (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2505.6M
26 Q1474.6M
25 Q4467.5M
25 Q3450.8M
25 Q2493.7M
25 Q1414.7M
24 Q4455M
24 Q3423.5M
24 Q2448.8M
24 Q1392.9M
Cash Flows (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2204.8M
26 Q1121.5M
25 Q4340.8M
25 Q3437.9M
25 Q2238.9M
25 Q1116.7M
24 Q4205.9M
24 Q3355.5M
24 Q2130.8M
24 Q1120.8M
EPS (USD)
00.511.5224 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q21.54
26 Q11.42
25 Q41.44
25 Q31.29
25 Q21.53
25 Q11.06
24 Q41.39
24 Q31.13
24 Q21.31
24 Q11
Expenses (USD)
0200M400M600MSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2557.5M
26 Q1531.4M
25 Q4550.9M
25 Q3556.1M
25 Q2506.4M
25 Q1482.1M
24 Q4479M
24 Q3504.4M
24 Q2489.3M
24 Q1504.5M
Cash & Debt (USD)
02B4B6BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2170.1M
26 Q1183.4M
25 Q4180.8M
25 Q3189M
25 Q2189M
25 Q1195.2M
24 Q4169.9M
24 Q3468.2M
24 Q2181.9M
24 Q1201M
Debt ratios
0123424 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q22.79
26 Q12.72
25 Q42.69
25 Q32.55
25 Q22.64
25 Q12.74
24 Q42.81
24 Q33
24 Q23.22
24 Q13.37
Margins
0%20%40%60%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q254.49%
26 Q153.48%
25 Q410.96%
25 Q357.07%
25 Q256.76%
25 Q154.46%
24 Q456.67%
24 Q355.25%
24 Q255.9%
24 Q154.82%
Return on Capital
0%2%4%6%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q24.09%
26 Q13.68%
25 Q43.72%
25 Q33.16%
25 Q23.65%
25 Q12.6%
24 Q43.54%
24 Q32.8%
24 Q23.39%
24 Q12.65%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2118.4M
26 Q1120M
25 Q4121.4M
25 Q3123.1M
25 Q2124M
25 Q1124.1M
24 Q4124M
24 Q3123.9M
24 Q2123.7M
24 Q1123.5M
Dividends (USD)
00.20.40.6May 24Sep 24Nov 24Feb 25May 25Sep 25Nov 25Mar 26May 26Aug 26
EFX Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 260.56
May 260.56
Mar 260.56
Nov 250.5
Sep 250.5
May 250.5
Feb 250.39
Nov 240.39
Sep 240.39
May 240.39
Employee Count
05K10K15K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EFX Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
202515K
202414.7K
202314.9K
202214K
202112.7K
202011.4K
201911.2K
201810.9K
201710.3K
20169.5K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
020406024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q238.02
26 Q138.84
25 Q438.87
25 Q341.23
25 Q242.22
25 Q141.2
24 Q439.67
24 Q340.73
24 Q239.08
24 Q138.16
Total Assets (USD)
05B10B15B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
EFX Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q211.98B
26 Q111.94B
25 Q411.86B
25 Q311.83B
25 Q211.92B
25 Q111.85B
24 Q411.76B
24 Q312.34B
24 Q212.15B
24 Q112.25B
PE Ratio
203040506070med 44.92Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
EFX PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2628.94
Sep 2630.32
Aug 2633.29
Aug 2632.99
Aug 2630.97
Aug 2631.27
Jul 2629.56
Jul 2629.55
Jul 2630.41
Jul 2628.59
Jul 2629.55
Jun 2627.22
Jun 2626.44
Jun 2628.12
Jun 2629.56
May 2628.47
May 2628.17
May 2627.2
May 2630.2
May 2629.86
Apr 2629.62
Apr 2636.08
Apr 2632.72
Apr 2633.53
Mar 2631.6
Mar 2632.73
Mar 2633.88
Mar 2638.21
Feb 2638.42
Feb 2636.3
Feb 2636.04
Feb 2636.56
Jan 2637.64
Jan 2639.2
Jan 2641.04
Jan 2642.42
Jan 2640
Dec 2541.51
Dec 2540.96
Dec 2541.28
Dec 2539.53
Nov 2539.69
Nov 2539.95
Nov 2538.72
Nov 2538.8
Oct 2539.46
Oct 2543.7
Oct 2543.98
Oct 2544.64
Oct 2545.88
Sep 2549.29
Sep 2549.93
Sep 2549.67
Sep 2548.4
Aug 2547.74
Aug 2549.43
Aug 2548.02
Aug 2546.48
Aug 2546.52
Jul 2547.74
Jul 2553.32
Jul 2552.42
Jul 2553.06
Jun 2551.91
Jun 2551.82
Jun 2553.57
Jun 2554.38
May 2553.55
May 2553.14
May 2556.48
May 2554.7
May 2553.57
Apr 2551.98
Apr 2545.41
Apr 2545.21
Apr 2543.12
Mar 2549.33
Mar 2550.08
Mar 2548.43
Mar 2552.28
Feb 2550.33
Feb 2548.86
Feb 2554.96
Feb 2554.69
Jan 2560.52
Jan 2559.21
Jan 2557.9
Jan 2553.82
Jan 2555.81
Dec 2456.38
Dec 2456.92
Dec 2458.55
Dec 2458.77
Nov 2457.61
Nov 2455.86
Nov 2454.69
Nov 2459.68
Nov 2458.24
Oct 2459.45
Oct 2459.79
Free Cash Flow Yield
0%2%4%6%8%med 3.12%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
EFX Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 265.52%
Sep 265.27%
Aug 264.8%
Aug 264.85%
Aug 265.16%
Aug 265.11%
Jul 265.41%
Jul 265.41%
Jul 265.36%
Jul 265.7%
Jul 265.52%
Jun 265.99%
Jun 266.17%
Jun 265.8%
Jun 265.51%
May 265.73%
May 265.79%
May 265.99%
May 265.4%
May 265.46%
Apr 265.5%
Apr 264.76%
Apr 265.25%
Apr 265.12%
Mar 265.44%
Mar 265.25%
Mar 265.07%
Mar 264.5%
Feb 264.47%
Feb 264.73%
Feb 264.21%
Feb 264.15%
Jan 264.03%
Jan 263.87%
Jan 263.7%
Jan 263.58%
Jan 263.79%
Dec 253.66%
Dec 253.7%
Dec 253.68%
Dec 253.84%
Nov 253.82%
Nov 253.8%
Nov 253.92%
Nov 253.91%
Oct 253.85%
Oct 253.47%
Oct 253.26%
Oct 253.21%
Oct 253.12%
Sep 252.91%
Sep 252.87%
Sep 252.89%
Sep 252.96%
Aug 253%
Aug 252.9%
Aug 252.99%
Aug 253.08%
Aug 253.08%
Jul 253%
Jul 252.48%
Jul 252.52%
Jul 252.49%
Jun 252.54%
Jun 252.55%
Jun 252.47%
Jun 252.43%
May 252.47%
May 252.49%
May 252.34%
May 252.41%
May 252.47%
Apr 252.54%
Apr 252.96%
Apr 252.98%
Apr 253.12%
Mar 252.73%
Mar 252.69%
Mar 252.78%
Mar 252.57%
Feb 252.67%
Feb 252.75%
Feb 252.53%
Feb 252.55%
Jan 252.3%
Jan 252.35%
Jan 252.41%
Jan 252.59%
Jan 252.5%
Dec 242.47%
Dec 242.45%
Dec 242.38%
Dec 242.37%
Nov 242.42%
Nov 242.49%
Nov 242.55%
Nov 242.33%
Nov 242.39%
Oct 242.34%
Oct 241.94%
Price to Sales
234567med 4.84Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
EFX Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 263.1
Sep 263.25
Aug 263.57
Aug 263.54
Aug 263.32
Aug 263.35
Jul 263.17
Jul 263.17
Jul 263.38
Jul 263.18
Jul 263.29
Jun 263.03
Jun 262.94
Jun 263.13
Jun 263.29
May 263.17
May 263.13
May 263.03
May 263.36
May 263.32
Apr 263.29
Apr 263.92
Apr 263.56
Apr 263.65
Mar 263.43
Mar 263.56
Mar 263.68
Mar 264.15
Feb 264.18
Feb 263.95
Feb 263.99
Feb 264.05
Jan 264.17
Jan 264.34
Jan 264.55
Jan 264.7
Jan 264.43
Dec 254.6
Dec 254.54
Dec 254.57
Dec 254.38
Nov 254.4
Nov 254.43
Nov 254.29
Nov 254.3
Oct 254.37
Oct 254.84
Oct 254.82
Oct 254.89
Oct 255.03
Sep 255.4
Sep 255.47
Sep 255.44
Sep 255.3
Aug 255.23
Aug 255.41
Aug 255.26
Aug 255.09
Aug 255.1
Jul 255.23
Jul 255.69
Jul 255.6
Jul 255.67
Jun 255.54
Jun 255.53
Jun 255.72
Jun 255.81
May 255.72
May 255.67
May 256.03
May 255.84
May 255.72
Apr 255.55
Apr 254.83
Apr 254.81
Apr 254.59
Mar 255.25
Mar 255.33
Mar 255.15
Mar 255.56
Feb 255.35
Feb 255.2
Feb 255.53
Feb 255.5
Jan 256.09
Jan 255.96
Jan 255.83
Jan 255.42
Jan 255.62
Dec 245.68
Dec 245.73
Dec 245.89
Dec 245.92
Nov 245.8
Nov 245.62
Nov 245.5
Nov 246.01
Nov 245.86
Oct 245.98
Oct 246.38
EV/EBITDA
10152025med 18.65Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
EFX EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2613.33
Sep 2613.83
Aug 2614.91
Aug 2614.8
Aug 2614.07
Aug 2614.18
Jul 2613.56
Jul 2613.55
Jul 2613.98
Jul 2613.3
Jul 2613.66
Jun 2612.8
Jun 2612.51
Jun 2613.13
Jun 2613.66
May 2613.26
May 2613.15
May 2612.79
May 2613.9
May 2613.77
Apr 2613.69
Apr 2615.73
Apr 2614.52
Apr 2614.81
Mar 2614.11
Mar 2614.52
Mar 2614.94
Mar 2616.5
Feb 2616.58
Feb 2615.81
Feb 2615.63
Feb 2615.82
Jan 2616.21
Jan 2616.78
Jan 2617.45
Jan 2617.95
Jan 2617.07
Dec 2517.62
Dec 2517.42
Dec 2517.53
Dec 2516.9
Nov 2516.96
Nov 2517.05
Nov 2516.6
Nov 2516.63
Oct 2516.87
Oct 2518.41
Oct 2518.38
Oct 2518.62
Oct 2519.06
Sep 2520.28
Sep 2520.51
Sep 2520.42
Sep 2519.96
Aug 2519.73
Aug 2520.33
Aug 2519.83
Aug 2519.28
Aug 2519.29
Jul 2519.72
Jul 2521.48
Jul 2521.16
Jul 2521.39
Jun 2520.99
Jun 2520.95
Jun 2521.57
Jun 2521.85
May 2521.56
May 2521.42
May 2522.59
May 2521.97
May 2521.57
Apr 2521.01
Apr 2518.76
Apr 2518.69
Apr 2517.96
Mar 2520.14
Mar 2520.4
Mar 2519.82
Mar 2521.17
Feb 2520.49
Feb 2519.97
Feb 2521.54
Feb 2521.45
Jan 2523.42
Jan 2522.98
Jan 2522.54
Jan 2521.16
Jan 2521.83
Dec 2422.02
Dec 2422.21
Dec 2422.76
Dec 2422.83
Nov 2422.44
Nov 2421.85
Nov 2421.45
Nov 2423.14
Nov 2422.65
Oct 2423.06
Oct 2424.31
Price/Operating Cashflow
1015202530med 20.59Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
EFX Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2612.41
Sep 2613
Aug 2614.27
Aug 2614.14
Aug 2613.28
Aug 2613.41
Jul 2612.68
Jul 2612.67
Jul 2613.01
Jul 2612.23
Jul 2612.64
Jun 2611.64
Jun 2611.31
Jun 2612.02
Jun 2612.64
May 2612.18
May 2612.05
May 2611.63
May 2612.92
May 2612.77
Apr 2612.67
Apr 2614.74
Apr 2613.37
Apr 2613.7
Mar 2612.91
Mar 2613.38
Mar 2613.85
Mar 2615.62
Feb 2615.7
Feb 2614.84
Feb 2616.15
Feb 2616.38
Jan 2616.87
Jan 2617.57
Jan 2618.39
Jan 2619.01
Jan 2617.93
Dec 2518.6
Dec 2518.36
Dec 2518.5
Dec 2517.72
Nov 2517.79
Nov 2517.9
Nov 2517.35
Nov 2517.39
Oct 2517.68
Oct 2519.58
Oct 2520.25
Oct 2520.56
Oct 2521.12
Sep 2522.69
Sep 2522.99
Sep 2522.87
Sep 2522.28
Aug 2521.98
Aug 2522.76
Aug 2522.11
Aug 2521.4
Aug 2521.42
Jul 2521.98
Jul 2525.2
Jul 2524.77
Jul 2525.08
Jun 2524.53
Jun 2524.49
Jun 2525.31
Jun 2525.7
May 2525.3
May 2525.11
May 2526.69
May 2525.85
May 2525.32
Apr 2524.57
Apr 2520.71
Apr 2520.62
Apr 2519.67
Mar 2522.5
Mar 2522.84
Mar 2522.09
Mar 2523.84
Feb 2522.96
Feb 2522.28
Feb 2523.39
Feb 2523.27
Jan 2525.76
Jan 2525.2
Jan 2524.64
Jan 2522.9
Jan 2523.75
Dec 2423.99
Dec 2424.22
Dec 2424.92
Dec 2425.01
Nov 2424.52
Nov 2423.77
Nov 2423.27
Nov 2425.4
Nov 2424.78
Oct 2425.3
Oct 2428.5
Price to Book
345678med 5.56Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
EFX Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 264.44
Sep 264.66
Aug 265.11
Aug 265.07
Aug 264.76
Aug 264.8
Jul 264.54
Jul 264.54
Jul 264.56
Jul 264.28
Jul 264.43
Jun 264.08
Jun 263.96
Jun 264.21
Jun 264.43
May 264.27
May 264.22
May 264.08
May 264.53
May 264.48
Apr 264.44
Apr 265.05
Apr 264.58
Apr 264.69
Mar 264.42
Mar 264.58
Mar 264.74
Mar 265.35
Feb 265.38
Feb 265.08
Feb 264.68
Feb 264.74
Jan 264.88
Jan 265.09
Jan 265.33
Jan 265.5
Jan 265.19
Dec 255.39
Dec 255.32
Dec 255.36
Dec 255.13
Nov 255.15
Nov 255.18
Nov 255.02
Nov 255.03
Oct 255.12
Oct 255.67
Oct 255.37
Oct 255.45
Oct 255.61
Sep 256.02
Sep 256.1
Sep 256.07
Sep 255.91
Aug 255.83
Aug 256.04
Aug 255.87
Aug 255.68
Aug 255.68
Jul 255.83
Jul 256.39
Jul 256.28
Jul 256.36
Jun 256.22
Jun 256.21
Jun 256.42
Jun 256.51
May 256.41
May 256.36
May 256.76
May 256.55
May 256.42
Apr 256.23
Apr 255.58
Apr 255.55
Apr 255.29
Mar 256.06
Mar 256.15
Mar 255.95
Mar 256.42
Feb 256.18
Feb 256
Feb 256.13
Feb 256.1
Jan 256.75
Jan 256.6
Jan 256.45
Jan 256
Jan 256.22
Dec 246.28
Dec 246.34
Dec 246.53
Dec 246.55
Nov 246.42
Nov 246.23
Nov 246.1
Nov 246.65
Nov 246.49
Oct 246.63
Oct 247.22
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