Equifax Inc.
EFX Industrials Consulting Services NYSE
$171.97
$-2.96 (-1.69%)
Open: $174.89 | High: $175.39 | Low: $170.57 | Prev Close: Prev Close: $174.93
Market Cap: $20.75B
Volume: 792K | Avg: 1.9M
Last updated: April 24, 2026 at 06:01 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 520
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 30.22 |
| P/B Ratio | 4.54 |
| P/S Ratio | 3.30 |
| EPS | $5.69 |
| Beta | 1.56 |
| Shares Outstanding | 120.63M |
| 52-Week High | $281.03 |
| 52-Week Low | $166.02 |
| SMA 50 | $189.03 |
| SMA 200 | $219.30 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.20% |
| Annual Dividend | $2.06 |
| Next Earnings | July 21, 2026 12:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 44.7% |
| Operating Margin | 18.3% |
| Net Margin | 11.1% |
| ROE | 14.6% |
| ROA | 5.9% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.17 |
| Current Ratio | 0.61 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $11.86B |
| Total Liabilities | $7.13B |
| Total Equity | $4.60B |
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| Cash | $180.80M |
| Total Debt | $5.09B |
| Net Debt | $4.91B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $6.07B |
| Gross Profit | $2.71B |
| Operating Income | $1.10B |
| Net Income | $660.30M |
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| EBITDA | $1.83B |
| Revenue/Share | $52.35 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $1.62B |
| CapEx | $481.40M |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.13B |
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| Book Value/Share | $39.02 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $-18.36 |
| Equity/Share | $37.84 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 41.32 Neutral |
| MACD |
-0.74
Signal: -0.51
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| Volatility | 39.13% |
| Trading Signal | Bearish |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | -35.28% |
| Sharpe Ratio | -1.35 Poor |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 37.04% Moderate |
| EFX (1Y) | -35.28% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +14.41% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | -49.69% |
Sector Comparison (Industrials)
| Metric | EFX | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 30.22 | 38.5 | 46% |
| P/B Ratio | 4.54 | 133.36 | 33% |
| ROE (%) | 14.57% | 20.21% | 31% |
| Net Margin (%) | 11.12% | 11.77% | 49% |
| Stock Score | 520 | 545.0 | 30% |
| 1Y Return (%) | -35.28 % | +14.20 % | 6% |
📊 Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
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Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
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| EFX | $171.97 | $186.82 | $188.48 | $186.11 | $189.16 | $218.95 | 41.32 | -0.74 | 39.13% | 358248 | Weak Short | Price Below SMAs |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the EFX stock
News Sentiment
| Ticker | Headline | Sentiment | Source | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFX | Equifax and Ataeva Partner to Launch Advanced Spend and Yield Tools for Financial Institutions | Neutral | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| EFX | Equifax Q1 Review: Uncertainty Overshadowed Decent Performance | Neutral | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| EFX | Equifax Inc (EFX) Stock Down 3.0% -- Now Undervalued? GF Score: 84/100 | Neutral | gurufocus.com | Read More |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. (EFX) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript | Neutral | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| EFX | Equifax Credits AI Tools for Record $1.6 Billion Quarter | Neutral | pymnts.com | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
No recent insider trading data available for EFX
Company Information
Equifax Inc. provides information solutions and human resources business process automation outsourcing services for businesses, governments, and consumers. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers employment, income, criminal history, and social security number verification services, as well as payroll-based transaction, employment tax management, and identity theft protection products. The USIS 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; mortgage services; financial marketing services; identity management services; credit monitoring products; and online information, decisioning technology solutions, as well as portfolio management, mortgage reporting, and consumer credit information services. The International segment offers information service products, which include consumer and commercial services, such as credit and financial information, and credit scoring and modeling; and credit and other marketing products and services, as well as offers information, technology, and other services to support debt collections and recovery management. The company serves customers in financial services, mortgage, employers, consumer, commercial, telecommunication, retail, automotive, utility, brokerage, healthcare, and insurance industries, as well as state, federal, and local governments. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, Russia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
| CEO | Mark W. Begor |
| Employees | 15000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.equifax.com |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Consulting Services |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category