Stocktoria

EQUIFAX INC EFX

NYSE · stock · Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies · website · IPO 1971-05-11 · LEI

EQUIFAX INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$18.9B
P / E28.6×
P / S3.1×
P / B4.1×
Dividend yield1.23%
Net margin10.9%
Return on equity14.3%
Net debt$4.9B
Net debt / EBITDA2.7×
Enterprise value USD$23.8B
EV / EBITDA13.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.6%
Return on capital11.5%
Graham number -63%$66.78

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($66.78); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
15.50% 17.50% 9.10% -11.00% 12.60% 15.10% 13.60% 10.40% 10.60% 10.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
26.20% 24.70% 13.10% -9.60% 16.40% 23.10% 20.60% 17.70% 18.30% 18.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
18.00% 18.10% 9.80% -14.60% 16.20% 20.70% 17.50% 12.00% 12.50% 14.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
121.1M 121.5M 121.4M 122.0M 122.8M 123.6M 123.3M 123.9M 124.9M 124.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$2.56B $2.38B $2.43B $3.00B $2.72B $5.10B $5.53B $5.52B $4.87B $4.93B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.30% 8.10% 4.30% -4.90% 5.40% 6.70% 6.00% 4.40% 5.10% 5.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.99× 0.84× 0.84× 1.30× 1.37× 1.48× 1.46× 1.26× 1.05× 1.11× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.04 $4.83 $2.56 -$3.15 $4.24 $6.02 $5.65 $4.40 $4.84 $5.32 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

EQUIFAX INC trades at about 33.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 25.9×–56.8×, median 39.8×).

25.9× 56.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (25.9×–56.8×); dot = today's 33.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin18.0%18.3%17.7%20.6%23.1%16.4%-9.6%13.1%24.7%26.2%
Net margin10.9%10.6%10.4%13.6%15.1%12.6%-11.0%9.1%17.5%15.5%
Return on assets5.6%5.1%4.4%6.0%6.7%5.4%-4.9%4.3%8.1%7.3%
Return on equity14.3%12.5%12.0%17.5%20.7%16.2%-14.6%9.8%18.1%18.0%
Debt / equity1.11×1.05×1.26×1.46×1.48×1.37×1.30×0.84×0.84×0.99×
Current ratio0.600.750.670.680.491.000.891.090.600.53

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.