Why did Equifax (EFX) stock move recently?

On 7/28/2026, Equifax moved +5.5% — Equifax rose on continued positive investor reaction to its July 21 Q2 earnings beat, Mexico acquisition announcement, doubled AI cost savings target, and share buybacks, after an initial post-earnings dip on guidance. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Equifax (EFX) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Equifax's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 30.6, a forward P/E of about 18.2, a price-to-book of about 4.7 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Equifax's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.24×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Equifax's revenue?

Equifax reported revenue of $6.1B for FY2025, with net profit of $660.3M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Equifax (EFX)?

Equifax last traded at $176.91 (+11.6% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Equifax

EFX · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerEFX

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryConsulting Services

CountryUnited States

Employees15,000

HeadquartersAtlanta, United States

Websitewww.equifax.com

Filings tracked12

About Equifax

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.

Who owns it

Insiders0.6%
Institutions99.4%
Public & other0.0%

1,173 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.00%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.62%
Harris Associates L.P.6.34%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.46%
State Street Corporation4.43%
Capital International Investors4.42%
Soroban Capital Partners LP3.75%
Massachusetts Financial Services Co.3.29%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion2.24×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend10.4% → 10.9%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Growth qualityrev 7% · PAT 10%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.7B · EPS 2.18

Est. earnings growth +4.2%

Next fiscal year

Rev $7.2B · EPS 9.78

Est. earnings growth +15.2%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$6.1B

Net margin

10.9%

ROE

14.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+7.4%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+10.0%

EPS (FY2025)

5.32

Net profit (FY2025)

$660.3M

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Why it moved

Jul 28, 2026
Equifax rose on continued positive investor reaction to its July 21 Q2 earnings beat, Mexico acquisition announcement, doubled AI cost savings target, and share buybacks, after an initial post-earnings dip on guidance.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium
Jul 24, 2026
Equifax shares rose after its Q2 earnings beat (11% revenue growth, reaffirmed FY guidance, doubled AI savings target to $150M, $366M returned via buybacks/dividends) and amid coverage highlighting undervaluation plus the $1B senior notes offering to support its Mexico acquisition and capital returns.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$6.1B	$660.3M	5.32	10.9%	14.3%
FY2024	$5.7B	$604.1M	4.84	10.6%	12.6%
FY2023	$5.3B	$545.3M	4.40	10.4%	12.0%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.7B	$183.9M	1.54	10.8%
2026Q1	$1.6B	$171.5M	1.42	10.4%
2025Q3	$1.5B	$160.2M	1.29	10.4%
2025Q2	$1.5B	$191.3M	1.53	12.4%
2025Q1	$1.4B	$133.1M	1.06	9.2%
2024Q3	$1.4B	$141.3M	1.13	9.8%
2024Q2	$1.4B	$163.9M	1.31	11.5%
2024Q1	$1.4B	$124.9M	1.00	9.0%
2023Q3	$1.3B	$162.2M	1.31	12.3%
2023Q2	$1.3B	$138.3M	1.12	10.5%
2023Q1	$1.3B	$112.4M	0.91	8.6%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/21/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/21/2026
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC6/16/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/13/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/24/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/21/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/21/2026
10-K filing
SEC2/19/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/21/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/21/2025

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.