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Equifax Inc.

EFX

Industrials · 168.11 +0.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Equifax Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 14.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+0.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 17 activeNo Coherent Theme · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Capital expenditures for the first six months increased vs. prior year due to higher capitalized software costs and technology infrastructure spending.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if EFX's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Consulting Services

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 14.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.1 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 28.9% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Capital expenditures for the first six months increased vs. prior year due to higher capitalized software costs and technology infrastructure spending.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements166
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +6.9% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.45x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

168.11
6m-12.2%12m-33.3%24m-43.2%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$4.9B+19.3%$6.02+0.7%
2022-12-31$5.1B+4.0%$5.65-0.2%
2023-12-31$5.3B+2.8%$4.40+0.5%
2024-12-31$5.7B+7.9%$4.84+0.8%
2025-12-31$6.1B+6.9%$5.32-0.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
Capital expenditures in the first six months of 2026 increased by $26.0 million from the same period in 2025 due to higher capitalized software costs and spending on technology infrastructure as compared to the first six months of 2025.
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
The increase for the first six months is primarily due to higher revenue, partially offset by higher litigation expense from the previously discussed legal settlement, as well as higher income tax and interest expense.
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 4 filings
Total revenue was positively impacted by foreign exchange rates, which increased revenue by $14.9 million, or 1%, and $37.2 million, or 1%, for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2025.
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 2 filings
The increase for both periods is due to growth in Online Information Solutions, which is due to growth in mortgage revenue, primarily due to product pricing and higher volumes, as well as growth in diversified markets revenue.
10-Q · Jul 21, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

168.11+0.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for EFX. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-21 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-22.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationpremium

What improved

  • Revenue increased 14.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.1 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 28.9% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

24 Operating Income and Operating Margin Three Months Ended March 31, Change Consolidated Operating Income 2026 2025 $ % (In millions) Consolidated operating revenue $ 1,648.9 $ 1,442.0 $ 206.9 14 % Consolidated operating expenses 1,361.2 1,206.2 155.0 13 % Consolidated operating income $ 287.7 $ 235.8 $ 51.9 22 % Consolidated operating margin 17.5 % 16.4 % 1.1 pts Total company operating margin increased by 1.1 percentage point in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 due to the aforementioned increase in revenue, partially offset by an increase in royalty costs.

The margin decrease is primarily due to an increase in mortgage related royalty costs, partially offset by the aforementioned increase in revenue.

The increase in margin for the first quarter of 2026 is primarily due to the aforementioned increase in revenue.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind EFX

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

NATLNCR Atleos CorporationcompetitorFeb 27, 2026

Hornfeck held several Accounting leadership roles at Equifax Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

EFX is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group No Coherent Theme. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for EFX; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.