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Equifax Inc. (EFX)

Industrials | Consulting Services | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
194.35 USD +3.99 (2.096%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 179.34 -15.01 (-15.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:05 a.m. EDT

Equifax presents a classic growth-at-a-reasonable-price dilemma marred by balance sheet fragility. While revenue is expanding at a healthy 10.6% pace, the company's debt load and sub-par liquidity ratios create a ceiling on its long-term upside. The stock trades above key moving averages, offering short-term technical support, but the earnings stagnation and high leverage suggest investors should remain cautious until the capital structure stabilizes.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.111701
AutoETS0.121789
AutoARIMA0.121789
AutoTheta0.154066

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 6.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.493
Excess Kurtosis -0.45
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Debt to Equity Ratio 120.956
Revenue per Share 53.371
Market Cap 22,833,190,912
Trailing P/E 33.45
Forward P/E 19.15
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 10.73%
Website https://www.equifax.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are hedging downside risk with heavy put open interest at 160-185 strikes, evidenced by elevated implied volatility on longer-dated puts. Conversely, call positioning clusters around 200-250 strikes, indicating a belief in a recovery toward the 52-week high, though volume spikes suggest active positioning on both sides.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 1.07% 0.80% 0.77%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-22 0.5600 0.341380
2026-03-09 0.5600 0.273691
2025-11-24 0.5000 0.238527
2025-09-02 0.5000 0.213648
2025-05-23 0.5000 0.190701
2025-02-21 0.3900 0.163845
2024-11-22 0.3900 0.153798
2024-09-03 0.3900 0.128862
2024-05-23 0.3900 0.164446
2024-02-22 0.3900 0.147070
2023-11-22 0.3900 0.185238
2023-09-05 0.3900 0.191120
2023-05-24 0.3900 0.187735
2023-02-21 0.3900 0.191355
2022-11-22 0.3900 0.201083
2022-09-02 0.3900 0.208000
2022-05-24 0.3900 0.203634
2022-02-18 0.3900 0.183064
2021-11-23 0.3900 0.137834
2021-09-03 0.3900 0.140147
2021-05-24 0.3900 0.164211
2021-02-19 0.3900 0.220913
2020-11-23 0.3900 0.225969
2020-08-24 0.3900 0.244698
2020-05-21 0.3900 0.265849
2020-03-03 0.3900 0.257817
2019-11-21 0.3900 0.282629
2019-08-22 0.3900 0.271003
2019-05-23 0.3900 0.322154
2019-03-11 0.3900 0.354417
2018-11-21 0.3900 0.386139
2018-08-23 0.3900 0.288462
2018-05-24 0.3900 0.340136
2018-03-09 0.3900 0.312200
2017-11-22 0.3900 0.355159
2017-08-23 0.3900 0.276635
2017-05-23 0.3900 0.285171
2017-03-01 0.3900 0.292837
2016-11-21 0.3300 0.271382
2016-08-17 0.3300 0.251947
2016-05-23 0.3300 0.269630
2016-03-01 0.3300 0.309888
2015-11-19 0.2900 0.263924
2015-08-19 0.2900 0.276903
2015-05-20 0.2900 0.291135
2015-03-02 0.2900 0.305778
2014-11-20 0.2500 0.319734
2014-08-20 0.2500 0.318188
2014-05-21 0.2500 0.360282
2014-02-21 0.2500 0.362897
2013-11-21 0.2200 0.326168
2013-08-21 0.2200 0.354667
2013-05-22 0.2200 0.357143
2013-02-20 0.2200 0.407031
2012-11-20 0.1800 0.356436
2012-08-28 0.1800 0.389948
2012-05-23 0.1800 0.398936
2012-02-21 0.1800 0.426540
2011-11-21 0.1600 0.467290
2011-08-23 0.1600 0.532092
2011-05-23 0.1600 0.431965
2011-02-17 0.1600 0.443336
2010-11-22 0.1600 0.464576
2010-08-23 0.0400 0.135044
2010-05-21 0.0400 0.133824
2010-02-18 0.0400 0.124961
2009-11-20 0.0400 0.138985
2009-08-21 0.0400 0.143010
2009-05-21 0.0400 0.143575
2009-02-18 0.0400 0.179775
2008-11-20 0.0400 0.200100
2008-08-21 0.0400 0.114286
2008-05-21 0.0400 0.107759
2008-02-20 0.0400 0.113572
2007-11-20 0.0400 0.107066
2007-08-22 0.0400 0.102119
2007-05-23 0.0400 0.096712
2007-05-10 0.0400 0.097561
2007-02-20 0.0400 0.099206
2006-11-21 0.0400 0.105070
2006-08-23 0.0400 0.124883
2006-05-23 0.0400 0.110865
2006-02-27 0.0400 0.106866
2005-11-21 0.0400 0.108814
2005-08-23 0.0400 0.118694
2005-05-23 0.0400 0.112899
2005-02-17 0.0300 0.097720
2004-11-22 0.0300 0.109971
2004-08-23 0.0300 0.120289
2004-05-21 0.0300 0.123967
2004-02-19 0.0200 0.075557
2003-11-20 0.0200 0.085616
2003-08-21 0.0200 0.086244
2003-05-21 0.0200 0.084710
2003-02-19 0.0200 0.101989
2002-11-20 0.0200 0.082305
2002-08-21 0.0200 0.086843
2002-05-22 0.0200 0.069906
2002-02-20 0.0200 0.074074
2001-11-20 0.0200 0.081334
2001-08-22 0.0200 0.076982
2001-07-09 15.0000 69.799908
2001-05-23 0.0930 0.277612
2001-02-20 0.0930 0.294583
2000-11-21 0.0930 0.270545
2000-08-23 0.0930 0.371072
2000-05-23 0.0930 0.362044
2000-02-18 0.0930 0.436364
1999-11-22 0.0930 0.375758
1999-08-23 0.0900 0.308351
1999-05-21 0.0900 0.245734
1999-02-18 0.0900 0.243243
1998-11-20 0.0900 0.208394
1998-08-21 0.0880 0.201431
1998-05-20 0.0880 0.242759
1998-02-18 0.0880 0.257404
1997-11-20 0.0880 0.256934
1997-08-21 0.0880 0.304104
1997-08-08 3.5750 11.769547
1997-05-21 0.0880 0.278261
1997-02-19 0.0820 0.274477
1996-11-20 0.0820 0.243866
1996-08-21 0.0820 0.320000
1996-05-22 0.0820 0.312381
1996-02-21 0.0820 0.402454
1995-11-21 0.0825 0.421725
1995-08-23 0.0775 0.407895
1995-05-19 0.0775 0.496000
1995-02-15 0.0775 0.508197
1994-11-17 0.0775 0.561086
1994-08-19 0.0775 0.539130
1994-05-19 0.0775 0.551111
1994-02-15 0.0700 0.615385
1993-11-18 0.0700 0.586387
1993-08-19 0.0700 0.608696
1993-05-19 0.0700 0.700000
1993-02-16 0.0700 0.666667
1992-11-18 0.0650 0.697987
1992-08-19 0.0650 0.818898
1992-05-18 0.0650 0.717241
1992-02-14 0.0650 0.806202
1991-11-18 0.0650 0.881356
1991-08-19 0.0650 0.759124
1991-05-20 0.0650 0.722222
1991-02-15 0.0650 0.615385
1990-10-31 0.0600 0.755906
1990-08-20 0.0600 0.716418
1990-05-21 0.0600 0.603774
1990-02-15 0.0600 0.768000
1989-11-17 0.0575 0.645614
1989-08-21 0.0525 0.604317
1989-05-19 0.0525 0.677419
1989-02-15 0.0525 0.760181
1988-11-17 0.0525 0.831683
1988-08-19 0.0475 0.760000
1988-05-10 0.0475 0.737864
1988-02-18 0.0475 0.658009
1987-11-18 0.0475 0.858757
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.24
dividendYield 1.18
exDividendDate 2026-08-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.12
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011136793
lastDividendValue 0.56
lastDividendDate 2026-05-22
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.18660003
Address1 1,550 Peachtree Street, NW
All Time High 309.63
All Time Low 0.708333
Ask 194.47
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,069,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,644,219
Average Volume 1,644,219
Average Volume10Days 1,069,000
Beta 1.296
Bid 194.26
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 37.247
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 194.35
Current Ratio 0.602
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 197.895
Day Low 191.13
Debt To Equity 120.956
Display Name Equifax
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Rate 2.24
Dividend Yield 1.18
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,637,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,637,000
Earnings Growth 0.007
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.039
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,637,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,499,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,499,400
Ebitda 1,924,300,032
Ebitda Margins 0.29860002
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.691
Enterprise To Revenue 4.387
Enterprise Value 28,269,889,536
Eps Current Year 8.56217
Eps Forward 10.14623
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.81
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 174.2374
Fifty Day Average Change 20.11261
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.115432225
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -18.660004
Fifty Two Week High 271.84
Fifty Two Week High Change -77.48999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.28505737
Fifty Two Week Low 150.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 43.600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2892206
Fifty Two Week Range 150.75 - 271.84
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.73
Float Shares 116,977,361
Forward Eps 10.14623
Forward P E 19.1549
Free Cashflow 947,537,472
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 15,000
Fullday Change 3.99001
Fullday Change Percent 2.09603
Fullday Price 179.34
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.55542
Gross Profits 3,579,399,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00649
Held Percent Institutions 1.04948
Implied Shares Outstanding 117,484,896
Industry Consulting Services
Industry Disp Consulting Services
Industry Key consulting-services
Ir Website http://www.equifax.com/investor_center/en_us
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Last Dividend Value 0.56
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 819,244,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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 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.
Long Name Equifax Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 22,833,190,912
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_175749
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 691,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 22,364,424,802
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 191.13
Operating Cashflow 1,612,400,000
Operating Margins 0.17305
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.3726
Peg Ratio 1.89
Phone 404 885 8000
Post Market Change -15.01001
Post Market Change Percent -7.7231846
Post Market Price 179.34
Post Market Time 1,787,961,410
Previous Close 190.36
Price Eps Current Year 22.698687
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.2178698
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.5430508
Profit Margins 0.10729
Quick Ratio 0.508
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.99001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.09603
Regular Market Day High 197.895
Regular Market Day Low 191.13
Regular Market Day Range 191.13 - 197.895
Regular Market Open 191.13
Regular Market Previous Close 190.36
Regular Market Price 194.35
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 1,145,037
Return On Assets 0.061550003
Return On Equity 0.14275
Revenue Growth 0.106
Revenue Per Share 53.371
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 117,484,896
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0545
Shares Short 6,407,622
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,626,153
Short Name Equifax, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0633
Short Ratio 3.88
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol EFX
Target High Price 245.0
Target Low Price 179.0
Target Mean Price 211.5238
Target Median Price 210.0
Total Cash 170,100,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.448
Total Debt 5,467,100,160
Total Revenue 6,444,499,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.12
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.011136793
Trailing Eps 5.81
Trailing P E 33.450947
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.8795
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 188.4278
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.9222107
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.031429604
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,145,037
Website https://www.equifax.com
Zip 30,309