EFX
HoldFallen FavouriteEquifax Inc. · Industrials · United States · $21.4B cap · $380.2M/day traded
$178.56 -2.1% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.
Reported 20 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate fell 2.9% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Equifax Inc. (EFX) is 54/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 66, Value 35, Momentum 46, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT EQUIFAX INC.
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Equifax Inc. is a global data, analytics, and technology company that provides credit reporting, identity verification, fraud prevention, and workforce solutions to businesses, governments, and consumers worldwide. Its significant competitive moat is built upon vast proprietary data assets, advanced analytical capabilities, and its entrenched position as one of the "Big Three" credit bureaus, making it an indispensable component of lending and hiring decisions. The company's data infrastructure benefits from strong network effects and high regulatory barriers to entry.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.1B | 5.3B | 5.7B | 6.1B | 5.8% | 6.6B | 6.7B | 7.1B | 7.9% |
| EPS | 5.69 | 4.44 | 4.88 | 5.36 | -2.0% | 6.18 | 5.96 | 6.71 | 11.9% |
| Shares | 122.5M | 123.3M | 124.0M | 120.4M | -1.7% | 117.5M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 5.8B | 5.7B | 5.0B | 5.1B | -4.2% | 5.2B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 4.0B | 4.5B | 4.8B | 4.6B | 5.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 757.1M | 1.1B | 1.3B | 1.6B | 28.7% | 1.6B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -959.5M | -878.2M | -511.5M | -554.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 273.7M | -306.2M | -846.4M | -1.1B | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 3 weeks, 30% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
Calmer than 51% of stocks we rank over the past year (41% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of EFX are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFX | Equifax Inc.(you) | $21.4B | 54 | Hold |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | $25.5B | 66 | Buy |
| FCN | FTI Consulting, Inc. | $4.3B | 52 | Hold |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation | $9.4B | 75 | Buy |
| HURN | Huron Consulting Group Inc. | $3.1B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| CRAI | CRA International, Inc. | $1.3B | 65 | Buy |
| ICFI | ICF International, Inc. | $1.7B | 89 | Strong Buy |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | $20.4B | 54 | Hold |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | $21.2B | 52 | Hold |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | $21.9B | 52 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.8% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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