Equifax

EFX US Industrials Research & Consulting Services
S&P 500
$169.00
+0.57%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

EFX
Equifax
IndustrialsResearch & Consulting Services
$169.00
Close used for this calculation
$117.32Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
43/100
Profitability15/25
Returns12/25
Balance Sheet7/25
Efficiency9/25
Growth6/25
Average
Quality radar
43Prof.15/25Ret.12/25Eff.9/25B.Sht7/25Growth6/25

Consensus fair value

$117.32
Above FV
▼ -30.6% against the close used
Model range $31.92 – $152.68
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$31.92Fair value$117.32Bull$152.68
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $151.9352W high $262.33

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Equifax closed at $169.00, 44.1% above the consensus fair value of $117.32 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 43/100 — Average. P/E of 31.8x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$152.68
-9.7%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=6%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$66.31
-60.8%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=5.32, BVPS=36.74 · outside Graham range (P/E 31.8, P/B 4.6) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$106.40
-37.0%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=5.32, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$31.92
-81.1%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=5.32, g=6%
EV/EBITDA
$151.27
-10.5%
(EBITDA × 13x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=1.82B
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$50.16
-70.3%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=1.89, r=10%, g=6%
Book Value (P/B)
$83.31
-50.7%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=36.74, ROE=15.1%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$169.00
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 13.4% | Historical: 6%
Margin of Safety
$81.35
-51.9%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=108.46, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.