Equifax Valuation

Is EFX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of EFX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: EFX ($270.93) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($750.45)

Significantly Below Fair Value: EFX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for EFX?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

EFX key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.9x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA22.7x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does EFX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for EFX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average46.6x
VRSK Verisk Analytics
43.3x7.9%US$39.6b
LDOS Leidos Holdings
22.1x5.1%US$25.7b
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding
28.5x1.9%US$22.5b
TRU TransUnion
92.7x33.8%US$20.7b
EFX Equifax
59.7x26.6%US$33.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EFX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (59.7x) compared to the peer average (46.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EFX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a15.4%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EFX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (59.7x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (27x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EFX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

EFX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio59.7x
Fair PE Ratio42.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: EFX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (59.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst EFX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$270.93
US$322.71
+19.1%
8.4%US$380.00US$275.00n/a20
Nov ’25US$264.39
US$323.21
+22.2%
8.2%US$380.00US$275.00n/a20
Oct ’25US$290.26
US$312.21
+7.6%
8.7%US$380.00US$270.00n/a20
Sep ’25US$307.13
US$298.61
-2.8%
8.5%US$350.00US$232.00n/a20
Aug ’25US$282.10
US$289.81
+2.7%
8.1%US$320.00US$224.00n/a20
Jul ’25US$236.42
US$268.78
+13.7%
8.3%US$315.00US$224.00n/a18
Jun ’25US$231.39
US$268.78
+16.2%
8.3%US$315.00US$224.00n/a18
May ’25US$220.67
US$268.44
+21.6%
8.2%US$315.00US$224.00n/a19
Apr ’25US$260.73
US$279.43
+7.2%
9.4%US$315.00US$223.20n/a19
Mar ’25US$270.98
US$279.01
+3.0%
9.6%US$315.00US$220.00n/a21
Feb ’25US$250.33
US$263.15
+5.1%
11.6%US$315.00US$207.00n/a21
Jan ’25US$247.29
US$231.34
-6.4%
16.4%US$315.00US$164.00n/a21
Dec ’24US$222.12
US$214.41
-3.5%
12.7%US$270.00US$164.00n/a20
Nov ’24US$167.70
US$209.38
+24.9%
13.9%US$270.00US$164.00US$264.3919
Oct ’24US$183.18
US$225.59
+23.2%
12.4%US$290.00US$170.00US$290.2619
Sep ’24US$206.83
US$230.37
+11.4%
11.9%US$290.00US$170.00US$307.1320
Aug ’24US$202.21
US$230.37
+13.9%
11.9%US$290.00US$170.00US$282.1020
Jul ’24US$235.30
US$227.25
-3.4%
13.2%US$315.00US$165.00US$236.4220
Jun ’24US$208.55
US$223.00
+6.9%
14.3%US$315.00US$160.00US$231.3920
May ’24US$205.39
US$222.36
+8.3%
14.8%US$315.00US$155.00US$220.6720
Apr ’24US$202.84
US$222.86
+9.9%
15.2%US$315.00US$150.00US$260.7320
Mar ’24US$200.74
US$223.95
+11.6%
15.5%US$315.00US$150.00US$270.9819
Feb ’24US$224.62
US$212.74
-5.3%
16.2%US$315.00US$150.00US$250.3319
Jan ’24US$194.36
US$205.61
+5.8%
18.5%US$315.00US$150.00US$247.2918
Dec ’23US$202.25
US$200.56
-0.8%
19.1%US$315.00US$150.00US$222.1218
Nov ’23US$168.99
US$192.17
+13.7%
18.7%US$315.00US$150.00US$167.7018

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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