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MetricEFXEQUIFAX INC950140.KQ950140.KQVRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.JJACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.Median of the restexcluding EFX
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$176.54▲ 17.97 (11.33%)
₩7000.00▼ 860.00 (10.94%)
$203.33▲ 10.99 (5.71%)
$139.67▲ 1.33 (0.96%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/1010.0/109.0/107.3/109.0/10
Market value$21.26B$139.08B$28.14B$16.63B
Revenue$6.07B$216.79B$3.07B$12.03B
Profit$660.3M$24.81B$908.3M$289.3M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.6.9%19.0%6.6%4.6%6.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.56.4%27.7%69.9%24.8%27.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.18.0%17.2%43.7%7.2%17.2%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.10.9%11.4%29.6%2.4%11.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.18.7%7.2%38.8%5.0%7.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.14.3%15.1%293.9%7.9%15.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.8.5%17.4%23.6%9.9%17.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.32.19x5.60x30.98x57.48x30.98x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.14.36x2.91x20.11x—11.51x
Price to book4.62x0.85x91.07x4.57x4.57x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.55x0.38x19.05x2.09x2.09x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/98/96/97/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafegrey

How EFX compares with the others

  • EFX's operating margin of 18.0% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (17.2%).
  • Its revenue growth of 6.9% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (6.6%).
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (32.2x against 31.0x).
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.5x against 2.1x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.