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MetricTRUTransUnion950140.KQ950140.KQVRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.EFXEQUIFAX INCMedian of the restexcluding TRU
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$83.46▲ 4.53 (5.74%)
₩7000.00▼ 860.00 (10.94%)
$203.33▲ 10.99 (5.71%)
$176.54▲ 17.97 (11.33%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/1010.0/109.0/108.0/109.0/10
Market value$16.06B$139.08B$28.14B$21.26B
Revenue$4.58B$216.79B$3.07B$6.07B
Profit$455.4M$24.81B$908.3M$660.3M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.9.4%19.0%6.6%6.9%6.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—27.7%69.9%56.4%56.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.18.7%17.2%43.7%18.0%18.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.10.0%11.4%29.6%10.9%11.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.14.5%7.2%38.8%18.7%18.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.10.3%15.1%293.9%14.3%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.6.8%17.4%23.6%8.5%17.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.35.26x5.60x30.98x32.19x30.98x
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.21.33x2.91x20.11x14.36x14.36x
Price to book3.62x0.85x91.07x4.62x4.62x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.48x0.38x19.05x1.55x1.55x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/88/96/98/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafegrey

How TRU compares with the others

  • TRU's operating margin of 18.7% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (18.0%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 9.4% against 6.9%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 35.3x against 31.0x.

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