Equifax, Inc. (EFX) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 9th

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of 0.56 per share by the credit services provider on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This is a 12.0% increase from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50.

Equifax has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 1 consecutive years. Equifax has a dividend payout ratio of 24.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Equifax to earn $9.92 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 22.6%.

Equifax Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:EFX opened at $208.28 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $206.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $221.44. Equifax has a 52 week low of $166.02 and a 52 week high of $281.03. The company has a market capitalization of $25.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.87% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.12 earnings per share. Equifax has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.700 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.730 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc (NYSE: EFX) is a global data, analytics and technology company that specializes in consumer and commercial credit reporting, decisioning tools and identity solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States and provides credit information and related services to lenders, employers, governments and consumers worldwide.

The company’s offerings include consumer credit reports and scores, credit monitoring and identity protection services, and a range of business-oriented products for risk management, fraud detection and compliance.