Equifax, Inc. (EFX) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 22nd

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of 0.56 per share by the credit services provider on Monday, June 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd.

Equifax has raised its dividend by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has increased 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. Analysts expect Equifax to earn $10.29 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 21.8%.

Equifax Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $160.78 on Wednesday. Equifax has a 12-month low of $156.47 and a 12-month high of $281.02. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $178.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $198.32. The company has a market capitalization of $19.14 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a return on equity of 20.41% and a net margin of 11.12%.The business had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.53 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Equifax will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Company Profile

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.