Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) to Issue Dividend Increase – $0.56 Per Share

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders 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) dividend on an annualized basis 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 raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 1 years. Equifax has a dividend payout ratio of 21.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Equifax to earn $9.92 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 20.2%.

Equifax Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of Equifax stock traded up $7.93 during trading on Thursday, hitting $206.05. 196,250 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,988,947. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $207.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $223.15. The stock has a market cap of $24.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.55. Equifax has a 12-month low of $166.02 and a 12-month high of $281.03.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.53 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 10.87%.Equifax’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.58 earnings per share 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.