Buyback yield (TTM)
5.45%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.61%
5Y share count change
1.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.18B
Cumulative buybacks
$4.55B
Key takeaways
- Equifax (EFX) repurchased about $1.18B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 1.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 14.06× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 133% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Equifax (EFX)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Equifax (EFX)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Equifax (EFX)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Equifax (EFX)
Latest: $927.50M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Equifax (EFX) reported buyback spend of $927.50M.
Equifax buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2015–2025 (10 years) window is +16.8%, with mixed annual results across the window.
$927.50M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2025, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
Equifax Buyback Spend 2025: $927.50M
Equifax buyback spend in 2025 was $927.50M.
Equifax Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Equifax buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Equifax Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Equifax buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Equifax Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
2022's buyback spend for Equifax came in at $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2021.
Equifax Buyback Spend 2021: $69.90M
Equifax buyback spend in 2021 was $69.90M.
See more financial history for Equifax (EFX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $927.50M | $78.40M | $849.10M | 3.52% | 0.12B | -0.6% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $81.60M | −$81.60M | — | 0.12B | +0.8% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $71.80M | −$71.80M | — | 0.12B | +0.5% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $62.60M | −$62.60M | — | 0.12B | -0.2% | |
| 2021 | $69.90M | $54.90M | $15.00M | 0.20% | 0.12B | +0.7% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $54.70M | −$54.70M | — | 0.12B | +1.6% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $49.70M | −$49.70M | — | 0.12B | -0.4% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $42.50M | −$42.50M | — | 0.12B | -0.1% | |
| 2017 | $77.10M | $38.30M | $38.80M | 0.54% | 0.12B | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $37.10M | −$37.10M | — | 0.12B | +0.2% | |
| 2015 | $196.30M | $38.40M | $157.90M | 1.49% | 0.12B | -2.1% | |
| 2014 | $301.60M | $38.10M | $263.50M | 3.12% | 0.12B | -0.2% | |
| 2013 | $11.90M | $32.20M | −$20.30M | 0.14% | 0.12B | +1.0% | |
| 2012 | $85.10M | $28.00M | $57.10M | 1.31% | 0.12B | -1.0% | |
| 2011 | $142.30M | $24.40M | $117.90M | 3.06% | 0.12B | -2.2% | |
| 2010 | $167.50M | $21.80M | $145.70M | 3.83% | 0.13B | -1.1% | |
| 2009 | $23.80M | $19.60M | $4.20M | 0.61% | 0.13B | -1.9% | |
| 2008 | $155.70M | $19.90M | $135.80M | 4.65% | 0.13B | -3.5% | |
| 2007 | $718.70M | $17.60M | $701.10M | 15.25% | 0.14B | +4.4% | |
| 2006 | $215.20M | $17.40M | $197.80M | 4.24% | 0.13B | -2.1% | |
| 2005 | $144.00M | $8.20M | $135.80M | 2.94% | 0.13B | -1.0% | |
| 2004 | $138.00M | $0.00 | $138.00M | 3.78% | 0.13B | -2.3% | |
| 2003 | $94.90M | $0.00 | $94.90M | 2.91% | 0.14B | +0.2% | |
| 2002 | $79.80M | $0.00 | $79.80M | 2.55% | 0.14B | -0.2% | |
| 2001 | $42.30M | $0.00 | $42.30M | 1.28% | 0.14B | +0.5% | |
| 2000 | $6.50M | $0.00 | $6.50M | — | 0.14B | -2.6% | |
| 1999 | $210.20M | $0.00 | $210.20M | — | 0.14B | -3.3% | |
| 1998 | $161.80M | $0.00 | $161.80M | — | 0.14B | -2.3% | |
| 1997 | $129.10M | $0.00 | $129.10M | — | 0.15B | -1.0% | |
| 1996 | $105.60M | $0.00 | $105.60M | — | 0.15B | — | |
| 1995 | $132.70M | $0.00 | $132.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $58.00M | $0.00 | $58.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $27.00M | $0.00 | $27.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $127.00M | $0.00 | $127.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $600.00K | $0.00 | $600.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$927.50M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$69.90M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$77.10M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$196.30M
- 2014$301.60M
- 2013$11.90M
- 2012$85.10M
- 2011$142.30M
- 2010$167.50M
- 2009$23.80M
- 2008$155.70M
- 2007$718.70M
- 2006$215.20M
- 2005$144.00M
- 2004$138.00M
- 2003$94.90M
- 2002$79.80M
- 2001$42.30M
- 2000$6.50M
- 1999$210.20M
- 1998$161.80M
- 1997$129.10M
- 1996$105.60M
- 1995$132.70M
- 1994$58.00M
- 1993$27.00M
- 1992$127.00M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$600.00K
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Equifax (EFX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 14.06×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Equifax (EFX)
How Equifax splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Equifax, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $887.70M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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