Question 1

What is Equifax's EV/EBITDA ratio?

Accepted Answer

Equifax (EFX) EV/EBITDA ratio is 13.5× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing enterprise value by trailing twelve-month EBITDA, using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the EV/EBITDA ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

EV/EBITDA = Enterprise Value ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) EBITDA, where Enterprise Value = Market Capitalisation + Total Debt − Cash & Short-Term Investments. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the EV/EBITDA ratio?

Accepted Answer

The EV/EBITDA ratio (the enterprise multiple) compares enterprise value (EV) to trailing twelve-month (TTM) EBITDA. EV is calculated as market capitalisation + total debt − cash & short-term investments. Because EV/EBITDA is capital-structure-neutral and ignores non-cash depreciation and amortisation, it is the standard multiple used in M&A and for cross-company or cross-border comparisons. Note: this calculation uses a simplified EV (minority interest and preferred equity excluded due to data availability), consistent with most public financial-data providers.

Question 4

What is a good EV/EBITDA ratio for Equifax?

Accepted Answer

Mature, cash-generative businesses commonly trade in the 8–12× EV/EBITDA range; higher-growth, asset-light companies often trade at 15–25×+. EV/EBITDA is most useful for comparing companies with different capital structures (debt levels) or tax regimes. For Equifax specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 15.9×.

Question 5

Is Equifax's EV/EBITDA ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Equifax's EV/EBITDA ratio of 13.5× is below its own 5-year average of 19.9× and below the sector median of 15.9×. That places the current reading at the 3th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Equifax's historical EV/EBITDA ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Equifax (EFX) EV/EBITDA ratio has ranged from a low of 6.9× in 2009 to a high of 3235.5× in 2019. The 5-year average is 19.9× and the 5-year median is 20.4×.

Question 7

What was Equifax's EV/EBITDA ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Equifax (EFX) EV/EBITDA ratio at the end of 2025 was 17.1×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month EBITDA figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Equifax's EV/EBITDA ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (enterprise value, which tracks share price plus net debt) and the denominator (EBITDA). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$26.3B	$1.83B	17.1×	-4.1×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$31.6B	$1.72B	21.2×	-1.8×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$30.8B	$1.58B	23.0×	+5.5×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$23.9B	$1.68B	17.5×	-8.3×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$35.7B	$1.58B	25.7×	+4.7×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$23.5B	$1.24B	21.0×	-1233.7×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$17B	$15.9M	1254.7×	+1237.1×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$11.2B	$776M	17.6×	+3.0×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$14.2B	$1.13B	14.6×	-0.7×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$14.2B	$1.09B	15.3×	-0.6×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$13.2B	$900M	15.9×	+2.9×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$9.66B	$848M	13.0×	+0.9×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$8.42B	$791M	12.2×	-0.2×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$6.47B	$653M	12.3×	+3.5×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$4.65B	$629M	8.8×	+0.0×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$4.37B	$599M	8.8×	-0.1×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$3.9B	$559M	8.9×	+1.8×	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$3.35B	$635M	7.1×	-0.6×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$4.71B	$785M	7.7×	-2.9×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$5.07B	$519M	10.6×	-0.1×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$4.9B	$504M	10.8×	+1.6×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$3.65B	$466M	9.1×	-0.1×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$3.27B	$438M	9.2×	-0.1×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$3.13B	$433M	9.3×	—	Dec 31, 2002


Tennant (TNC)	13.3×
Republic Services (RSG)	13.2×
Honeywell International (HON)	13.2×
Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)	13.2×
Copart (CPRT)	13.0×
Carlisle Companies (CSL)	12.8×
Snap-on (SNA)	12.4×
Northrop Grumman (NOC)	12.2×
A. O. Smith (AOS)	12.1×
Brady (BRC)	12.1×
Canadian National Railway (CNI)	12.0×
Textron (TXT)	10.7×
Masco (MAS)	10.6×
Amentum Holdings (AMTM)	10.5×
FedEx (FDX)	10.5×
Andersons (ANDE)	10.2×
ABM Industries (ABM)	10.0×
McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)	9.3×
United Parcel Service (UPS)	9.1×
Delta Air Lines (DAL)	9.1×
Alamo Group (ALG)	8.4×
AGCO (AGCO)	7.7×
United Airlines Holdings (UAL)	7.3×
Matthews International (MATW)	7.0×
Upwork (UPWK)	6.9×

EV/EBITDA for Equifax (EFX) 2002-2026

EV/EBITDA daily chart for Equifax (EFX)

Historical EV/EBITDA for Equifax (EFX) from 2002 to 2025

About EV/EBITDA at Equifax (EFX)

Equifax EV/EBITDA by Year

Equifax EV/EBITDA 2025: 17.1×

Equifax EV/EBITDA 2024: 21.2×

Equifax EV/EBITDA 2023: 23.0×

Equifax EV/EBITDA 2022: 17.5×

Equifax EV/EBITDA 2021: 25.7×

Sector peers by EV/EBITDA — chart

Sector peers by EV/EBITDA — table

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