Equifax Inc. stock gains as Q2 revenue rises 10.6 percent

Published on 09/22/2026 at 18:13 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Equifax Inc. stock closed at USD 243.80 on September 21, 2026, up 1.6 percent. Q2 revenue reached USD 1.70 billion and EPS beat consensus by USD 0.05.

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Equifax Inc. stock (ISIN US2944291051) closed at USD 243.80 on the NYSE on September 21, 2026, gaining 1.6 percent from the prior close. The move followed a quarterly update showing second-quarter revenue of USD 1.70 billion and earnings per share of USD 2.25.

Revenue grows 10.6 percent

According to MarketBeat on September 22, 2026, Equifax reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of USD 2.25 per share, exceeding the USD 2.20 consensus estimate by USD 0.05. Revenue was USD 1.70 billion, matching consensus and increasing 10.6 percent from the same quarter of 2025.

The comparison between earnings and revenue is important: Equifax beat the EPS estimate while revenue met expectations. Net margin for the reported quarter was 10.73 percent, and return on equity stood at 21.61 percent, according to MarketBeat.

Guidance sets the next test

Equifax set third-quarter 2026 earnings guidance at USD 2.15 to USD 2.25 per share and full-year 2026 guidance at USD 8.39 to USD 8.69 per share, as reported by MarketBeat on September 22, 2026. The guidance range places the midpoint of third-quarter EPS at USD 2.20 and the midpoint of full-year EPS at USD 8.54.

That midpoint is close to the analyst forecast of USD 8.55 EPS for fiscal 2026 cited in the same September 22 report. The result leaves the earnings outlook broadly aligned with the reported consensus framework rather than creating a large upward or downward gap.

Stock trades near current valuation

The September 21 NYSE close of USD 243.80 came with a trading range of USD 239.20 to USD 245.60 and volume of 1.25 million shares. The session gain of 1.6 percent therefore occurred with volume below the recent weekly average cited in the market report, pointing to a measured rather than unusually heavy trading session.

MarketBeat reported on September 22, 2026, that Equifax had a market capitalization of USD 18.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. These valuation figures place the earnings guidance in a central role for the stock's next market assessment.

Equifax stock closes at USD 243.80

Equifax Inc. stock closed at USD 243.80 on the primary NYSE listing on September 21, 2026, up 1.6 percent from the previous close. The next quantified checkpoint is the third-quarter 2026 EPS guidance range of USD 2.15 to USD 2.25.