EFX vs INTU vs TRU Stock Comparison

Equifax, Intuit and TransUnion Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFX Equifax Inc
$182.32 +17.3% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.80B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
2 wins
INTU Intuit Inc.
$343.39 +19.7% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$92.84B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.45B
Div. yield
–
Accounting Software Technology
7 wins
TRU TransUnion
$81.47 +14.8% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.18B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.90B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Intuit leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Intuit 7, TransUnion 3, Equifax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFXINTUTRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.80B $92.84B $15.18B INTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 20.3x 20.6x INTU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x 15.9x 15.8x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +13.9% +12.4% INTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 21.3% 15.1% INTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 16.7% 7.1% INTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.1x 3.1x INTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% EFX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.2% -49.3% -2.4% TRU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -10.3%/yr -6.9%/yr TRU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 52.4% 42.9% EFX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 76/100 59/100 INTU

Percentile Scorecard

EFXINTUTRU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEFXINTUTRU
Valuation 30 #661 of 945 84 #17 of 101 35 #618 of 945
Growth 56 #363 of 822 70 #30 of 97 86 #115 of 822
Profitability 66 #288 of 835 94 #7 of 94 56 #366 of 835
Financial Health 49 #464 of 905 70 #33 of 109 54 #414 of 905
Shareholder Returns 75 #179 of 726 62 #25 of 64 63 #267 of 726
Overall 55 76 59
  • EFX ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • INTU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TRU ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEFXINTUTRUSPY
1 month +17.3%+19.7%+14.8% -1.0%
3 months +5.7%+15.9%+6.5% +2.9%
6 months +5.7%-13.3%+12.2% +6.4%
Year to date -16.0%-48.2%-5.0% +11.4%
1 year -21.2%-49.3%-2.4% +13.1%
3 years +7.4%-32.1%+63.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.4%-12.1%+17.9% +21.5%
5 years -32.0%-41.9%-30.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.4%-10.3%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +40.5%+216.6%+149.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.5%+12.2%+9.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEFXINTUTRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%52.4%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%58.8%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.220.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.94-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-68.4%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-49.8%-7.4% -2.5%
52-week high $233.80$683.39$87.97 $779.14
52-week low $137.26$255.07$61.15 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEFXINTUTRU
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 13.4x 20.8xmedian 29.9x 21.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 5.9x 13.8xmedian 17.4x 13.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 11.1x 10.6xmedian 16.9x 19.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 0.89 0.83median 0.86 0.45median 0.89

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEFXINTUTRU
Revenue $6.59B $21.45B $4.90B
Gross profit $3.64B $17.37B –
Operating income $1.24B $5.88B $914.00M
Net income $748.20M $4.57B $751.90M
Free cash flow $1.10B $8.66B $787.90M
R&D – $3.38B –
EPS (diluted) $6.29 $16.48 $3.81
Cash & equivalents $192.90M $4.71B $839.10M
Total debt $20.80B $7.67B $21.45B
Shares (diluted) 118.10M 277.00M 193.70M
Enterprise value $20.07B $72.19B $12.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEFXINTUTRU
P/E 28.8x 20.8x 21.2x
P/FCF 19.3x 10.6x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 10.4x 14.2x
P/S 3.2x 4.3x 3.2x
P/B 4.8x 4.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 6.4x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 13.8x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 15.7x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 4.3x 4.2x
EV/FCF 23.9x 10.7x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 10.5x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 0.83 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFXINTUTRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 13.9% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 14.3% 9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 14.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 15.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% 19.5% 18.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 23.3% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% 18.0% 84.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 24.2% 44.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.5% 20.6% 91.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 25.1% 47.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 42.4% 33.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 20.5% 15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 41.5% 58.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 21.4% 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFXINTUTRU
Gross margin 55.2% 81.0% –
EBITDA margin 30.3% 31.4% 31.0%
Operating margin 18.8% 27.4% 18.7%
Pretax margin 15.5% 28.1% 18.8%
Net margin 11.3% 21.3% 15.1%
FCF margin 16.7% 40.4% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.5% 41.2% 22.5%
Return on equity 16.8% 23.0% 15.2%
Return on assets 6.3% 12.0% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 16.7% 7.1%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 21.1% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 9.6% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFXINTUTRU
Debt / assets 43.6% 20.8% 45.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.1x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 4.7x 0.9x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 48.4% 59.0%
Equity / assets 37.6% 51.6% 41.0%
Interest coverage 5.4x 23.0x 3.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.43 5.11 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFXINTUTRU
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.5% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 5.2% 5.7% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 7.1% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.8% – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.6% – 12.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% – 9.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – 5.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEFXINTUTRU
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 15.9xFY2027 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.08FY2026 $21.63FY2027 $5.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +28.4%FY2027 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% +14.7% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.50BFY2026 $24.08BFY2027 $4.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +9.4% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFXINTUTRU
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 837 1,747 524
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +7.2% +0.0%
Institutions buying 372 801 242
Institutions selling 349 792 211
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.01 1.15

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EFXINTUTRU
EFX 1.00 0.52 0.87
INTU 0.52 1.00 0.48
TRU 0.87 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFX, INTU and TRU?

Intuit (INTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equifax (EFX) $20.80B, Intuit (INTU) $92.84B, TransUnion (TRU) $15.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFX, INTU and TRU?

Intuit (INTU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equifax (EFX) 28.0x, Intuit (INTU) 20.3x, TransUnion (TRU) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Equifax (EFX) 22.6x, Intuit (INTU) 15.9x, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuit (INTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equifax (EFX) +10.9%, Intuit (INTU) +13.9%, TransUnion (TRU) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuit (INTU) has the highest net margin (Equifax (EFX) 11.3%, Intuit (INTU) 21.3%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Intuit (INTU) leads (Equifax (EFX) 9.3%, Intuit (INTU) 16.7%, TransUnion (TRU) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TransUnion (TRU) returned the most: Equifax (EFX) -21.2%, Intuit (INTU) -49.3%, TransUnion (TRU) -2.4%. Over five years, TransUnion (TRU) compounded fastest (Equifax (EFX) -7.4%/yr, Intuit (INTU) -10.3%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equifax (EFX) has the highest dividend yield: Equifax (EFX) 0.01%, Intuit (INTU) 0.00%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.01%. Intuit (INTU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equifax (EFX) has been the steadiest (Equifax (EFX) 41.8%, Intuit (INTU) 52.4%, TransUnion (TRU) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFX, INTU and TRU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intuit (INTU) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.