TRU vs EFX vs SRCO Stock Comparison

TransUnion, Equifax and Sparta Commercial Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRU TransUnion
$75.49 +17.4% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.70B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
6 wins
EFX Equifax Inc
$179.41 +27.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.70B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TransUnion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (TransUnion 6, Equifax 5, Sparta Commercial Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRUEFXSRCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.70B $21.70B $3.79M EFX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 29.2x -1.3x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 22.2x — TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +10.9% +1.9% TRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 11.3% -974.8% TRU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 9.3% — EFX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.5x — EFX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% EFX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -16.4% -56.3% TRU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -8.4%/yr -2.6%/yr SRCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 41.6% 131.6% EFX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 11/100 TRU

Percentile Scorecard

TRUEFXSRCO

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

AxisTRUEFXSRCO
Valuation 47 #499 of 941 33 #628 of 941 4 #163 of 169
Growth 91 #58 of 615 55 #277 of 615 29 #113 of 159
Profitability 68 #187 of 586 72 #167 of 586 15 #124 of 146
Financial Health 57 #289 of 667 49 #342 of 667 1 #152 of 153
Shareholder Returns 68 #223 of 704 76 #170 of 704 5 #128 of 135
Overall 66 57 11
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • EFX ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRUEFXSRCOSPY
1 month +17.4%+27.4%-12.5% +0.7%
3 months -5.9%+1.8%-22.2% +3.7%
6 months +6.3%+3.1%-22.2% +7.1%
Year to date -12.0%-17.3%-41.7% +12.8%
1 year -6.1%-16.4%-56.3% +11.9%
3 years +74.3%+9.4%-30.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.4%+3.0%-11.2% +22.8%
5 years -34.5%-35.3%-12.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.1%-8.4%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +143.6%+47.1%-58.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.3%+3.9%-8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRUEFXSRCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%41.6%131.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%43.5%225.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.541.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.39-0.43 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-55.3%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-21.0%-61.1% -1.2%
52-week high $87.97$226.96$0.18 $779.14
52-week low $61.15$137.26$0.06 $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.

MultipleTRUEFXSRCO
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 13.0x 28.3xmedian 13.0x -1.3xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x 12.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 7.7x 13.0xmedian 7.7x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 10.7x 19.0xmedian 10.7x -5.7xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.2x 4.7xmedian 1.2x -0.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.90 1.97median 0.90 0.02median 0.33

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 monthsTRUEFXSRCO
Revenue $5.04B $6.59B $296.32K
Gross profit – $3.64B $269.77K
Operating income $973.60M $1.24B -$2.29M
Net income $812.20M $748.20M -$2.91M
Free cash flow $910.10M $1.10B -$666.29K
EPS (diluted) $4.14 $6.29 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $883.10M $192.90M $54.74K
Total debt $5.46B $5.21B $39.10M
Shares (diluted) 192.60M 118.10M 54.14M
Enterprise value $11.39B $20.97B $3.51M

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
MetricTRUEFXSRCO
P/E 18.1x 28.3x -1.3x
P/FCF 15.8x 19.0x -5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 13.0x -5.7x
P/S 2.9x 3.2x 12.9x
P/B 2.9x 4.7x -0.3x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 6.3x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 13.0x –
EV/EBIT 19.5x 21.0x -6.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.9x 47.0x
EV/FCF 20.8x 23.6x -20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 16.1x -20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 1.97 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRUEFXSRCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 10.9% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 8.7% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.8% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 13.0% -97.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.5% 12.8% -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% 13.1% -79.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.7% 12.4% -115.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.3% 18.5% -32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 89.7% 14.4% -61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.0% 9.7% 40.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 12.9% 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 10.5% 40.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 29.5% 40.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRUEFXSRCO
Gross margin – 55.2% 91.0%
EBITDA margin 31.7% 30.3% –
Operating margin 19.3% 18.8% -772.6%
Pretax margin 19.5% 15.5% -1,069%
Net margin 15.8% 11.3% -974.8%
FCF margin 18.1% 16.7% -224.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 24.5% -224.9%
Return on equity 16.2% 16.8% –
Return on assets 6.7% 6.3% -2,283%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 8.8% 11.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.4% 53.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRUEFXSRCO
Debt / assets 45.1% 43.6% 10,856%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.2x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 6.0x 4.7x -15.2x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 62.4% 14,623%
Equity / assets 41.4% 37.6% -14,523%
Interest coverage 3.8x 5.4x -2.6x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 0.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.40 3.40 -1,311

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRUEFXSRCO
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 5.3% -6.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 6.5% -6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% 34.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.6% 23.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.2% 18.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 10.8% –

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.

ConsensusTRUEFXSRCO
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $8.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +16.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.91BFY2026 $6.45BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +7.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRUEFXSRCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 525 838 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% -0.6% –
Institutions buying 242 372 –
Institutions selling 212 350 –
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.06 –

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.

TRUEFXSRCO
TRU 1.00 0.87 0.09
EFX 0.87 1.00 0.10
SRCO 0.09 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRU, EFX and SRCO?

Equifax (EFX) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransUnion (TRU) $14.70B, Equifax (EFX) $21.70B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.79M.

Which stock is cheaper, TRU, EFX and SRCO?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransUnion (TRU) 18.4x, Equifax (EFX) 29.2x, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x, Equifax (EFX) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TransUnion (TRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Equifax (EFX) +10.9%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransUnion (TRU) has the highest net margin (TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Equifax (EFX) 11.3%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%). On return on invested capital, Equifax (EFX) leads (TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%, Equifax (EFX) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TransUnion (TRU) returned the most: TransUnion (TRU) -6.1%, Equifax (EFX) -16.4%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -56.3%. Over five years, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) compounded fastest (TransUnion (TRU) -8.1%/yr, Equifax (EFX) -8.4%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equifax (EFX) has the highest dividend yield: TransUnion (TRU) 0.01%, Equifax (EFX) 0.01%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 0.00%. Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equifax (EFX) has been the steadiest (TransUnion (TRU) 43.1%, Equifax (EFX) 41.6%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TransUnion (TRU) leads on 6. 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.