TRU vs STC vs EFX Stock Comparison

TransUnion, Stewart Information Services and Equifax Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRU TransUnion
$75.40 +9.0% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.38B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.67%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
4 wins
EFX Equifax Inc
$175.68 +18.6% 1M -23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$20.57B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.24%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Stewart Information Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stewart Information Services 5, TransUnion 4, Equifax 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRUSTCEFXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.38B $1.32B $20.57B EFX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 12.8x 27.7x STC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 8.9x 21.7x STC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +20.6% +10.9% STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% — 11.3% 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 0.67% 4.91% 1.24% STC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% -41.3% -23.3% TRU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -9.2%/yr -8.6%/yr TRU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.2% 35.7% 41.8% STC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 — 57/100 TRU

Percentile Scorecard

TRUSTCEFX

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

AxisTRUSTCEFX
Valuation 44 #524 of 940 79 #26 of 119 33 #627 of 940
Growth 91 #61 of 655 – 54 #301 of 655
Profitability 67 #209 of 633 – 72 #177 of 633
Financial Health 56 #312 of 714 – 48 #370 of 714
Shareholder Returns 69 #222 of 709 89 #13 of 106 76 #171 of 709
Overall 65 – 57
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EFX ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRUSTCEFXSPY
1 month +9.0%-26.6%+18.6% -0.2%
3 months -10.0%-37.5%-6.1% +3.9%
6 months +7.6%-39.0%+2.3% +8.2%
Year to date -12.1%-38.1%-19.0% +12.9%
1 year -11.7%-41.3%-23.3% +12.3%
3 years +72.9%+1.6%+8.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%+0.5%+2.6% +23.3%
5 years -34.2%-38.2%-36.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.0%-9.2%-8.6% +10.9%
10 years +141.3%-3.4%+42.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%-0.3%+3.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRUSTCEFXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.2%35.7%41.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.7%40.4%43.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.460.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-1.16-0.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-54.6%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-43.6%-23.3% -1.2%
52-week high $87.97$77.17$229.02 $779.14
52-week low $61.15$42.86$137.26 $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.

MultipleTRUSTCEFX
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 13.0x 12.8xmedian 10.5x 27.7xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 3.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 7.4x —median 7.6x 12.8xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 10.8x 11.5xmedian 8.5x 18.6xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.87 —median 0.53 1.93median 0.87

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 monthsTRUSTCEFX
Revenue $5.04B $3.37B $6.59B
Gross profit – – $3.64B
Operating income $973.60M – $1.24B
Net income $812.20M – $748.20M
Free cash flow $910.10M – $1.10B
EPS (diluted) $4.14 – $6.29
Cash & equivalents $883.10M $152.31M $192.90M
Total debt $5.46B – $5.21B
Shares (diluted) 192.60M 30.85M 118.10M
Enterprise value $11.22B $1.33B $19.97B

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
MetricTRUSTCEFX
P/E 18.1x 12.8x 27.7x
P/FCF 15.8x 11.5x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x – 12.8x
P/S 2.9x 0.4x 3.1x
P/B 2.9x – 4.6x
P/Tangible book 9.1x – 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x – 12.8x
EV/EBIT 19.5x – 20.6x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 20.8x – 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x – 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 – 1.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRUSTCEFX
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 20.6% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 13.1% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% – 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.5% – 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% – 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.7% – 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.3% – 18.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 89.7% – 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.0% – 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 12.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% – 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.9% – 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRUSTCEFX
Gross margin – – 55.2%
EBITDA margin 31.7% – 30.3%
Operating margin 19.3% – 18.8%
Pretax margin 19.5% – 15.5%
Net margin 15.8% – 11.3%
FCF margin 18.1% – 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% – 24.5%
Return on equity 16.2% – 16.8%
Return on assets 6.7% – 6.3%
Return on invested capital 7.7% – 9.3%
Return on capital employed 8.8% – 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRUSTCEFX
Debt / assets 45.1% – 43.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 6.0x – 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 48.9% 62.4%
Equity / assets 41.4% – 37.6%
Interest coverage 3.8x – 5.4x
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.40 – 3.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRUSTCEFX
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 5.4%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 4.9% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusTRUSTCEFX
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $4.86FY2026 $8.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +11.7% +16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.91BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 $6.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +2.9% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRUSTCEFX
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 524 253 837
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +1.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 242 139 372
Institutions selling 211 78 349
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.78 1.07

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.

TRUSTCEFX
TRU 1.00 0.44 0.87
STC 0.44 1.00 0.40
EFX 0.87 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRU, STC and EFX?

Equifax (EFX) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransUnion (TRU) $14.38B, Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.32B, Equifax (EFX) $20.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRU, STC and EFX?

Stewart Information Services (STC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransUnion (TRU) 18.1x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 12.8x, Equifax (EFX) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stewart Information Services (STC) is cheapest (TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 8.9x, Equifax (EFX) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Stewart Information Services (STC) +20.6%, Equifax (EFX) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransUnion (TRU) has the highest net margin (TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Equifax (EFX) 11.3%). 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) -11.7%, Stewart Information Services (STC) -41.3%, Equifax (EFX) -23.3%. Over five years, TransUnion (TRU) compounded fastest (TransUnion (TRU) -8.0%/yr, Stewart Information Services (STC) -9.2%/yr, Equifax (EFX) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stewart Information Services (STC) has the highest dividend yield: TransUnion (TRU) 0.67%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.91%, Equifax (EFX) 1.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stewart Information Services (STC) has been the steadiest (TransUnion (TRU) 43.2%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.7%, Equifax (EFX) 41.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stewart Information Services (STC) leads on 5. 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.