TRU vs STC vs FICO Stock Comparison

TransUnion, Stewart Information Services and Fair Isaac Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRU TransUnion
$82.14 +28.6% 1M +2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.66B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.61%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
2 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$701.03 +1.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.14B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Stewart Information Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stewart Information Services 5, Fair Isaac 5, TransUnion 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRUSTCFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.66B $1.44B $15.14B TRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 11.9x 19.5x STC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 9.7x 16.0x STC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +20.5% +24.1% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 3.6% 34.1% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 6.8% 62.6% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.6x 4.3x STC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.61% 4.52% 0.00% STC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% -31.4% -56.4% TRU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -8.5%/yr +13.0%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 36.1% 66.8% STC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 48/100 74/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

TRUSTCFICO

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

AxisTRUSTCFICO
Valuation 41 #573 of 963 67 #40 of 119 60 #40 of 99
Growth 91 #77 of 823 72 #33 of 116 79 #21 of 98
Profitability 55 #378 of 845 38 #72 of 116 100 #1 of 96
Financial Health 54 #411 of 896 34 #78 of 118 32 #76 of 111
Shareholder Returns 65 #258 of 731 26 #81 of 109 99 #2 of 67
Overall 61 48 74
  • TRU ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FICO ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRUSTCFICOSPY
1 month +28.6%-7.2%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months +2.7%-30.6%-35.8% -0.4%
6 months +16.2%-31.5%-34.3% +4.5%
Year to date -4.2%-32.8%-58.5% +12.4%
1 year +2.8%-31.4%-56.4% +13.6%
3 years +63.3%+0.6%-24.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.8%+0.2%-9.0% +20.8%
5 years -27.7%-35.9%+84.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year -6.3%-8.5%+13.0% +10.4%
10 years +165.0%+10.1%+517.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.2%+1.0%+20.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTRUSTCFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%36.1%66.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%40.3%82.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.510.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.87-0.84 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-54.6%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-38.8%-62.0% -1.6%
52-week high $87.97$77.17$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $61.15$42.86$592.49 $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.

MultipleTRUSTCFICO
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.8x 11.9xmedian 11.1x 19.5xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.3x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 6.0x 6.9xmedian 7.3x 16.3xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 11.0x 14.1xmedian 9.0x 15.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.6x -3.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.95 0.26median 0.64 0.66median 0.84

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 monthsTRUSTCFICO
Revenue $5.04B $3.37B $2.39B
Gross profit – $3.28B $2.04B
Operating income $973.60M $204.32M $1.24B
Net income $812.20M $135.66M $815.02M
Free cash flow $910.10M $102.05M $996.02M
R&D – – $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $4.14 $3.90 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $883.10M $152.31M $248.44M
Total debt $5.46B $654.91M $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 192.60M 30.98M 22.70M
Enterprise value $12.51B $250.08M $14.38B

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
MetricTRUSTCFICO
P/E 19.7x 11.9x 19.5x
P/FCF 17.2x 14.1x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 7.5x 15.1x
P/S 3.1x 0.4x 6.3x
P/B 3.1x 0.9x -3.7x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 1.0x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 6.9x 16.3x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 9.3x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.6x 8.6x
EV/FCF 22.2x 18.5x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 9.8x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 0.26 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRUSTCFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 20.5% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 13.1% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 20.9% 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 20.8% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.5% 35.3% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% 16.5% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.7% 41.6% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.3% 8.9% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 89.7% 45.6% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.0% 4.4% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 41.1% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% -18.7% 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 57.3% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRUSTCFICO
Gross margin – 97.4% 85.1%
EBITDA margin 31.7% 8.1% 52.3%
Operating margin 19.3% 6.1% 51.7%
Pretax margin 19.5% 5.2% 44.5%
Net margin 15.8% 3.6% 34.1%
FCF margin 18.1% 3.0% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 5.7% 41.8%
Return on equity 16.2% 8.1% –
Return on assets 6.7% 4.1% 39.9%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 6.8% 62.6%
Return on capital employed 8.8% – 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 0.5% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRUSTCFICO
Debt / assets 45.1% 19.9% 274.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.6x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 6.4x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 48.9% 301.1%
Equity / assets 41.4% 51.1% -201.1%
Interest coverage 3.8x 7.2x 6.6x
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.51 – 8.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRUSTCFICO
Dividend yield 0.6% 4.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% -9.9% 23.6%
Shareholder yield 3.0% -5.4% 23.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% 48.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.6% 64.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.2% 16.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusTRUSTCFICO
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $4.86FY2026 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +11.7% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.91BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +2.9% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRUSTCFICO
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.9% 95.7%
Institutions holding 525 253 845
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +1.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 242 139 383
Institutions selling 212 78 344
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.78 1.11

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.

TRUSTCFICO
TRU 1.00 0.45 0.55
STC 0.45 1.00 0.28
FICO 0.55 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRU, STC and FICO?

TransUnion (TRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransUnion (TRU) $15.66B, Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.44B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRU, STC and FICO?

Stewart Information Services (STC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransUnion (TRU) 19.7x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 11.9x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stewart Information Services (STC) is cheapest (TransUnion (TRU) 15.9x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 9.7x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Stewart Information Services (STC) +20.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 3.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 6.8%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TransUnion (TRU) returned the most: TransUnion (TRU) +2.8%, Stewart Information Services (STC) -31.4%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (TransUnion (TRU) -6.3%/yr, Stewart Information Services (STC) -8.5%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stewart Information Services (STC) has the highest dividend yield: TransUnion (TRU) 0.61%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.52%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%. Fair Isaac (FICO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stewart Information Services (STC) has been the steadiest (TransUnion (TRU) 43.4%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 36.1%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.