Equifax (EFX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Equifax (EFX) recorded Tax Rate of 28.10% in Q3 2026, up 3.11 percentage points from 24.99% a year earlier and up 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Equifax (EFX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Equifax's Tax Rate came in at 26.82% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 1.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 25.77%, up 0.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of +2.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 25.07% in FY2024 (+1.92 pp), 23.15% in FY2023 (-1.53 pp), 24.69% in FY2022 (+3.54 pp) and 21.14% in FY2021 (-2.06 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.41 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 12.52 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 10.19 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 27.95% (Q2 2026), 26.51% (Q1 2026) and 24.26% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msci | 235.55 Bn | 234.03 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 17.97% |
| 2 | S&P Global | 137.22 Bn | 132.42 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 24.93% |
| 3 | Moodys | 88.04 Bn | 81.11 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 23.97% |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.17 Bn | 22.36 Bn | 567.00 Mn | 25.64% |
| 5 | Equifax | 22.05 Bn | 21.44 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 28.10% |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.64 Bn | 12.48 Bn | - | 23.21% |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.49 Bn | 10.35 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 16.10% |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.15 Bn | 7.04 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 25.20% |
| 9 | Mastercard | 570.55 Bn | 530.63 Bn | - | 19.39% |
| 10 | Cme | 110.48 Bn | 98.81 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 23.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.10% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.00% |
API Access
Equifax Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=EFX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "EFX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=EFX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();