Equifax, Inc. (EFX) vs FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN)

Equifax, Inc. and FTI Consulting, Inc. are both Consulting Services companies. Equifax, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $22.7B against $5.3B — 4.2× the size. FTI Consulting, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 24.1× against 31.3×. Equifax, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.9% against 7.77%. Equifax, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.3% vs 5.86%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.30% vs 10.6%). Across the 22 metrics below, FTI Consulting, Inc. leads on 15 and Equifax, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric EFX FCN Consulting Services median
P/E 31.34 24.13 24.13
P/S 3.47 1.31 1.40
P/B 5.10 3.95 2.54
Price to free cash flow 20.75 14.78 18.24
EV/EBITDA 13.88 12.75 12.35
EV/Sales 4.21 1.58 1.58
Earnings yield 3.19% 4.14% 3.89%
Free cash flow yield 4.82% 6.76% 0.38%

Profitability

Metric EFX FCN Consulting Services median
Gross margin 55.18% 32.20% 37.29%
Operating margin 18.83% 8.85% 9.21%
Net margin 11.27% 5.86% 5.86%
Free cash flow margin 16.75% 8.89% 0.00%
Return on equity 15.72% 15.19% 0.00%
Return on assets 6.25% 6.72% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.30% 10.55% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EFX FCN Consulting Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.92% 7.77% (0.15%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.92% 5.51% (6.86%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% 9.01% 7.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.89% 5.15% 0.00%

Health

Metric EFX FCN Consulting Services median
Debt to equity 1.12 0.64 0.00
Current ratio 1.09 1.72 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 2.13 0.20 0.22

Dividend

Metric EFX FCN Consulting Services median
Dividend yield 1.12% — 1.13%
Payout ratio 0.35 — 0.30

Size

Metric EFX FCN Consulting Services median
Market cap 22.68b 5.34b 164.16m

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