Equifax, Inc. (EFX) vs Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK)

Equifax, Inc. and Verisk Analytics, Inc. are both Consulting Services companies. Verisk Analytics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $22.0B against $17.5B — 1.3× the size. Equifax, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 25.8× against 26.0×. Equifax, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.4% against 5.01%. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has the higher net margin (28.2% vs 10.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (31.5% vs 8.68%). Both pay a dividend; Equifax, Inc. yields more (0.64% vs 0.53%). Across the 22 metrics below, Equifax, Inc. leads on 12 and Verisk Analytics, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
P/E 25.85 25.95 17.19
P/S 2.72 7.06 1.14
P/B 3.99 n/m 2.36
Price to free cash flow 15.87 17.89 13.31
EV/EBITDA 11.29 15.10 10.61
EV/Sales 3.32 8.31 1.44
Earnings yield 3.87% 3.85% 4.50%
Free cash flow yield 6.30% 5.59% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Gross margin 55.54% 70.18% 45.25%
Operating margin 17.85% 43.86% 9.60%
Net margin 10.73% 28.24% 6.29%
Free cash flow margin 17.15% 39.43% 0.00%
Return on equity 14.53% (202.08%) 0.00%
Return on assets 5.79% 19.06% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.68% 31.45% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.35% 5.01% (0.96%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.92% (3.43%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% 6.25% 7.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.89% 4.97% 4.89%

Health

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Debt to equity 0.92 (3.76) 0.00
Current ratio 0.60 1.01 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 2.13 1.51 0.23

Dividend

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Dividend yield 0.64% 0.53% 1.07%
Payout ratio 0.37 0.25 0.16

Size

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Market cap 17.48b 21.95b 151.24m

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