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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 $27.5B against $22.7B — 1.2× the size. Equifax, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 31.3× against 32.0×. Equifax, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.9% against 4.86%. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has the higher net margin (27.7% vs 11.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (30.9% vs 8.30%). Both pay a dividend; Equifax, Inc. yields more (1.12% vs 0.92%). Across the 22 metrics below, Equifax, Inc. leads on 13 and Verisk Analytics, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
P/E 31.34 31.97 24.13
P/S 3.47 8.58 1.40
P/B 5.10 n/m 2.54
Price to free cash flow 20.75 24.76 18.24
EV/EBITDA 13.88 18.08 12.35
EV/Sales 4.21 9.82 1.58
Earnings yield 3.19% 3.13% 3.89%
Free cash flow yield 4.82% 4.04% 0.38%

Profitability

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Gross margin 55.18% 70.17% 37.29%
Operating margin 18.83% 43.91% 9.21%
Net margin 11.27% 27.68% 5.86%
Free cash flow margin 16.75% 34.64% 0.00%
Return on equity 15.72% (238.91%) 0.00%
Return on assets 6.25% 16.31% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.30% 30.86% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.92% 4.86% (0.15%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.92% (3.43%) (6.86%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% 6.25% 7.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.89% 4.97% 0.00%

Health

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Debt to equity 1.12 (4.04) 0.00
Current ratio 1.09 1.07 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 2.13 1.51 0.22

Dividend

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Dividend yield 1.12% 0.92% 1.13%
Payout ratio 0.35 0.30 0.30

Size

Metric EFX VRSK Consulting Services median
Market cap 22.68b 27.52b 164.16m

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