Based on the latest figures, Equifax reports a gross margin of 55.2%, an operating margin of 18.8%, an EBITDA margin of 30.5%, and a net margin of 11.3%. Margin expansion was strongest in operating margin, which gained by 0.3 percentage points. Gross margin had the strongest contraction, dropping by 1.1 percentage points.
Over the last 3 years, Equifax recorded average margins of 55.74% gross, 18.2% operating, 30.13% EBITDA, and 10.75% net. Equifax's current performance shows that operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages and gross margin is below its three-year average.
Operating margin expanded by 0.3 percentage points and net margin by 0.2 percentage points, but gross margin contracted by 1.1 percentage points.
Equifax's gross margin averaged 55.74% in the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Equifax's current gross margin is 55.2% and is 0.5 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Equifax's gross margin peaked at 56.4% in Dec 2025 and reached a low of 55.2% in Sep 2026.
Over the last 3 years, Equifax had an average operating margin of 18.2%. The current operating margin stands at 18.8%, 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Equifax's operating margin reached 18.8% at its highest point in Sep 2026 and 17.7% at its lowest in Dec 2023.
Over the last 3 years, Equifax's EBITDA margin averaged 30.13%. Right now, Equifax's current EBITDA margin is 30.5%, which is 0.4 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, EBITDA margin reached a high of 30.6% in Jun 2025 and a low of 29.6% in Jun 2026.
Over the last 3 years, Equifax recorded an average net margin of 10.75%. Equifax's current net margin is 11.3% and is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for Equifax was 11.3% in Sep 2026, while the lowest was 10.1% in Sep 2024.
Equifax's gross margin of 55.2% is higher than the Industrials sector and the industry average but lower than its peers average. In comparison with the Industrials sector average of 32.5%, Equifax's gross margin is 70% higher.
As of Sep 30, 2026, EFX has a gross margin of 55.2%.
The current operating margin for EFX is 18.8% as of Sep 30, 2026.
For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, EFX recorded an EBITDA margin of 30.5%.
As of Sep 30, 2026, EFX has a net margin of 11.3%.
Over the last 3 years, Equifax's margins averaged 55.7% gross, 18.2% operating, 30.1% EBITDA, and 10.8% net.
Across the 5-year period, EFX posted its highest margins at 59.8% gross in Dec 2021, 23.1% operating in Dec 2021, 32.7% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and 15.1% net in Mar 2022.
Across the 5-year period, EFX posted its lowest margins at 55.2% gross in Sep 2026, 16.8% operating in Sep 2023, 29.4% EBITDA in Sep 2023, and 10.1% net in Sep 2023.