Equifax (EFX) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.26
- Estimate
- $2.20
- Surprise
- +2.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $1.69B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Equifax (EFX) beat the $2.20 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.26 — a modest 2.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.2/10) to Sell at 5.2/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates EFX Sell at 5.2/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.8% surprise compares with a +4.1% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Positive momentum
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $176.54
- Stop
- $165.40
The stock trades at 31.1× trailing but 18.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 94 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum; trading volume is running 1.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-21 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
EFX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Consulting Services
- Market cap
- $20.74B
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 31.1
- 52-week range
- $137.01–$238.94
- Off 52-week high
- 26.1%
- RSI (14)
- 94
- Volume vs avg
- 1.85×
- Score today
- 5.2/10