---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000033185-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFX"
cik: "0000033185"
company_name: "EQUIFAX INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:12:13.052916+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Equifax Q1 revenue $1.649B (+14% YoY) beats guidance; adjusted EPS $1.86 (+22%)

## Summary
- Revenue $1.649B, up 14% YoY; $37M above Feb guidance midpoint; diluted EPS $1.42 (+34%).
- Adjusted EPS $1.86 (+22%); adjusted EBITDA margin 29.0% (vs 29.3% Q1 2025).
- Workforce Solutions revenue +10% to $683M; USIS +21% to $606M; International +4% local currency.
- Full-year guidance: ~10% local currency growth; reported revenue +$25M, adj EPS +$0.04 for FX.
- Returned $327M to shareholders ($260M buybacks, $67M dividends); New Product Vitality Index 17%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000033185-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFX
- cik: 0000033185
- company_name: EQUIFAX INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000003318526000016/0000033185-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000003318526000016/efx-20260421.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000033185-26-000016
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000033185-26-000016.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  EQUIFAX INC reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1,648.9 million, net income $171.5 million, EPS $1.42 per share. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1,648.9 million
  - Net income: $171.5 million
  - EPS: $1.42 per share
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: of February Guidance ATLANTA, APRIL 21, 2026 -- Equifax ® (NYSE: EFX) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. • First quarter reported revenue of $1.649 billion, up a strong 14% with 13% local currency revenue growth and $37 million above the midpoint of our February guidance framework. • Revenue outperformance driven by strong 38% U.S.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000003318526000016/0000033185-26-000016-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.