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Equifax: Fundamentals Are Better Than Expected, But Macro Risks Haven't Cleared

Demand for data used in hiring, consumer lending and mortgages drove growth that was stronger than expected in the first quarter at Equifax.

Major U.S. stock indexes gained ground Tuesday as investors monitored the latest trade negotiations and corporate earnings news.

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 22, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Trevor Burns - Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Investor Relations Mark Begor - Chief Executive Officer John Gamble - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jeff Muller - Baird Andrew Steinerman - JPMorgan Brendan Popson - Barclays Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley Kyle Peterson - Needham Shlomo Rosenbaum - Stifel Andrew Nicholas - William Blair Jason Haas - Wells Fargo David Paige - RBC Capital Markets Kevin McVeigh - UBS Kelsey Zhu - Autonomous Research Simon Clinch - Redburn Atlantic Scott Wurtzel - Wolfe Research Matt O'Neill - FT Partners Arthur Truslove - Citi George Tong - Goldman Sachs Operator Greetings and welcome to the Equifax, Inc. Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode.

U.S. equities bounced back from yesterday's sharp selloff at midday as investors turned their focus away from macroeconomic concerns to corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all rose about 2%.

Healthy growth across segments fuels EFX's top line in the first quarter of 2025.

Shares of Equifax (EFX) took off Tuesday as the rating service for borrowers topped quarterly profit and sales estimates, announced a new stock buyback program, and raised its dividend.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Equifax (EFX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Equifax (EFX) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.53 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.50 per share a year ago.

ATLANTA , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax ® (NYSE: EFX) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. First quarter 2025 revenue of $1.442 billion up 4% with 5% local currency revenue growth and $37 million above the mid-point of our guidance, despite headwinds from U.S. Hiring and Mortgage markets.