Financing
Debt Repayments
Equifax Debt Repayments decreased by 99.7% to $1.40M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows a downward trend with a -28.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $499.40M | $600.10M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $500.00M | $0.00 | $575.00M | $0.00 | $4.30M | $4.40M | $4.40M | $686.80M | $750.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $400.20M | $1.40M |
| QoQ Change | — | +20.2% | -100.0% | — | — | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | +2.3% | +0.0% | >999% | +9.2% | -100.0% | — | — | — | -99.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | -99.1% | — | -99.2% | — | >999% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -46.6% | — |
Range$0.00 – $750.00M
CAGR-74.9%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth-99.6%
Current Streak5 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Equifax's debt repayments?
- Equifax (EFX) reported debt repayments of $1.40M in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for Equifax's debt repayments?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Equifax's debt repayments has grown at a -28.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.10B to $400.20M.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.