What is Equifax's deferred revenue?

Equifax (EFX) reported deferred revenue of $106.3M in Q1 2026.

How has Equifax's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?

Equifax's deferred revenue decreased by 21.8% year-over-year, from $136M to $106.3M.

What is the long-term trend for Equifax's deferred revenue?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Equifax's deferred revenue has grown at a -1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $108.3M to $101.2M.

What does deferred revenue mean?

Payments received from customers for goods or services to be delivered within one year — recognized as revenue as performance obligations are satisfied.

Equifax EFX Deferred Revenue

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+14.3%

Gross profit$881.8M+12.3%

Operating income$287.7M+22.0%

Net income$171.5M+28.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.42+34.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$183.4M-6.0%

Total debt$5.3B+6.9%

Total equity$4.5B-8.8%

Total assets$11.9B+0.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$241.9M+8.0%

CapEx$120.4M+12.3%

Free cash flow$121.5M+4.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.84B-39.5%

Enterprise value$24.97B-33.4%

P/E28.4×-22.9×

P/S3.2×-2.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin56.1%+0.6pp

Operating margin18.3%-0.1pp

Net margin11.1%+0.4pp

FCF margin18.1%+4.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.7%+1.8pp

Debt / equity1.2×+0.2×

Current ratio0.6×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Equifax in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent.

The official record: Equifax’s 10-Q, filed April 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Equifax's deferred revenue?: Equifax (EFX) reported deferred revenue of $106.3M in Q1 2026.
How has Equifax's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?: Equifax's deferred revenue decreased by 21.8% year-over-year, from $136M to $106.3M.
What is the long-term trend for Equifax's deferred revenue?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Equifax's deferred revenue has grown at a -1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $108.3M to $101.2M.
What does deferred revenue mean?: Payments received from customers for goods or services to be delivered within one year — recognized as revenue as performance obligations are satisfied.