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Equifax (MEX:EFX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 7.52 (As of May. 22, 2025)


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What is Equifax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-22), Equifax's current share price is MXN4910.43. Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN652.81. Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 7.52.

The historical rank and industry rank for Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:EFX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.64   Med: 7.54   Max: 12.41
Current: 8.02

During the past years, Equifax's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 12.41. The lowest was 4.64. And the median was 7.54.

MEX:EFX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
92.57% of 673 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.52 vs MEX:EFX: 8.02

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Equifax's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN820.502. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is MXN652.81 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Equifax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Equifax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Equifax Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.85 11.97 7.14 8.44 8.11

Equifax Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.89 7.93 9.47 8.11 7.56

Competitive Comparison of Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Equifax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=4910.43/652.81
=7.52

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Equifax's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=820.502/134.9266*134.9266
=820.502

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Equifax Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 287.733 100.684 385.591
201509 318.234 100.392 427.708
201512 334.759 99.792 452.619
201603 359.802 100.470 483.196
201606 393.975 101.688 522.752
201609 441.741 101.861 585.137
201612 455.576 101.863 603.453
201703 452.413 102.862 593.440
201706 453.551 103.349 592.130
201709 468.884 104.136 607.524
201712 519.098 104.011 673.391
201803 492.088 105.290 630.602
201806 525.934 106.317 667.463
201809 493.914 106.507 625.708
201812 505.984 105.998 644.076
201903 411.356 107.251 517.507
201906 404.102 108.070 504.528
201909 410.131 108.329 510.827
201912 401.257 108.420 499.356
202003 460.944 108.902 571.100
202006 511.815 108.767 634.910
202009 532.110 109.815 653.789
202012 517.453 109.897 635.307
202103 557.299 111.754 672.855
202106 565.556 114.631 665.686
202109 593.581 115.734 692.015
202112 602.214 117.630 690.768
202203 624.209 121.301 694.326
202206 625.400 125.017 674.974
202209 617.747 125.227 665.598
202212 629.681 125.222 678.482
202303 597.501 127.348 633.060
202306 585.603 128.729 613.798
202309 607.017 129.860 630.703
202312 624.193 129.419 650.754
202403 612.490 131.776 627.133
202406 695.421 132.554 707.869
202409 780.143 133.029 791.272
202412 807.108 133.157 817.834
202503 820.502 134.927 820.502

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Equifax  (MEX:EFX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Equifax Business Description

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1550 Peachtree Street North West, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30309
Along with Experian and TransUnion, Equifax is one of the leading credit bureaus in the United States. Equifax's credit reports provide credit histories on millions of consumers, and the firm's services are critical to lenders' credit decisions. In addition, over 40% of the firm's revenue comes from workforce solutions, which provides income verification and employer human resources services. Equifax generates just over 20% of its revenue from outside the United States.