Current Ratio

The current ratio of 0.61x means EFX has $0.61 of short-term assets for every $1 of short-term liabilities, indicating that the company may struggle to cover debts due within a year.

This is well below the sector median of 1.21x, placing EFX in the 11th percentile among its peers, meaning 89% of comparable firms have a stronger liquidity position. Trend data is not available: the year-over-year change and quarter-over-quarter change are both listed as N/A, and there are no values for the prior eight quarters, so no direction can be assessed. The combination of a very low liquidity level and no trend information highlights a possible risk of near-term cash shortfall, but without historical context, the severity or potential improvement is unknown. This metric directly contradicts the overall NEUTRAL verdict, as a current ratio this far below the sector median signals heightened financial vulnerability that a neutral rating typically would not capture.

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