Debt-to-Equity Ratio

EFX’s debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17x means the company uses $1.17 of debt for every $1 of shareholder equity—a measure of financial leverage.

This level is above the sector median of 0.74x, placing EFX in the 69th percentile among its peers, indicating a higher reliance on borrowed funds compared to most companies in its industry. No year-over-year or quarter-over-quarter change is reported, and no trend data for the last eight quarters are available, so the direction of leverage is unknown. The combination of a higher-than-median debt ratio with no trend data implies a neutral risk profile: elevated leverage can increase financial risk, but without a trend, investors cannot determine if leverage is rising or falling. This metric neither contradicts nor strongly supports the overall NEUTRAL verdict, as the elevated level is partially offset by the absence of trend information.

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