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EFX Dividend History, Yield & Dates

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IndustrialsConsulting ServicesScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

EFXEquifax Inc.

Industrials / Consulting Services

Low Priority

Above Peers

NeutralEdge 7/10
$175.57−$0.97 (−0.55%)

Latest quote

  • Momentum
    87
  • Value
    53
  • Quality
    46
  • Risk resilience
    36
  • Sentiment
    —
algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

EFX Dividend answer

Equifax Inc. (EFX) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 1.28%, or $2.24 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 1.24%, from $2.18 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.56 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Aug 31, 2026. Payment date: Sep 15, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.

EFX Dividend Snapshot

Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.

History
47
dividends captured
Growth years
1
raw events; specials not isolated
Durability score
65/100
coverage and consistency proxy
Shareholder yield
1.92%
1.56% buyback yield

Next EFX Dividend Date

When EFX next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.

Next EFX dividend

Not announced

EFX's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.56 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.

Ex-date
Unknown
unknown
Pay date
Sep 15, 2026
Frequency
quarterly

Latest EFX Dividend Dates

Aug 31, 2026

Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.

Dividend yield
1.24%
Trailing 12-month dividend yield
1.24%
TTM dividends / latest available price
Forward dividend yield
1.28%
Latest dividend × 4 a year = $2.24 / latest price
Trailing annual dividend
$2.18
22.47% vs prior complete year
Latest dividend
$0.56
0.00% vs prior payment
Frequency
quarterly
Inferred from available dividend events
Ex-dividend date
Aug 31, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Payment date
Sep 15, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Next dividend
Not announced
Amount status independent from ex-date
Payout ratio
37.00%
Dividend as a share of earnings where available
FCF payout
23.36%
Dividend as a share of free cash flow per share
FCF coverage
4.28x
Free cash flow per share divided by dividend

AIQ Dividend bridge

Quality46/100

Margins, returns, leverage, and cash conversion support dividend durability.

Value53/100

Yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience36/100

Lower drawdown and balance-sheet risk can improve income dependability.

EFX Dividend History

Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.

Dividend reliability

Active payer

Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Yield
1.24%
Current income rate
TTM trend
Trailing income rising
22.47% vs prior complete year
FCF coverage
Covered by FCF
4.28x
Payout ratio
37.00%
Earnings payout context
Recent dividend cadence
8 records
Nov 24
$0.39
Feb 25
$0.39
May 25
$0.50
Sep 25
$0.50
Nov 25
$0.50
Mar 26
$0.56
May 26
$0.56
Aug 26
$0.56

EFX Annual Dividend History

2016 - 2026
11 plotted years

EFX Dividend Growth

+22.47% 1Y
Latest increase +12.00%
Latest EFX Dividend: Declaration, Ex-Date & Payment
Declared
Aug 19, 2026
Ex-date
Aug 31, 2026
Record
Aug 31, 2026
Paid
Sep 15, 2026

Latest row amount $0.56, event yield 1.15%.

Event field coverage
Declaration40/40
Record40/40
Payment40/40
Frequency40/40
History depth
40 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Aug 31, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Oct 10, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
40/40 pay
40/40 record dates

This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.

Dividend growth

EFX regular dividend growth, 2020–2025
5-year regular dividend CAGR
3.91%
Cohort rank
#287
Cohort standing
Bottom half
Industrials rank
#52
2020 regular DPS
$1.560
2025 regular DPS
$1.890
Absolute change
$0.330
Years increased
1
Years reduced
0

EFX's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 3.91% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #287 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.

Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.

EFX Dividend Yield

How EFX's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.

Yield methodology

Trailing 12-month dividend yield

EFX's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.

Trailing 12-month dividend yield
1.24%
Trailing 12-month dividends
$2.18

Dividend coverage

What EFX's dividend is paid out of

Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.

Payout ratio
37.00%
FCF coverage
4.28x

Recent EFX dividend payments

40 covered dividends
Showing latest 5 of 40 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Aug 31, 2026$0.56
$0.56
1.15%Quarterly$2.18Aug 19, 2026Aug 31, 2026Sep 15, 2026
May 22, 2026$0.56
$0.56
1.29%Quarterly$2.12May 7, 2026May 22, 2026Jun 15, 2026
Mar 9, 2026$0.56
$0.56
1.01%Quarterly$2.06Feb 25, 2026Mar 9, 2026Mar 17, 2026
Nov 24, 2025$0.50
$0.50
90.16%Quarterly$1.89Nov 6, 2025Nov 24, 2025Dec 15, 2025
Sep 2, 2025$0.50
$0.50
76.06%Quarterly$1.78Aug 20, 2025Sep 2, 2025Sep 15, 2025
Show older history+35 rows
May 23, 2025$0.50
$0.50
63.69%Quarterly$1.67Apr 22, 2025May 23, 2025Jun 13, 2025
Feb 21, 2025$0.39
$0.39
65.54%Quarterly$1.56Feb 5, 2025Feb 21, 2025Mar 14, 2025
Nov 22, 2024$0.39
$0.39
61.52%Quarterly$1.56Nov 7, 2024Nov 22, 2024Dec 13, 2024
Sep 3, 2024$0.39
$0.39
51.54%Quarterly$1.56Aug 22, 2024Sep 3, 2024Sep 13, 2024
May 23, 2024$0.39
$0.39
65.78%Quarterly$1.56May 2, 2024May 24, 2024Jun 14, 2024
Feb 22, 2024$0.39
$0.39
58.83%Quarterly$1.56Feb 7, 2024Feb 23, 2024Mar 15, 2024
Nov 22, 2023$0.39
$0.39
74.10%Quarterly$1.56Nov 2, 2023Nov 24, 2023Dec 15, 2023
Sep 5, 2023$0.39
$0.39
76.45%Quarterly$1.56Aug 24, 2023Sep 6, 2023Sep 15, 2023
May 24, 2023$0.39
$0.39
75.09%Quarterly$1.56May 4, 2023May 25, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Feb 21, 2023$0.39
$0.39
76.54%Quarterly$1.56Feb 2, 2023Feb 22, 2023Mar 15, 2023
Nov 22, 2022$0.39
$0.39
80.43%Quarterly$1.56Nov 3, 2022Nov 23, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Sep 2, 2022$0.39
$0.39
83.20%Quarterly$1.56Aug 24, 2022Sep 6, 2022Sep 15, 2022
May 24, 2022$0.39
$0.39
81.45%Quarterly$1.56May 5, 2022May 25, 2022Jun 15, 2022
Feb 18, 2022$0.39
$0.39
73.23%Quarterly$1.56Feb 4, 2022Feb 22, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Nov 23, 2021$0.39
$0.39
55.13%Quarterly$1.56Nov 4, 2021Nov 24, 2021Dec 15, 2021
Sep 3, 2021$0.39
$0.39
56.06%Quarterly$1.56Aug 26, 2021Sep 7, 2021Sep 17, 2021
May 24, 2021$0.39
$0.39
65.68%Quarterly$1.56May 6, 2021May 25, 2021Jun 15, 2021
Feb 19, 2021$0.39
$0.39
88.37%Quarterly$1.56Feb 4, 2021Feb 22, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Nov 23, 2020$0.39
$0.39
90.39%Quarterly$1.56Nov 5, 2020Nov 24, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Aug 24, 2020$0.39
$0.39
97.88%Quarterly$1.56Jul 20, 2020Aug 25, 2020Sep 15, 2020
May 21, 2020$0.39
$0.39
1.06%Quarterly$1.56May 7, 2020May 22, 2020Jun 12, 2020
Mar 3, 2020$0.39
$0.39
1.03%Quarterly$1.56Feb 20, 2020Mar 4, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Nov 21, 2019$0.39
$0.39
1.13%Quarterly$1.56Nov 7, 2019Nov 22, 2019Dec 13, 2019
Aug 22, 2019$0.39
$0.39
1.08%Quarterly$1.56Aug 9, 2019Aug 23, 2019Sep 13, 2019
May 23, 2019$0.39
$0.39
1.29%Quarterly$1.56May 10, 2019May 24, 2019Jun 14, 2019
Mar 11, 2019$0.39
$0.39
1.42%Quarterly$1.56Feb 20, 2019Mar 12, 2019Mar 29, 2019
Nov 21, 2018$0.39
$0.39
1.54%Quarterly$1.56Nov 9, 2018Nov 23, 2018Dec 14, 2018
Aug 23, 2018$0.39
$0.39
1.15%Quarterly$1.56Aug 7, 2018Aug 24, 2018Sep 14, 2018
May 24, 2018$0.39
$0.39
1.36%Quarterly$1.56May 3, 2018May 25, 2018Jun 15, 2018
Mar 9, 2018$0.39
$0.39
1.25%Quarterly$1.56Mar 1, 2018Mar 12, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Nov 22, 2017$0.39
$0.39
1.42%Quarterly$1.56Nov 9, 2017Nov 24, 2017Dec 15, 2017
Aug 23, 2017$0.39
$0.39
1.06%Quarterly—Aug 4, 2017Aug 25, 2017Sep 15, 2017
May 23, 2017$0.39
$0.39
1.05%Quarterly—May 4, 2017May 25, 2017Jun 15, 2017
Mar 1, 2017$0.39
$0.39
1.04%Quarterly—Feb 8, 2017Mar 3, 2017Mar 15, 2017
Nov 21, 2016$0.33
$0.33
1.09%Quarterly—Nov 3, 2016Nov 23, 2016Dec 15, 2016
Dividend context
How to read EFX's dividend profile

Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.

Yield needs coverage

A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.

Payment history matters

Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.

Payout ratio is context

A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.

Focused follow-on paths for yield methodology, payout coverage, peer comparison, and income planning.

EFX Dividend Comparisons

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EFX Dividends FAQ

Does EFX pay a dividend?

Equifax Inc. (EFX) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.56 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.

What is EFX's dividend yield?

EFX's trailing dividend yield is 1.24%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.

When is EFX's next dividend?

EFX's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.

When is EFX's ex-dividend date?

EFX's latest covered ex-dividend date is Aug 31, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.

How has EFX's dividend changed?

EFX's one-year dividend growth is 22.47% based on comparable covered dividend history.