Equifax dividend history

Equifax's dividend was $1.89 a share in fiscal 2025, up 21.2% on the year before. That was 35.3% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $1.2B
Dividends (TTM): $260M
Returned to shareholders: 128%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $928M
Diluted share count: −3.7%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 6.3%; dividends 1.1% + buybacks 5.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 35%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 25.0%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 61 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Equifax: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$1.32	$1.56	$1.56	$1.56	$1.56	$1.56	$1.56	$1.56	$1.56	$1.89	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+18.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	+21.2%	—
Dividends paid	158	187	188	189	190	190	191	192	193	233	260
Share buybacks	0	77	0	0	0	70	0	0	0	928	1,152
Dividends ÷ net income	32.2%	31.9%	60.5%	—	36.4%	25.5%	27.4%	35.2%	32.0%	35.3%	35.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	24.3%	31.3%	53.6%	—	36.1%	21.9%	144.1%	37.2%	23.8%	20.5%	23.6%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

August 19, 2026 Equifax Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend Source

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Figures from Equifax's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 21, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Equifax.