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With a market cap of $29.7 billion, Equifax Inc. (EFX) operates as a global leader in data, analytics, and technology, providing critical information solutions across various industries and regions worldwide. The Atlanta, Georgia-based company is expected to announce its fiscal Q2 earnings results on Wednesday, July 17.
Ahead of this event, analysts expect the credit ratings firm to report a profit of $1.72 per share, up marginally from $1.71 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in three of the past four quarters while missing on one other occasion. Stronger-than-expected job growth and steady wage increase helped the company surpass the consensus EPS estimate by 4.2% in the most recent quarter.