EQUIFAX INC vs NELNET, INC., two Credit Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where EFX and NNI diverge most: on net margin, EFX reads 10.7% and NNI reads 111.7%; on ev/ebitda, EFX reads 13.6 and NNI reads 139.4. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | EFX | NNI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $172.79 | $135.76 |
| Market cap | $20.6B | $4.9B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.8% | — |
| P/E | 30.4 | 11.8 |
| P/B | 4.68 | 1.31 |
| P/S | 3.20 | 13.12 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.6 | 139.4 |
| Revenue growth | +10.3% | +23.6% |
| Operating margin | 18.5% | — |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 111.7% |
| Return on equity | 15.7% | 11.2% |
| Return on assets | 5.8% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 1.24 | 2.06 |
| Current ratio | 0.60 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.95 | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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