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 ev/ebitda, EFX reads 11.9 and NNI reads 124.8; on net margin, EFX reads 10.7% and NNI reads 77.5%. 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 | $145.74 | $125.20 |
| Market cap | $17.4B | $4.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +11.2% | — |
| P/E | 25.6 | 14.9 |
| P/B | 3.95 | 1.20 |
| P/S | 2.70 | 11.57 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9 | 124.8 |
| Revenue growth | +10.3% | +23.9% |
| Operating margin | 18.5% | — |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 77.5% |
| Return on equity | 15.7% | 8.0% |
| Return on assets | 5.8% | 2.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 1.24 | 1.87 |
| Current ratio | 0.60 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.70 | 0.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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