On July 21, Equifax declined 9.48% in pre-market trading, trading at approximately $167.52/share, with turnover of $511,500.

The selloff was triggered by the company's Q2 earnings report, which showed adjusted EPS of $2.25 versus the consensus estimate of $2.20, and revenue of $1.700 billion versus the expected $1.696 billion. While representing a 12.5% year-over-year EPS increase, the magnitude of the beat narrowed significantly compared to Q1's strong outperformance, raising concerns about decelerating growth momentum.

Full-year guidance also failed to inspire confidence, with adjusted EPS expected at $8.39-$8.69 versus FactSet's $8.62 estimate, and revenue of $6.71B-$6.78B versus the $6.77B estimate. Additionally, the company announced an $825 million acquisition of Mexican credit bureau Circulo de Credito and doubled its AI-driven cost reduction target to $150 million, while returning $366 million to shareholders — but these initiatives were insufficient to offset market disappointment over the narrowing earnings beat.

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