EQUIFAX INC (EFX) FY2026 YTD Q3 Statement of Cash Flows

Statement of Cash Flows

2026-01-01 to 2026-09-30

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EQUIFAX INC cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026One connected Sankey reconciles operating, investing and financing net cash flows through a shared cash pool, from beginning cash to ending cash. Ribbons flow left to right on one dollar scale. Activity totals are dark gray; beginning and ending cash are blue. Cash basis for beginning and ending balances and net cash change: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Intermediate calculation bars are lighter gray. Net income is green for profit and red for loss. Identified asset purchases, sales and maturities are blue in either cash direction. Purple identifies capital transactions such as borrowing, repayments, share issuance and dividends. Free cash flow is a separate comparison, not an added cash flow. Read chart description and values below for full signed amounts, including zero items.Consolidated net income → Net cash from operating activities: $571,800,000.00Depreciation and amortization → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $572,600,000.00Stock-based compensation expense → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $74,500,000.00Deferred income taxes → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $73,500,000.00Current and long term liabilities, excluding debt → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $37,100,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Net cash from operating activities: $570,300,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Other assets, current and long-term: $95,700,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Accounts receivable, net: $91,700,000.00investing reconciliation → Capital expenditures: $378,900,000.00Net cash used in financing activities → financing reconciliation: $748,200,000.00Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt → financing reconciliation: $998,100,000.00Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan → financing reconciliation: $23,800,000.00financing reconciliation → Treasury stock purchases: $652,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Net short-term payments: $604,800,000.00financing reconciliation → Payments on long-term debt: $276,400,000.00financing reconciliation → Dividends paid to Equifax shareholders: $199,400,000.00financing reconciliation → Payment of taxes related to settlement of equity awards: $15,700,000.00financing reconciliation → Payment of share repurchase excise tax: $8,300,000.00financing reconciliation → Debt issuance costs: $7,900,000.00financing reconciliation → Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests: $5,600,000.00Net cash used in investing activities → investing reconciliation: $378,900,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash → Cash sources and uses: $180,800,000.00Net cash from operating activities → Cash sources and uses: $1,142,100,000.00Cash sources and uses → Exchange-rate effect: $2,900,000.00Cash sources and uses → Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $192,900,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in investing activities: $378,900,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in financing activities: $748,200,000.00Consolidated net income: $571,800,000.00Consolidated net income+$571.80 MDepreciation and amortization: $572,600,000.00Depreciation & amortization+$572.60 MStock-based compensation expense: $74,500,000.00Stock-based compensation+$74.50 MDeferred income taxes: $73,500,000.00Deferred taxes & credits+$73.50 MGain on sale of equity investment: $0.00Accounts receivable, net: -$91,700,000.00Accounts receivable−$91.70 MOther assets, current and long-term: -$95,700,000.00Other operating assets−$95.70 MCurrent and long term liabilities, excluding debt: $37,100,000.00Liabilities, ex. debt+$37.10 MNet cash from operating activities: $1,142,100,000.00Operating cash+$1.14 BOperating adjustments reconciliation: $757,700,000.00Net short-term payments: -$604,800,000.00Short-term debt, net−$604.80 MPayments on long-term debt: -$276,400,000.00Long-term debt repaid−$276.40 MProceeds from issuance of long-term debt: $998,100,000.00Long-term debt issued+$998.10 MTreasury stock purchases: -$652,000,000.00Common stock repurchases−$652.00 MPayment of share repurchase excise tax: -$8,300,000.00Stock buyback excise tax paid−$8.30 MDividends paid to Equifax shareholders: -$199,400,000.00Common dividends paid−$199.40 MDistributions paid to noncontrolling interests: -$5,600,000.00Noncontrolling dividends−$5.60 MProceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan: $23,800,000.00Stock option exercises+$23.80 MPayment of taxes related to settlement of equity awards: -$15,700,000.00Stock-award tax withholding−$15.70 MDebt issuance costs: -$7,900,000.00Debt issuance costs−$7.90 MNet cash used in financing activities: -$748,200,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Financing cash−$748.20 Mfinancing reconciliation: $1,770,100,000.00Capital expenditures: -$378,900,000.00Capital expenditures−$378.90 MCash received from divestitures: $0.00Net cash used in investing activities: -$378,900,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Investing cash−$378.90 Minvesting reconciliation: $378,900,000.00Cash sources and uses: $1,322,900,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $180,800,000.00Beginning cash$180.80 MEnding cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $192,900,000.00Ending cash$192.90 MExchange-rate effect: -$2,900,000.00FX effect−$2.90 MCASH RECONCILIATIONOperatingflowsInvestingflowsFinancingflowsFree cash flow$763.20 MOperating cash − cash spent on productive assetsCash flow / Net income2.00×Operating cash flow ÷ net incomeNet cash change+$12.10 MEnding cash − beginning cash
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EQUIFAX INC cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026

Cash flows for Jan 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026. Cash basis: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Beginning cash: Dec 31, 2025. Ending cash: Sep 30, 2026. Beginning and ending cash are dated balances. Positive cash flows add cash; negative cash flows reduce it.

Beginning cash on Dec 31, 2025
180,800,000 US dollars. Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Operating activities
1,142,100,000 US dollars. Net cash provided.
Consolidated net income
571,800,000 US dollars
Depreciation and amortization
572,600,000 US dollars
Stock-based compensation expense
74,500,000 US dollars
Deferred income taxes
73,500,000 US dollars
Gain on sale of equity investment
0 US dollars
Accounts receivable, net
negative 91,700,000 US dollars
Other assets, current and long-term
negative 95,700,000 US dollars
Current and long term liabilities, excluding debt
37,100,000 US dollars
Investing activities
negative 378,900,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Capital expenditures
negative 378,900,000 US dollars
Cash received from divestitures
0 US dollars
Financing activities
negative 748,200,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Net short-term payments
negative 604,800,000 US dollars
Payments on long-term debt
negative 276,400,000 US dollars
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
998,100,000 US dollars
Treasury stock purchases
negative 652,000,000 US dollars
Payment of share repurchase excise tax
negative 8,300,000 US dollars
Dividends paid to Equifax shareholders
negative 199,400,000 US dollars
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests
negative 5,600,000 US dollars
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
23,800,000 US dollars
Payment of taxes related to settlement of equity awards
negative 15,700,000 US dollars
Debt issuance costs
negative 7,900,000 US dollars
Operating adjustment reconciliation
757,700,000 US dollars. Intermediate calculation joining the operating reconciliation branches. Its gross amount includes any portion of net income routed through this junction. It is not an additional cash source or use.
financing gross reconciliation
1,770,100,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
investing gross reconciliation
378,900,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
Exchange-rate effect
negative 2,900,000 US dollars
Ending cash on Sep 30, 2026
192,900,000 US dollars. Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash sources and uses
1,322,900,000 US dollars. Opening cash plus net sources, equal to net uses plus ending cash.
Net cash change
12,100,000 US dollars. Ending cash minus beginning cash.
Cash flow / Net income
2.00×. Operating cash flow divided by reconciliation net income for the same period. Black from 0.90× through 1.10×; green above 1.10×; red below 0.90×. Color uses the unrounded ratio.
Operating cash flow
1,142,100,000 US dollars. Operating cash flow used in the free cash flow calculation.
cash spent on productive assets
378,900,000 US dollars. These cash purchases are already included in investing activities above.
Free cash flow
763,200,000 US dollars. A supplemental measure; finance-lease payments are excluded from this definition.

Chart connections

  • Beginning cash plus operating, investing and financing cash flows plus the exchange-rate effect equals ending cash. Negative amounts reduce cash.
  • Financing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Investing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Operating reconciliation adjustments are not all independent cash receipts.
  • Net income enters operating cash directly in the reconciliation. The adjustment junction contributes the remaining $570.30M after reconciling the other positive and negative adjustments. These connections depict an accounting reconciliation, not traced cash receipts.
  • Each activity has one net cash bar connected to the shared cash pool. Positive activity totals enter the pool; negative activity totals leave the pool to fund that activity's net payments. The central pool does not assign a particular funding source to a particular payment.
  • The intermediate calculation bars include both sides of the displayed activity breakdowns; they are not additional cash flows.
  • Operating cash flow minus cash spent on productive assets equals free cash flow: 1,142,100,000 US dollars minus 378,900,000 US dollars equals 763,200,000 US dollars.
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