Equifax advertising spend, FY2025
Equifax (EFX) reported $70.1M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. That is 1.2% of revenue of $6.1B. Up 15.5% from FY2024.
Key facts
- Ad spend is 1.1x its FY2015 level ($65.1M).
- The highest year on file is FY2021 at $70.2M; FY2025 is 0% below it.
- Largest increase +28.8% in FY2011; largest cut -21.1% in FY2018.
- Ad spend is 1.2% of revenue, down from 1.4% in FY2020.
- Equifax spends more on advertising than 12% of the 458 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is below the median of 4.6%.
Ad spend by fiscal year
Ad spend as % of revenue
History
Download CSV| Fiscal year | Period end | Ad spend | YoY | Revenue | Ad / revenue | Tag | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $70.1M | +15.5% | $6.1B | 1.2% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 19, 2026 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $60.7M | -9.4% | $5.7B | 1.1% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 19, 2026 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $67M | -4.4% | $5.3B | 1.3% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 19, 2026 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $70.1M | -0.1% | $5.1B | 1.4% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 20, 2025 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $70.2M | +19.0% | $4.9B | 1.4% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 22, 2024 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $59M | +13.7% | $4.1B | 1.4% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 23, 2023 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $51.9M | +20.4% | $3.5B | 1.5% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 24, 2022 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $43.1M | -21.1% | $3.4B | 1.3% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 25, 2021 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $54.6M | -14.2% | $3.4B | 1.6% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 20, 2020 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $63.6M | -2.3% | $3.1B | 2.0% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 21, 2019 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $65.1M | +14.0% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 1, 2018 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $57.1M | -0.7% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 22, 2017 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $57.5M | +18.1% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 24, 2016 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $48.7M | +16.0% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 25, 2015 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $42M | +28.8% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 28, 2014 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | $32.6M | +2.2% | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 22, 2013 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | $31.9M | n/a | n/a | n/a | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 23, 2012 |
What the figure is
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Compared with similar spenders
The 6 companies closest to Equifax in latest-year ad spend.
| Rank | Company | Ad spend | Ad / revenue | YoY | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Biogen | $71.9M | 0.7% | +7.6% | FY2025 |
| 402 | Insight Enterprises | $71.4M | 0.9% | -6.2% | FY2025 |
| 403 | Rubrik | $70.8M | 5.4% | +98.9% | FY2026 |
| 404 | Equifax | $70.1M | 1.2% | +15.5% | FY2025 |
| 405 | Autodesk | $69M | 1.0% | +27.8% | FY2026 |
| 406 | Kyndryl | $69M | 0.5% | -16.9% | FY2026 |
| 407 | Asbury Automotive Group | $68.9M | 0.4% | +11.5% | FY2025 |
Questions
How much does Equifax spend on advertising?
Equifax spent $70.1M on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Dec 31, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026.
What percentage of revenue does Equifax spend on advertising?
1.2% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($70.1M of $6.1B). The median across the 458 companies tracked is 4.6%.
Is Equifax spending more on advertising?
Yes. Ad spend rose 15.5% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024.
How does Equifax rank by advertising spend?
#404 of 458 US-listed companies with $50M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.
What does Equifax's advertising figure include?
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Source
- Filing
- 10-K for FY2025, filed Feb 19, 2026
- Accession number
0000033185-26-000010- Company
- EQUIFAX INC, CIK 33185, SIC 7320 (Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies)
- Data
- SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
- Cite
- Equifax advertising spend, FY2009-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/equifax/advertising-spend/
- Download
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