Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp (BAH) is undervalued and Equifax Inc (EFX) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, BAH trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +39%, against -27% for EFX.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 7.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $124.45; the price of $76.28 is 39% below that value, and 83% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 9.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $125.77; the price of $159.78 is 27% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 50/100 on 10 of 12 signals
| Metric | BAH | EFX |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $76.28 | $159.78 |
| Intrinsic value | $124.45 | $125.77 |
| Margin of safety | +39% | -27% |
| Leak Score | 100/100 (3/12) | 50/100 (10/12) |
| Market cap | $9.2B | $18.8B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 7.4% | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 68.1% | 14.6% |
| Debt to equity | 3.46 | 1.25 |
| P/E | 12.0x | 28.1x |
| Forward P/E | 11.3x | 15.7x |
| P/B | 7.6x | 4.3x |
| Dividend yield | 3.2% | 1.4% |