CRA International Inc (CRAI) is slightly undervalued and Equifax Inc (EFX) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, CRAI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +15%, against -27% for EFX.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $186.19; the price of $158.74 is 15% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 74/100 on 9 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 | CRAI | EFX |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $158.74 | $159.78 |
| Intrinsic value | $186.19 | $125.77 |
| Margin of safety | +15% | -27% |
| Leak Score | 74/100 (9/12) | 50/100 (10/12) |
| Market cap | $996M | $18.8B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 8.1% | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.0% | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 26.0% | 14.6% |
| Debt to equity | 1.67 | 1.25 |
| P/E | 21.1x | 28.1x |
| Forward P/E | 16.6x | 15.7x |
| P/B | 5.5x | 4.3x |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 1.4% |