Equifax Inc (EFX) is overvalued and FTI Consulting Inc (FCN) is slightly undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, FCN trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +13%, against -27% for EFX.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
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
Discounting its cash flows at 9.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $155.62; the price of $134.70 is 13% below that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 65/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | EFX | FCN |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Slightly undervalued |
| Price | $159.78 | $134.70 |
| Intrinsic value | $125.77 | $155.62 |
| Margin of safety | -27% | +13% |
| Leak Score | 50/100 (10/12) | 65/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $18.8B | $3.7B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 8.0% | 9.0% |
| Operating margin | 18.5% | 9.7% |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 6.4% |
| Return on equity | 14.6% | 15.6% |
| Debt to equity | 1.25 | 0.95 |
| P/E | 28.1x | 16.3x |
| Forward P/E | 15.7x | 12.3x |
| P/B | 4.3x | 2.8x |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | — |