Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. FCN scored 71.1, EFX scored 71.2 — EFX leads.
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FCN
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Consulting Services · Quality-Growth
71.1
$137.89 · $3.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
0.1
EFX leads
EFX
Equifax Inc.
Consulting Services · Quality-Growth
71.2
$149.08 · $17.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestFCN16.6x
Fastest growthEFX+10.3%
Strongest balance sheetFCN0.95
Highest qualityEFX71 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueFCN-36%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
FCN
stronger →← stronger
EFX
69
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
71
67
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
77
78
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
66
EFX is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
FCN
EFX
$359mC
FCF
$1.1bC+
+7.1%B
Rev
+10.3%B
0.95C+
D/E
1.21C
16.6xA-
P/E
26.2xB
0.96B+
PEG
1.23B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
FCN
EFX
36% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
17% above
~-4%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~12%/yr
+47%
1-yr DCF upside
-22%
+57%
5-yr DCF upside
-15%
+73%
10-yr DCF upside
-5%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
FCN
Why this score
Buying back stock
EFX
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
The companies
FCNFTI Consulting, Inc.
Consulting Services · $137.89 · beta -0.06
Why now
Consulting Services · market cap $3.8b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $189.30 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.96 — paying under fair value for the growth rate.
Moat
ROE 19% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 142% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
EFXEquifax Inc.
Consulting Services · $149.08 · beta 1.34
Why now
Consulting Services · market cap $17.5b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $238.94 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $203.10 (implying +36% upside).
Moat
ROE 16% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 160% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 38% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model favors FCN (74.5) over EFX (70.8) primarily due to FCN's superior Value pillar score of 80 versus EFX's 62, and its -42% discount to DCF fair value. However, a contrarian might prefer EFX for its higher revenue growth of +10.3% and its "Raising its dividend" signal. FCN's implied growth of -3% per year suggests the market expects contraction, which could be a caution.
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Where FCN and EFX diverge
The two are effectively level on the headline score. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueFCN 78.2 · EFX 66.1FCN +12.1
GrowthFCN 66.9 · EFX 77.0EFX +10.1
QualityFCN 68.8 · EFX 70.8level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is EFX or FCN the better stock?
EFX scores higher: EFX 71.2, FCN 71.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do EFX and FCN differ most?
The widest gap is value, where FCN leads by 12 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are EFX and FCN scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.