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1 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Facing strong headwinds from mortgage and foreign currency
exchanges throughout much of the year, Equifax employees drove
forward, executing our business plans to end the year with six
percent growth. That growth is even more impressive when you
consider that mortgage headwinds had more than a three percent
negative impact on growth.
Delivering on our commitments to customers and shareholders is
what powers our success and will remain our top priority. In 2014, we
returned $423 million to our shareholders through share repurchases
and our fifth consecutive double-digit dividend increase. If you look at
the rolling three-year stock price, Equifax has outperformed the S&P
500 Index performance in each of the last five years. And this past
year, Equifax total shareholder return increased 45 percent more than
the S&P 500 Index. In fact, over the past 10 years, Equifax was up
188 percent while the S&P was up 70 percent.
TO OUR
SHAREHOLDERS
RICHARD F. SMITH
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
The ability of Equifax to perform throughout economic
cycles was put to the test again during 2014. Yet, as we
have proven year after year, our resilient strategy and
intense focus on innovation and execution prevails. No
matter the environment, we know how to ignite growth.
50
40
30
20
10
0
2010-2012
% 2011-2013 2012 - 2 014
THREE-YEAR TOTAL
SHAREHOLDER RETURN*
Equifax vs. S&P 500
* Difference in percentage of three-year growth
between Equifax and the S&P 500.