Experian
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2028)

202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
29.3325.8324.47
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.76$2.00$2.11

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
20.8822.8222.1725.4135.8737.1839.3430.2239.1232.9622.0137.18
Price/Sales ratio
3.353.774.434.265.124.845.885.604.555.563.724.84
Price/Book Value ratio
5.787.097.277.6010.0511.0310.258.877.668.528.5511.03
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.4812.5314.1716.6920.0919.9821.2319.5917.5422.6219.1819.98
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
13.9316.6520.0826.1431.0832.6429.6427.3227.6335.7023.0132.64
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
8.03N/A1.34-7.79-2.66-14.312.270.68-1.150.580.45-2.66
Dividend Yield
2.35%2.22%1.99%1.97%1.64%1.69%1.35%1.26%1.60%1.29%1.34%1.69%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
52.82%51.34%50.72%50%49.74%49.31%46.83%47.31%47.86%40.82%29.89%49.31%
Operating Profit Margin
24.05%24.57%24.79%23.48%23.90%22.88%22.02%22.51%19.11%23.86%24.48%23.90%
Pretax Profit Margin
20.91%22.57%24.70%21.32%19.68%18.18%20.04%23.01%17.73%21.85%21.86%19.68%
Net Profit Margin
16.04%16.54%19.97%16.79%14.29%13.03%14.94%18.52%11.63%16.89%16.89%14.29%
Effective Tax Rate
25.34%25.60%24.18%14.98%26.75%27.91%25.53%20.45%34.15%22.43%22.42%27.91%
Return on Assets
9.67%10.16%11.25%9.51%8.59%7.58%7.97%10.69%7.08%10.23%15.37%8.59%
Return On Equity
27.71%31.06%32.81%29.91%28.02%29.67%26.06%29.35%19.59%25.87%41.05%28.02%
Return on Capital Employed
17.60%18.43%19.36%19.76%22.14%17.75%15.45%15.85%14.79%19.36%29.82%22.14%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.70N/A
Quick Ratio
0.750.830.650.480.431.120.591.580.770.700.700.43
Cash ratio
0.100.110.030.050.050.120.070.090.080.100.100.05
Days of Sales Outstanding
60.4765.0567.6189.4178.9975.6980.99N/A86.5285.3756.8475.69
Days of Inventory outstanding
0.480.16-0.17-0.46-0.29-153.78-1.78-159.30-0.31N/AN/A-0.29
Operating Cycle
60.9665.2267.4488.9478.69-78.0979.20-159.3086.2085.3756.8456.84
Days of Payables Outstanding
19.1426.8734.3435.5436.7538.2323.89192.14206.7729.6399.4536.75
Cash Conversion Cycle
41.8138.3533.0953.3941.93-116.3355.30-351.44-120.5655.73-42.61-42.61
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.410.420.390.420.400.470.410.350.360.350.350.47
Debt Equity Ratio
1.171.281.151.331.331.851.340.981.000.880.881.85
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.530.550.460.490.490.620.530.490.490.420.420.62
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.540.560.530.570.570.640.570.490.500.470.470.64
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A16.58N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.460.430.440.340.370.290.350.450.430.420.500.37
Company Equity Multiplier
2.863.052.913.143.263.913.262.742.762.522.523.91
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.310.300.310.250.250.240.270.280.250.240.190.24
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.750.750.700.630.640.610.710.710.630.630.830.64
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.460.430.440.340.370.290.350.450.430.420.500.37
Short Term Coverage Ratio
10.8227.971.781.251.432.772.49449.2515.192.372.811.43
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.09%50.86%44.22%50.06%59.13%63.11%53.30%38.28%62.72%42.53%37.84%63.11%