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$1,000 in Equifax, Inc. in 2005 → $8,418 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Equifax, Inc. (EFX) on January 1, 2005 — at the December 2004 month-end close of $22.82 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $8,418. That's a +741.8% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,360.

$1,000 in 2005$8,418Total return+741.8%Multiple8.4×CAGR+10.3%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in EFX in 2005 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Equifax, Inc. (EFX) at the month-end close of 2004-12- would be worth $8,418 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +741.8% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in EFX in 2005 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,360 — so Equifax, Inc. (EFX) beat the index by +32.4%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2004 month-end close (the price entering 2005) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the EFX calculator page.

Is the 2005–2026 return in EFX typical?

No single year is typical. EFX's best calendar-year return since 1980 was about +130.7%, and its worst was -33.1%.

Methodology

Equifax, Inc. (EFX) total-return data from January 2005 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2004 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the EFX calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.