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EQUIFAX Equifax Releases Second Quarter 2021 Results July 21 , 2021 ATLANTA , July 21 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Equifax Inc. ( NYSE : EFX ) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30 , 2021 . EQUIFAX • Highest ever quarterly revenue of $ 1.2 billion , up 26 % ; sixth consecutive quarter of double - digit revenue growth and EPS growth • Broad - based revenue growth with Workforce Solutions up 40 % , USIS up 11 % , and International up 39 % in reported currency and 25 % in local currency Continued progress on EFX Cloud data and technology transformation • Delivered 46 new products leveraging EFX Cloud • Executing EFX2023 strategic framework leveraging EFX Cloud for innovation , new products and growth • Increasing full - year revenue and EPS guidance " We continued our strong financial performance with our sixth consecutive quarter of strong double - digit revenue growth and EPS growth , building on our strong first quarter and 2020 results . Our record $ 1.235 billion revenue and 26 % overall revenue growth was powered by broad - based growth from Workforce Solutions , USIS , and International . Workforce Solutions continues to drive our results , with revenue growth of 40 % in the quarter despite a decline in the mortgage market from last year's elevated levels , " said Mark W. Begor , Equifax Chief Executive Officer . " We are continuing to execute on our EFX2023 growth strategy , leveraging the EFX Cloud to drive innovation , new product roll - outs and growth , while expanding our differentiated data sets and decisioning power to bring new and unique solutions to our customers that only Equifax can deliver . Our strong outperformance , balance sheet , and cash generation is allowing us to reinvest in the EFX Cloud and bolt - on acquisitions to enhance our capabilities . We are confident in our outlook for 2021 and are again raising our full - year financial guidance , reflecting this to a range of $ 4,760 million to $ 4,800 million , and our Adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $ 7.25 to $ 7.45 . " Financial Results Summary The company reported revenue of $ 1,234.8 million in the second quarter of 2021 , up 26 percent compared to the second quarter of 2020 on a reported basis and 23 percent on a local currency basis . Net income attributable to Equifax of $ 215.1 million was up 115 percent in the second quarter of 2021 compared to net income attributable to Equifax of $ 100.2 million in the second quarter of 2020 .