Equifax (EFX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Mark W. Begor, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $23.4M in 2025, up 58% from $14.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 294:1, on median employee pay of $79,492.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$23.4M+58% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
294:1median $79,492
CEO pay in equity
79%$18.4M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
1,800,000Expressed in USD
CEO Maximum Bonus
3,600,000Expressed in USD
Revenue
$6.075BRecord revenue for 2025
Median Employee Pay
$79,492Annual total compensation

How Begor was paid

$23.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards64%Option awards15%Non-equity incentive12%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Mark W. BegorChief Executive Officer$23,420,134
John W. Gamble, Jr.EVP, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer$8,057,056
Chad M. BortonEVP, President, Workforce Solutions$7,031,166
Jamil FarshchiEVP, Chief Technology Officer$6,106,411
Julia A. HoustonEVP, Chief Legal Officer$4,684,260
Todd HorvathFormer EVP, President, U.S. Information Solutions$6,907,312
John J. Kelley IIIFormer EVP, Chief Legal Officer$5,135,144

What changed and why

  • $23.4MCEO total compensation increased to $23,420,134 in fiscal 2025 compared to $14,797,899 in fiscal 2024.
  • $1.5MBase salary for CEO Mark W. Begor remained unchanged at $1,500,000 for 2025.
  • $15MStock awards for the CEO increased significantly to $14,993,110 in 2025 from $8,986,294 in 2024.
  • $2.7MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $2,737,634 for 2025 compared to $1,712,415 in 2024.
  • $79,492The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated at 294 to 1 based on median employee pay of $79,492.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.