Experian plc financials
Experian plc
Country: GB Reporting currency: USD Latest annual report: 2026-03-31
LEI:
635400RXXHHYT1JTSZ26 Financial statements
(USD, as reported — unscaled; 107 line items across 2 annual periods)
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||
| Revenue | $8.45B | $7.52B |
| Operating expenses | $6.40B | $5.73B |
| Employee benefits expense | $2.73B | $2.58B |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $876.0M | $758.0M |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | $2.04B | $1.79B |
| Net finance income / (cost) | -$98.0M | -$246.0M |
| Finance costs | $132.0M | $267.0M |
| Profit before tax | $1.95B | $1.55B |
| Income tax expense | $443.0M | $379.0M |
| Profit for the year | $1.51B | $1.17B |
| — attributable to owners | $1.50B | $1.17B |
| — attributable to NCI | $6.0M | $4.0M |
| Total comprehensive income | $1.69B | $999.0M |
| Per share | ||
| Basic EPS | $1.65 | $1.28 |
| Diluted EPS | $1.63 | $1.26 |
| Free cash flow / share | $2.37 | $2.12 |
| Cash flow statement | ||
| Cash generated from operations | $2.88B | $2.62B |
| Net cash from operating activities | $2.24B | $2.00B |
| Income taxes paid | $438.0M | $447.0M |
| Net cash from investing activities | -$1.34B | -$1.85B |
| Purchase of PP&E (capex) | $49.0M | $48.0M |
| Purchase of intangibles | $677.0M | $603.0M |
| Net cash from financing activities | -$954.0M | -$62.0M |
| Dividends paid | $592.0M | $548.0M |
| Proceeds from borrowings | $845.0M | $1.32B |
| Repayments of borrowings | $528.0M | $621.0M |
| Lease liability payments | $48.0M | $41.0M |
| Net change in cash | -$60.0M | $96.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Non-current assets | $11.55B | $10.74B |
| Intangible assets & goodwill | $7.26B | $6.65B |
| Current assets | $2.74B | $2.14B |
| Trade & other receivables | $2.31B | $1.68B |
| Cash & equivalents | $328.0M | $368.0M |
| Total equity | $5.58B | $5.09B |
| — attributable to owners | $5.54B | $5.05B |
| Non-controlling interests | $38.0M | $36.0M |
| Non-current liabilities | $5.50B | $4.79B |
| Long-term borrowings | $4.67B | $4.24B |
| Current liabilities | $3.21B | $3.00B |
| Trade & other payables | $2.23B | $2.13B |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $179.0M | $155.0M |
| Derived metrics | ||
| Free cash flow | $2.19B | $1.96B |
| Operating margin | 24.2% | 23.8% |
| Net margin | 17.9% | 15.6% |
| Return on equity | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| Cash conversion ratio | 1.48× | 1.71× |
| Capex coverage | 45.69× | 41.77× |
| Other reported items | ||
| Assets Less Current Liabilities | $11.08B | $9.88B |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents If Different From Statement of Financial Position | $323.0M | $366.0M |
| Cash Flows From Losing Control of Subsidiaries Or Other Businesses Classified As Investing Activities | $35.0M | $0 |
| Cash Flows Used In Obtaining Control of Subsidiaries Or Other Businesses Classified As Investing Activities | $692.0M | $1.16B |
| Comprehensive Income Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests | $8.0M | $5.0M |
| Comprehensive Income Attributable To Owners of Parent | $1.68B | $994.0M |
| Current Assets Liabilities | -$467.0M | -$861.0M |
| Current Borrowings and Current Portion of Noncurrent Borrowings | $900.0M | $774.0M |
| Current Financial Assets Measured At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income | $0 | $1.0M |
| Current Provisions | $18.0M | $21.0M |
| Current Tax Assets Current | $65.0M | $52.0M |
| Current Tax Liabilities Current | $38.0M | $76.0M |
| Decrease Increase Through Tax On Sharebased Payment Transactions | $1.0M | -$14.0M |
| Deferred Tax Assets | $46.0M | $71.0M |
| Dividends Recognised As Distributions To Owners Per Share | $0.65 | $0.60 |
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash and Cash Equivalents | $17.0M | -$30.0M |
| Finance Income | $34.0M | $21.0M |
| Gains Losses On Cash Flow Hedges Net of Tax | $12.0M | $11.0M |
| Gains Losses On Exchange Differences On Translation Net of Tax | $168.0M | -$129.0M |
| Gains Losses On Financial Assets Measured At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax | $8.0M | -$39.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Components of Other Comprehensive Income That Will Not Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss | $2.0M | $9.0M |
| Increase Decrease Through Acquisition of Subsidiary | $6.0M | — |
| Increase Decrease Through Changes In Ownership Interests In Subsidiaries That Do Not Result In Loss of Control | -$22.0M | -$1.0M |
| Increase Decrease Through Transactions With Owners | -$1.19B | -$578.0M |
| Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill | $3.08B | $2.85B |
| Interest Paid Classified As Operating Activities | $222.0M | $179.0M |
| Interest Received Classified As Operating Activities | $24.0M | $14.0M |
| Investments In Associates Accounted For Using Equity Method | $18.0M | $13.0M |
| Issue of Equity | $29.0M | $20.0M |
| Issued Capital | $96.0M | $97.0M |
| Net Assets Liabilities | $5.58B | $5.09B |
| Noncurrent Financial Assets Measured At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income | $178.0M | $221.0M |
| Noncurrent Payables | $503.0M | $172.0M |
| Noncurrent Provisions | $7.0M | $3.0M |
| Noncurrent Receivables | $246.0M | $226.0M |
| Noncurrent Recognised Assets Defined Benefit Plan | $218.0M | $202.0M |
| Noncurrent Recognised Liabilities Defined Benefit Plan | $35.0M | $37.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income | $179.0M | -$171.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax Gains Losses On Remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans | $5.0M | $6.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss Net of Tax | $168.0M | -$129.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income That Will Not Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss Net of Tax | $11.0M | -$42.0M |
| Other Current Financial Assets | $31.0M | $36.0M |
| Other Current Financial Liabilities | $19.0M | $4.0M |
| Other Expense By Function | $572.0M | $512.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Financial Assets | $169.0M | $153.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Financial Liabilities | $112.0M | $185.0M |
| Other Reserves | -$18.63B | -$18.68B |
| Payments From Changes In Ownership Interests In Subsidiaries | $20.0M | $22.0M |
| Payments To Acquire Or Redeem Entitys Shares | $727.0M | $199.0M |
| Proceeds From Contributions of Noncontrolling Interests | -$2.0M | -$1.0M |
| Proceeds From Issue of Ordinary Shares | $29.0M | $20.0M |
| Proceeds From Sales of Property Plant and Equipment Classified As Investing Activities | $8.0M | $1.0M |
| Proceeds From Sales Or Maturity of Financial Instruments Classified As Investing Activities | $82.0M | $30.0M |
| Property Plant and Equipment Including Rightofuse Assets | $337.0M | $350.0M |
| Purchase of Treasury Shares | $143.0M | $117.0M |
| Reclassification Adjustments On Cash Flow Hedges Net of Tax | $11.0M | $12.0M |
| Retained Earnings | $22.21B | $21.80B |
| Sales and Marketing Expense | $596.0M | $536.0M |
| Share of Profit Loss of Associates Accounted For Using Equity Method | $4.0M | $2.0M |
| Share Premium | $1.87B | $1.84B |
Methodology
Every line item above is a fact tagged in Experian plc's annual report
filed in the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) under the IFRS
taxonomy (ifrs-full) — the income statement, balance sheet
and cash-flow statement as the filer reported them. Values are shown
as-is, in the reporting currency (USD), without
rescaling; the row labels map to the underlying concept name (e.g.
Revenue → ifrs-full:Revenue, Operating profit →
ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities, Diluted EPS →
ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare), and any concept
without a curated label is shown under “Other reported items” with its
de-camel-cased tag name. Only consolidated, default-member facts are
shown (segment / dimensional breakdowns are excluded).
“Derived metrics” (free cash flow, margins, ROE, …) are computed from those facts by the same model the U.S. financials pages use — not tagged by the filer.
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