Equifax

Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit bureaus, collecting and analyzing credit and financial data used in lending, employment verification and fraud prevention. Its Workforce Solutions unit, which verifies income and employment data, has become a significant growth driver alongside its traditional credit reporting business. Equifax has an exceptionally long record of uninterrupted dividend payments spanning four decades, though it held the payout flat for years while investing in technology and recovering from a major data breach. The yield is low, and dividend growth has been modest, so income is a steady but secondary element. The profile pairs a very long payment history with a data-driven growth business.