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TransUnion (TRU) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2026 · TransUnion (TRU) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 12% year over year to $1.3B · 12¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 20.4%

TransUnion made $1.3B in Q3 2026 (+12% Y/Y). Operating margin 20.4%, net earnings $156M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2026.

Revenue$1.3B
Year over year+12%
Operating margin20.4%
Net earnings$156M
Operating cash flow$430M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $1.3B in Q3 2026, up 12% year over year and roughly flat from the previous quarter.

Operating profit was $0.27B, a 20.4% margin (up 2.6 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 42% reached operating profit, above the 18% margin then. Total costs grew 9% against revenue growth of 12%. The fastest-growing cost line was Other operating costs (+11%). Net earnings were $0.16B, up 62% year over year. The effective tax rate was 23.2%.

Operating cash flow was $0.43B (up 32% year over year), 268% of net income including minority interests. Non-cash charges added back $0.16B of depreciation and amortization and $0.04B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $0.07B. Capital expenditures of $0.07B left free cash flow of $0.36B.

Quarterly history

TransUnion revenue by quarterTransUnion revenue by quarter$1.1BQ1 2025$1.1BQ2 2025$1.2BQ3 2025$1.2BQ4 2025$1.2BQ1 2026$1.3BQ2 2026$1.3BQ3 2026
TransUnion net earnings by quarterTransUnion net earnings by quarter$148MQ1 2025$110MQ2 2025$96.6MQ3 2025$101MQ4 2025$397MQ1 2026$143MQ2 2026$156MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QOct 27, 2026$1.3B+12%20.4%$156M$430M
Q2 202610-QJul 28, 2026$1.3B+15%19.7%$143M$375M
Q1 202610-QApr 28, 2026$1.2B+14%19.7%$397M$84.2M
Q4 202510-KFeb 27, 2026$1.2B+13%17.4%$101M$320M
Q3 202510-QOct 23, 2025$1.2B+8%17.8%$96.6M$324M
Q2 202510-QJul 24, 2025$1.1B+10%16.9%$110M$291M
Q1 202510-QApr 24, 2025$1.1B+7%23.2%$148M$52.5M

Charts

TransUnion: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterTransUnion: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+7%Q1 2025+10%+4%Q2 2025+8%+3%Q3 2025+13%+0%Q4 2025+14%+6%Q1 2026+15%+5%Q2 2026+12%+0%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +12%, Q/Q +0%.
TransUnion: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026TransUnion: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$1.2BAcquisitions−$603MBuybacks−$394MCapital spending−$298MOther financing$266MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$133MDividends−$96.6MOther investing$75.5MTaxes on employees’ shares−$60.4MAsset & business sales$47.3MShares issued$21.5MExchange rates−$16.5M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
TransUnion: profit against cash, quarter by quarterTransUnion: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$70.7M$254MQ4 2024$153M$52.5MQ1 2025$112M$291MQ2 2025$100M$324MQ3 2025$105M$320MQ4 2025$400M$84.2MQ1 2026$147M$375MQ2 2026$160M$430MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $160M, Operating cash flow $430M.
TransUnion: diluted shares by fiscal yearTransUnion: diluted shares by fiscal year192MFY2020193MFY2021193MFY2022193MFY2023197MFY2024197MFY2025
+2.3% since FY2020: more shares outstanding (issuance, stock pay).
TransUnion: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)TransUnion: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$197M2026$109M2027$109M2028$1.1B2029$38.1M2030$3.6BLater
Cash $854M, short-term investments $2.7M, long-term debt $5.1B at 2025-12-31.
TransUnion in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 7320)TransUnion in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 7320)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +7%median 21%SPGIMCOEFXCRMZTRU (+12%, 20%)
Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About TransUnion

TransUnion is a leading global information and insights company that makes trust possible between businesses and consumers, helping people around the world access opportunities that can lead to a higher quality of life. That trust is built on TransUnion’s ability to deliver safe, innovative solutions with credibility and consistency. We call this Information for Good. We have built robust data and analytics assets for a large portion of the adult population in the markets we serve. We use our OneTru solution enablement platform to centralize data management, identity resolution and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) powered analytics, enabling more persistent identity resolution with sharper, more contextualized insights.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 27, 2026.

TransUnion against its Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +12% against the peers' median +7%. Operating margin: 20.4% against the peers' median 21.0%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
TRU TransUnionQ3 2026$1.3B+12%20.4%
SPGI S&P GlobalQ3 2026$3.7B+7%53.2%
MCO Moody'sQ3 2026$2.0B+0.8%44.8%
EFX EquifaxQ3 2026$1.7B+10%21.0%
CRMZ CreditriskmonitorQ2 2026$5.2M+2%-12.9%

Source: TransUnion 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1552033 · Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies

Guidance and outlook

TransUnion: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-07-28)TransUnion: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-07-28)Other4Financing2Buybacks & dividends1Capital spending1
8 statements; tone +0.25 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 3 hedged.
TransUnion: outlook statements against the filing beforeTransUnion: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident2

13F: who owns TRU and who is buying

Largest holders of TRU (13F)Largest holders of TRU (13F)Dodge & COX$1.7BVanguard Group$1.6BMassachusetts Financial Services$1.5BBlackRock$1.4BIndependent Franchise Partners LLP$1.0BFMR LLC$845MVanguard Capital Management LLC$629MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$592MState Street$513MT. Rowe Price Investment Manageme…$493M
Funds' net buying of TRU by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of TRU by quarter (13F)−$139M2024-09−$266M2024-12$174M2025-03$236M2025-06$1.4B2025-09−$142M2025-12$575M2026-03−$117M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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