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Analyst
Kevin McVeigh
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q3 – 2026 Q2 (8 quarters).
- Questions
- 47on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 2%1 of 47 questions
- Companies
- 7questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 8with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 47 of 47 questions from 7 companies
EFXEquifax11 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 11 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
Can you give us a sense of what type of mortgage rates you've got embedded in the second half guidance
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Management confirmed guidance uses current mortgage rates, up roughly 30-40 basis points since April.
Calendar 2026 Q1
Great. I guess obviously, the big focus on mortgage, but I wonder if you had any thoughts as to how the VantageScore cou
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
That's helpful. And then just from a pricing perspective, I know you adjusted the VantageScore pricing for mortgage, any
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
Calendar 2025 Q4
Great. And congratulations on the execution. It's obviously a lot of moving parts out there.
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
Very helpful. Thank you.
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
Calendar 2025 Q3
I wonder if you could give us a sense of -- I don't know if you said this or not, John, but for '26, the revenue, could
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
That's very helpful. And then, Mark or John, I don't know, this may be a tough question, but any thoughts on what you de
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
Calendar 2025 Q2
Great. Can you give us a sense, has the mortgage pricing been fully seasoned so far?
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
Great. Thank you.
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Got it. Terrific outcome. And then just if I can real quick, is there any way to think about how much some of the pricin
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
Thanks so much. Just given the uncertainty, it's really terrific to see the results, but what gave you confidence to ini
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Management addressed the question directly with specific data points.
FICOFair Isaac9 questions · 6 reporting periods · 1 of 9 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q1
do you feel like that's pretty much contained at this point? Or is there anything else you're kind of focused on
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Lansing said the $13 trillion mortgage market moves slowly with no surprises expected. Even GSE privatization would benefit FICO as emphasis on credit default risk would increase.
Calendar 2025 Q4
there was some incremental headcount investment in FICO and then increased marketing. Maybe help us understand, was that related to the reseller adoption?
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Lansing said they are aggressively expanding direct sales and partner sales headcount across both software and Scores after years of conservatism.
would you expect the big 5 to go live simultaneously or one sequential?
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Lansing expects a staggered but close-in-time launch sequence, with all signed resellers well underway and motivated to offer DLP as quickly as possible.
Calendar 2025 Q3
are the resellers on pace for the 1/1 adoption? And if you're helping them with the implementation
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Lansing confirmed reseller implementation is on track with minimal operational hurdles.
Calendar 2025 Q2
The amount of the raise on the guidance relative to the beat looks like you beat by more than you raised
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Weber explained Q4 onetime charges and year-end expenses offset some of the Q3 upside in the full-year guidance raise.
are there any goalposts in terms of timing or just events that you could kind of point us to where there may just be some clarification
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Lansing set expectations for a multi-year timeline for any market share impact from the FHFA decision.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Would you expect some of the lower kind of usage in CCS to kind of capture that in the back half of this year? Or is that something that you think potentially gets pushed out to '26
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Lansing acknowledged no visibility on CCS usage recovery timing, noting usage is driven by economic activity levels beyond FICO's control.
with the partner channel on the implementation work, is that explaining some of the recent trends in the professional services
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Weber attributed PS decline primarily to milestone timing (March to April), expecting PS revenue to recover in Q3.
Calendar 2024 Q3
with the 2025 pricing, how much of that is factored into the guidance already just directionally
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Lansing explained fiscal/calendar misalignment means Q1 uses prior pricing, plus multi-year deal lags further moderate the phase-in.
ADPADP7 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 7 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q3
the balances are pretty meaningfully different in terms of the principal rate. Just remind us why -- because both went up about $10 million
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Peter explained the $10M increase is balance-driven not yield-driven, with Q1 seeing 7% balance growth from strong wage growth. Guiding to 3-4% for full year as they contemplate some wage growth moderation.
Can you just remind us of what that sensitivity is in terms of what the impact is Q1 to Q2
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Peter estimated roughly 10 basis points impact on revenue growth rate, with Matt Keating confirming it's a modest, small number. Main Q2 headwind is the anniversary of the WorkForce Software acquisition effect.
Calendar 2025 Q1
can we talk maybe just reconcile the improving retention with the lower pays per control? Is that a function of the client mix
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Don attributed retention strength to record NPS, less switching activity, and substantial normalization of out-of-business rates. Continue to beat retention guide quarter after quarter.
you increased – it was a similar amount for kind of client funds and then the extended strategy as well
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Peter Hadley explained balance growth driven by higher wages and strong Q3 bonus season; well hedged on short-term rates across the year. Each balance point worth ~$11-12M annual revenue.
Calendar 2024 Q4
Any puts and takes on what drives that reacceleration? I think it was specifically around ES or maybe the business overall
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Don attributed Q4 reacceleration to reduced short-term rate headwind as short portfolio shrinks, plus lighter WorkForce Software integration expenses in Q4 vs Q3.
any thoughts on what quarter seasonally would have the most outsized retention
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Don confirmed Q3 sees seasonal retention dip from switching but compared YoY; retention declined less than expected driven by client satisfaction and NPS, with opportunity for full-year improvement.
Calendar 2024 Q3
how much revenue it can contribute versus, I guess, what the multiplier effect could potentially be
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Don acknowledged early stage but expressed excitement about opportunities with sales forces now able to collaborate post-close; declined to quantify revenue expectations given deal only closed two weeks prior.
TRIThomson Reuters Corporation6 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
can you just remind us what the after-tax proceeds are going to be from that?
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Bischoping declined to give after-tax Print proceeds, citing regulatory filing timing and leaving it at ~$500M gross; on buyback size he pointed back to the balanced capital allocation philosophy rather than a number.
Is there any way to think about where you think that can go and what the drivers of that?
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Hasker said he sees no ceiling on organic growth, citing fiduciary professions early in retooling for AI and TR's asset base, and a focus on raising the pace of innovation to drive growth up year by year without quantifying a target.
Calendar 2026 Q1
can we talk about the AI-related ACV, you've seen pretty good momentum there. I think the number is 30%, which is up from last quarter
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Eastwood described 2-3pp quarterly increases in AI ACV, expects continued growth with CoCounsel Next launch. Hasker added that AI tools are being adopted across all firm sizes including small and mid-market, a fundamentally new dynamic.
Calendar 2025 Q4
the complexity of the data aggregation. And then, ultimately, the overlay of your in-house counsel to draw kind of conclusions
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Steve detailed content moat: some jurisdictions have centuries of content, much never digitized, requiring courthouse collection. Editors interpret, categorize, and add expertise determining precedent relevance. Under Leanne Blanchfield's leadership, editors retrained to also train agents for agentic workflows.
Calendar 2025 Q3
the Agentic launches you did over the summer of '25, are they already starting to kind of permeate the base?
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Mike confirmed launches from ILTACON in mid-late August are already driving sales, with October another great month. Named segment leaders Aaron Rademacher (small law), Liz Zimick (mid-law), and John Shatwell (Europe) as driving progression.
Is there any way to think about the experiences of maybe the Big 4 as opposed to maybe the top 10 and maybe mid-market
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Mike clarified Global 7 (Big 4 + next 3) are in Corporates segment, not TAP. Steve noted G7 more likely to take APIs and build on top versus smaller firms wanting turnkey solutions. Opportunity equally weighted across customer base.
ACNAccenture5 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
With the $9 billion M&A, that's obviously up from $5 billion. Is there any way to think about how that settles in 2027
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Angie quantified entering FY2027 just under 2% inorganic; Julie added the deals skew to higher-growth, non-FTE areas.
Calendar 2026 Q1
it sounds like the acquisitions for -- will be upwards of $5 billion. I think that was from $3 billion last quarter. Is that right?
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Angie confirmed $5B target with potential to do more. Inorganic contribution still 1.5% due to timing. Acquisitions increasingly focused on higher-growth, higher-margin assets.
is there any way to think about how that is relative to kind of the existing pool and how that scales over time?
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Julie said strong growth with both large and emerging partners. Better models open new enterprise areas like KYC in banking, mainframe modernization. Think of all partners together as ecosystem.
Calendar 2025 Q4
the 17.3% margin, I mean, went back, I think that's the highest Q1 you've ever had. Is that a function of the efficiencies?
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Angie pleased with 30bp expansion in line with expectations. Reconfirming 10-30bp for full year. Flagged Q2 will have higher tax rate from equity comp and lower gains on investment versus prior year.
Should we use that in terms of a leading indicator or goalposts of what the revenue and bookings should scale?
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Julie cautioned against creating new metrics from the 1,300 of 9,000 client data point. Too early to draw correlations. Meant to show pace of adoption and how early the market still is.
PAYXPaychex5 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
Maybe just help us with the pacing over the course of, you know,, quarters 2 through 4.
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Schrader said gating is consistent with tougher PEO comps in the back half but less perceived risk than FY26; answered.
Calendar 2026 Q1
can you just remind us what the initial Paycor revenue and expense synergies were and where we are today on those?
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Management addressed Paycor synergy quantification and AI go-to-market by segment.
As you think about AI across a 100-person client as opposed to an 8, is the go-to-market strategy on that different in terms of the consumption patterns
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Follow-up on Paycor synergy quantification and AI go-to-market by segment.
Calendar 2024 Q4
Where do you think that's coming from? I wanted to kind of start there because I thought that was an interesting data point.
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Gibson said growth is primarily introducing clients to PEO concept (not PEO-to-PEO takeaways). Competitive wins happen when prospects are evaluating PEO for the first time.
Calendar 2024 Q3
is that primarily less headwinds from ERTC, John? Or is it maybe a little bit better-than-expected client interaction
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Schrader clarified no acceleration assumed in underlying business; the apparent ramp is purely from easier YoY ERTC compares.
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IRMIron Mountain4 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q3
when a client shifts like that, I guess, what drives that decision? And given kind of how diversified you folks are, would you expect more of that going forward?
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Bill explained it's rare but customer-centric. Customer swapped 25MW London for 36MW Chicago (net +11MW). London vacancy has strong interest at improved pricing.
Calendar 2025 Q2
on the megawatts, kind of the targets this year, is it $20 million to $80 million? What was the initial targets?
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Bill confirmed 30-80MW 2025 target with 6MW signed year-to-date. ~500MW capacity available across key markets over next 2-3 years.
Calendar 2025 Q1
can you maybe disaggregate the $90 million of increase on the revenue and the EBITDA? How much of that was currency versus revenue management?
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Barry broke down: ~$75M FX, $10M Premier acquisition, $5-10M pure operating performance. Treasury contract not yet included.
Calendar 2024 Q4
the churn in Q4 was 4.4%. I don't think that was related to the client you passed on, but just any thoughts on what drove that
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Barry explained churn was from two legacy clients moving to cloud. Expects 2025 churn below historical 5-8% rate, possibly 5% or lower.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| EFX Equifax | 11 | 0%none of 11 questions |
| FICO Fair Isaac | 9 | 11%1 of 9 questions |
| ADP ADP | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions |
| TRI Thomson Reuters Corporation | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions |
| ACN Accenture | 5 | 0%none of 5 questions |
| PAYX Paychex | 5 | 0%none of 5 questions |
| IRM Iron Mountain | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions |
- EFXEquifax · 11 questions0%none of 11 questions
- FICOFair Isaac · 9 questions11%1 of 9 questions
- ADPADP · 7 questions0%none of 7 questions
- TRIThomson Reuters Corporation · 6 questions0%none of 6 questions
- ACNAccenture · 5 questions0%none of 5 questions
- PAYXPaychex · 5 questions0%none of 5 questions
- IRMIron Mountain · 4 questions0%none of 4 questions
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | 3 | 0%none of 3 questions | 3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions | 3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions | 4 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5 | 20%1 of 5 questions | 3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8 | 0%none of 8 questions | 5 |
| 2025 Q4 | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions | 4 |
| 2026 Q1 | 8 | 0%none of 8 questions | 5 |
| 2026 Q2 | 5 | 0%none of 5 questions | 4 |
- 2024 Q33 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 3 companies
- 2024 Q44 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies
- 2025 Q17 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 7 questions) · 4 companies
- 2025 Q25 questions · challenge rate 20% (1 of 5 questions) · 3 companies
- 2025 Q38 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 8 questions) · 5 companies
- 2025 Q47 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 7 questions) · 4 companies
- 2026 Q18 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 8 questions) · 5 companies
- 2026 Q25 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 4 companies
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Competitive Dynamics15
- Revenue Growth13
- Cloud & AI13
- Demand10
- Guidance Reliability7
- M&A6
- Pricing6
- Capital Allocation4
- Credit4
- Macroeconomic3
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- Margin3
- Regulation Policy2
- Innovation & R&D2
- Product Launch1
- Subscriber Growth1
- Cost Pressure1
- Labor Market1
- Capex Investment1
- Fx1