First Advantage Corporation
FA | NASDAQ
$21.59
+$0.62 (+2.96%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$21.62
+$0.03 (+0.14%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 5:42 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $3.7B
Enterprise Value $5.51B
Beta 1.14
Average Volume 1.89M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 173.23M
Shares Change YoY -1.05%
Institutional Ownership N/A
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US31846B1089
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 21.3%
Price Change 3M 8.8%
Price Change 6M 66.5%
Price Change YTD 48.6%
Price Change 1Y 70.9%
Price Change 3Y 66.0%
Price Change 5Y 15.4%
1M CAGR (ann.) 4.2%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 64.2%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 2.2%
All-Time CAGR 3.7%
Valuation
PE Ratio 143.93
Forward PE 14.25
PEG Ratio 0.12
Forward PEG 5.44
PS Ratio 2.23
Forward PS 2.00
PB Ratio 2.86
P/FCF Ratio 15.38
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 15.86
P/OCF Ratio 14.20
EV/Sales 3.31
EV/EBIT 30.83
EV/EBITDA 12.87
EV/FCF 22.86
Earnings Yield 0.7%
FCF Yield 6.5%
Adj. FCF Yield 6.3%
Financial Health
Net Debt $1.8B
Total Debt $2.04B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $237.9M
Total Assets $3.75B
Current Ratio 2.53
Quick Ratio 2.50
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.58
Debt / EBITDA 4.77
Debt / FCF 8.47
OCF / Debt 0.13
Interest Coverage 1.27
Altman Z-Score 1.54
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 36.3%
Operating Profit Margin 10.8%
EBITDA Margin 25.7%
Net Profit Margin 1.5%
FCF Margin 14.5%
Adj. FCF Margin 14.0%
SBC / Revenue 0.5%
SBC Impact (per share) -3.1%
Returns
Return on Assets 0.7%
Return on Equity 1.9%
Return on Invested Capital 3.4%
Return on Capital Employed 5.1%
Return on Tangible Assets 3.0%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 28.7%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 22.6%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 10.4%
EPS CAGR 3Y -22.3%
EPS CAGR 5Y 8.4%
EPS CAGR 10Y -17.7%
FCF CAGR 3Y 14.2%
FCF CAGR 5Y 21.3%
FCF CAGR 10Y 12.8%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 5
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Nov 5, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.34
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 11.7%
Revenue Est (next Q) $437.62M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 7.0%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $5.04
Graham Upside -76.7%
Lynch Fair Value $1.27
Lynch Upside -94.1%
Price Target $25.00
Price Target Upside 15.8%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $261.34M
Free Cash Flow $240.87M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $233.45M
FCF Per Share $1.40
OCF Per Share $1.52
OCF/S Ratio 15.7%
Income Statement
Revenue $1.66B
Gross Profit $603.24M
Operating Income $178.99M
EBITDA $427.7M
Net Income $25.14M
EPS (Diluted) $0.15
Revenue / Employee $175.07K
Profit / Employee $2.65K
Employees 9,500
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