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First Advantage Corp (FA)

Industrials Specialty Business Services
19.80 $
-1.0% vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: 31. Jul 2026
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Trading Day

Previous Close
20.10$
Open
19.70$
Day High
19.90$
Day Low
19.40$
Volume
2,288,585shares

Key levels of the most recently completed trading day — not a live quote.

52-Week Range

52-Week Low 52-Week High
9.00 $ 22.40 $
02/23/2026 07/17/2026

Current price 19.80 $ — 81% of the range above the low.

Lowest and highest closing price over the last 52 weeks. The marker shows where the current price sits within that range: close to the high speaks for strength, close to the low for weakness.

Basics

Market Cap
3.3$B
Shares Outstanding
172Mio.
Float
45.3%
Beta
1.2

Performance

Perf. 1M
14.00%
Perf. 3M
62.50%
Perf. 6M
18.30%
YTD Performance (%)
14.00%
52-Week-High Distance
-9.7%
Perf. 1Y
14.75%
Perf. 3Y
46.87%
Perf. 5Y
12.34%
Perf. Since Inception
11.83%

Technical Indicators

MA 38 Days
18.80$
MA 50 Days
18.10$
MA 200 Days
14.30$
RSI (14)
51.1
Volatility 30 Days
55.9%
Volatility 250 Days
56.5%

Calculated from the price history · as of 08/03/2026

Valuation

P/E
Forward P/E
19.8
PEG
P/B
P/S
2.1
EV/EBITDA
12.9
Price/FCF
15.2

Profitability

Gross Margin
45.5%
EBIT Margin
Net Margin
0.5%
Return on Equity
0.7%
Return on Assets
2.5%

Balance Sheet & Safety

Equity Ratio
Debt/Equity
Altman Z″
4.49
very solid
Piotroski
8 out of 9

Growth

Sales Growth Last Quarter
8.60%
EPS Growth Last Quarter
-82.40%
Sales Growth (Year)
83.02%
Forward Sales Growth
6.88%
Forward EPS Growth
16.60%

Dividend

This stock currently pays no dividend.

Quality & Screener

Stage
2
RS Rating
66
EPS Rating
5
very solid
Piotroski
8 out of 9
Fundamental Rating
B (58 out of 100)
Altman Z″
4.49

AI Rating

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Growth Score

3 of 10 Weak growth

Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.

  • Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 24.8% passed
  • More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year 6.9% failed
  • Share count grows by less than 3% a year 4.5% failed
  • Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 92.0% passed
  • Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 29.9% failed
  • Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 55.9% failed
  • Net debt below twice EBITDA 4.9 x EBITDA failed
  • Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years 494 m passed
  • Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 3.9% failed
  • Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 3.3% failed

A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail

Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.

Analysts & Price Target

Current Price 19.80 $
Price Target (average) 19.43 $

The price target sits 1.9% below the current price.

Consensus
Sell
Analyst Ratings
10
Distribution of Recommendations
Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Hold 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0

Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.

Estimates by Fiscal Year

Estimates by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EPS Estimate ($) EPS Range ($) Revenue Estimate ($M) Expected Growth Analysts
12/31/2026 1.22 1.19 – 1.25 1,673 17.8% 10
12/31/2027 1.43 1.35 – 1.50 1,789 17.0% 10

Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.

Next Reporting Date

6. Aug 2026 · before the open · Q2 2026
Expected Earnings per Share
0.27 $

Expected date of the next quarterly or annual figures. Dates do shift occasionally — only the invitation issued by the company is binding.

Revenue & Profit

Cash Flow

Balance Sheet

Margins

Per Share

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Sales Per Quarter ($M)
2024: Q4 · 307.1 $M Q4 2025: Q1 · 354.6 $M Q1 2025: Q2 · 390.6 $M Q2 2025: Q3 · 409.2 $M Q3 2025: Q4 · 420.0 $M Q4 2026: Q1 · 385.2 $M Q1

Source: fundamental data

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Quarterly Figures

Quarterly Figures
Quarter EPS (Earnings Per Share) EPS YoY (%) Sales ($M) Sales YoY (%) Net Margin (%) OCF ($M) FCF ($M)
2024: Q4 -0.62 -703.40 307 51.60 -32.70 -86 -96
2025: Q1 -0.24 355 109.30 -11.60 20 19
2025: Q2 0.00 -86.20 391 111.70 0.10 37 47
2025: Q3 0.01 409 105.50 0.60 72 59
2025: Q4 0.02 420 36.80 0.80 66 66
2026: Q1 0.01 385 8.60 0.60 49 47
What Do These Terms Mean?
EPS (Earnings Per Share):
Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
YoY (Year over Year):
Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
Sales:
All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
Net Margin:
What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
FCF (Free Cash Flow):
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.

Annual Figures

Annual Figures
Fiscal Year Revenue ($M) EBIT ($M) Net Income ($M) EPS ($) Operating Cash Flow ($M) Equity ($M) Total Assets ($M)
2006 818 120 66 1.14 93 675 1,090
2007 843 118 138 2.34 135 884 1,232
2008 780 121 35 0.59 66 893 1,136
2019 482 92 34 0.22 72 -94 545
2020 509 -2 -84 -0.55 52 794 1,764
2021 712 64 16 0.11 149 1,132 1,887
2022 810 94 65 0.43 213 1,127 1,886
2023 764 82 37 0.26 163 907 1,631
2024 860 -62 -110 -0.74 28 1,307 3,923
2025 1,574 141 -35 -0.20 195 1,314 3,834

Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.

About the Company

First Advantage Corporation bietet weltweit Lösungen zur Hintergrundüberprüfung von Mitarbeitern, zur digitalen Identität und zur Verifizierung an. Es bietet Pre-Onboarding-Produkte und -Lösungen wie Strafregisterprüfungen, Drogen-/Gesundheitsscreenings, erweiterte Belegschaftsprüfungen, FBI-Channeling, Identitätsprüfung…

Employees9,500
HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
Address1 Concourse Parkway NE, 30328 Atlanta, United States
Phone678 868 4151
Websitefadv.com
IPO Date23. Jun 2021
ISINUS31846B1089

Management

Management
Name Title Birth Year
Joelle M. Smith President 1976
Steven Marks Executive VP & CFO 1987
Douglas Nairne Global Chief Operating Officer 1967
Bret T. Jardine ESQ. Chief Legal Officer & Secretary 1967
Stephanie D. Gorman Vice President of Investor Relations
Mariah Mellor Senior Director of Corporate Communications
Maureen Lally Chief Marketing Officer
Beth Price Chief People & Culture Officer
Victor Sachs Senior Vice President of Customer Service & Digital Transformation
Jon Black SVP of IT Operations

Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.

Chart

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Data as of: July 31, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

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