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First Advantage Corporation

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NASDAQ Industrials Specialty Business Services
$11.13
▼ $0.14 (-1.24%)
Mkt Cap: 1.94B
Day Range
$11.04 $11.44
52-Week Range
$8.82 $19.01
Volume
824,174
50D / 200D Avg
$12.15 / $14.72
Prev Close
$11.27

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Industrials sector median (893 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E -55.7 14.4
P/B 1.5 1.9
ROE % -2.7 11.4
Net Margin % -2.2 6.5
Rev Growth 5Y % 21.9 8.4
D/E 0.0 0.6

Analyst Price Target

Hold
$15.00 +34.8%
Forward P/E
9.4
Forward EPS
$1.20
EPS Growth (est.)
+0.0%
Est. Revenue
1.7 B

Earnings Estimates

Period EPS Est. Revenue Est. Analysts
FY2028 $1.82
$1.80 – $1.84
1.9 B 3
FY2027 $1.41
$1.38 – $1.43
1.8 B 6
FY2026 $1.20
$1.19 – $1.21
1.7 B 6

Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 21.93% annually over 5 years — strong growth
Debt/Equity of 0.01 — conservative balance sheet
Generating 140.87M in free cash flow
PEG of 0.99 suggests growth is underpriced
Revenue growth is accelerating — 1Y growth exceeds 5Y average by 61.09%
Capital efficient — spends only 3.45% of revenue on capex

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
21.93%
Revenue (1Y)83.02%
Earnings (1Y)N/A
FCF Growth (3Y)2.11%

Quality

Return on Equity
-2.66%
ROIC8.01%
Net Margin-2.21%
Op. Margin8.97%

Safety

Debt / Equity
0.01
Current Ratio2.44
Interest Coverage0.84

Valuation

P/E Ratio
-55.71
P/B Ratio1.48
EV/EBITDA12.10
Dividend Yield0.00%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) 83.02% Revenue Growth (3Y) 43.57%
Earnings Growth (1Y) N/A Earnings Growth (3Y) N/A
Revenue Growth (5Y) 21.93% Earnings Growth (5Y) N/A
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 1.57B Net Income (TTM) -34.82M
ROE -2.66% ROA -0.91%
Gross Margin 29.88% Operating Margin 8.97%
Net Margin -2.21% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 140.87M
ROIC 8.01% FCF Growth (3Y) 2.11%
Safety
Debt / Equity 0.01 Current Ratio 2.44
Interest Coverage 0.84 Dividend Yield 0.00%
Valuation
P/E Ratio -55.71 P/B Ratio 1.48
P/S Ratio 1.23 PEG Ratio 0.99
EV/EBITDA 12.10 Dividend Yield 0.00%
Market Cap 1.94B Enterprise Value 1.71B

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 1.57B 860.21M 763.76M 810.02M 712.30M
Net Income -34.82M -110.27M 37.29M 64.60M 16.05M
EPS (Diluted) -0.20 -0.74 0.26 0.43 0.11
Gross Profit 470.50M 411.29M 376.98M 401.10M 360.13M
Operating Income 141.21M -62.38M 81.52M 94.28M 63.82M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 3.83B 3.92B 1.63B 1.89B 1.89B
Total Liabilities 2.52B 2.62B 723.92M 759.21M 754.34M
Shareholders' Equity 1.31B 1.31B 906.73M 1.13B 1.13B
Total Debt 9.09M 2.16B 567.74M 569.49M 554.85M
Cash & Equivalents 240.00M 168.69M 213.77M 391.66M 292.64M
Current Assets 561.70M 475.99M 373.74M 566.20M 466.16M
Current Liabilities 230.46M 250.69M 85.04M 100.79M 109.31M

Strategy Scores

This stock passed the criteria for 1 strategy

Score = fit strength (0–100)
Rank = position among all matches
Custom Full Throttle
#29 of 146
61

Recent Activity

Entered Full Throttle
Mar 24, 2026