first advantage corp - FA

FA

Close Chg Chg %
15.90 0.10 0.63%

Closed Market

16.00

+0.10 (0.63%)

Volume: 805.49K

Last Updated:

May 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: first advantage corp - FA

FA Key Data

Open

$15.85

Day Range

15.74 - 16.23

52 Week Range

8.82 - 19.01

Market Cap

$2.73B

Shares Outstanding

171.54M

Public Float

79.16M

Beta

1.15

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

326.49

EPS

$0.05

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$1.50

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 18, 2023

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.10M

 

FA Performance

1 Week
 
3.76%
 
1 Month
 
23.36%
 
3 Months
 
39.01%
 
1 Year
 
-6.54%
 
5 Years
 
N/A
 

FA Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 10
Full Ratings ➔

About first advantage corp - FA

First Advantage Corp. is a provider of employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions. It operates through the following segments: First Advantage Americas, First Advantage International, and Sterling. The First Advantage Americas segment performs a variety of background check and compliance services across all phases of the workforce lifecycle, from pre-onboarding to post-onboarding and ongoing monitoring, covering employees, contractors, contingent workers, tenants, and drivers. The First Advantage International segment involves regions such as Europe, India, and Asia Pacific. The Sterling segment refers to Sterling Check Corp., which provides services globally. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

FA At a Glance

First Advantage Corp.
1 Concourse Parkway NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Phone 1-678-868-4151 Revenue 1.57B
Industry Packaged Software Net Income -34,824,000.00
Sector Technology Services 2025 Sales Growth 83.025%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 9,500
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FA Valuation

P/E Current 326.489
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 1.598
Price to Book Ratio 1.927
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 12.90
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 11.20
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.773
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.479

FA Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 165,725.158
Income Per Employee -3,665.684
Receivables Turnover 5.14
Total Asset Turnover 0.406

FA Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.437
Quick Ratio 2.437
Cash Ratio 1.042

FA Profitability

Gross Margin 29.885
Operating Margin 8.969
Pretax Margin -2.366
Net Margin -2.212
Return on Assets -0.898
Return on Equity -2.658
Return on Total Capital -1.023
Return on Invested Capital -1.019

FA Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 159.046
Total Debt to Total Capital 61.397
Total Debt to Total Assets 54.493
Long-Term Debt to Equity 158.773
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 61.292
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Annual Financials for First Advantage Corp - FA

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
810.02M 763.76M 860.21M 1.57B
Sales Growth
+13.72% -5.71% +12.63% +83.02%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
599.11M 516.25M 594.83M 1.10B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
138.25M 129.47M 145.92M 248.58M
Depreciation
70.00M 67.40M 77.20M 111.80M
Amortization of Intangibles
68.25M 62.07M 68.72M 136.78M
COGS Growth
+10.84% -13.83% +15.22% +85.58%
Gross Income
210.92M 247.51M 265.38M 470.50M
Gross Income Growth
+22.77% +17.35% +7.22% +77.30%
Gross Profit Margin
+26.04% +32.41% +30.85% +29.88%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
116.64M 166.00M 199.53M 329.29M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
116.64M 166.00M 199.53M 329.29M
SGA Growth
+8.02% +42.31% +20.20% +65.04%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(12.43M) 116.00K 118.11M 14.63M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
106.71M 81.40M (52.26M) 126.57M
Non Operating Income/Expense
- - - -
-
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
21.63M 32.92M 62.36M 163.82M
Interest Expense Growth
-21.08% +52.23% +89.40% +162.71%
Gross Interest Expense
21.63M 32.92M 62.36M 163.82M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
85.08M 48.48M (114.61M) (37.25M)
Pretax Income Growth
+241.50% -43.02% -336.44% +67.50%
Pretax Margin
+10.50% +6.35% -13.32% -2.37%
Income Tax
20.48M 11.18M (4.34M) (2.43M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
4.77M 24.26M 18.21M 17.05M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
9.82M 6.48M 7.38M 13.40M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
6.80M (19.17M) (28.58M) (27.71M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(917.00K) (385.00K) (1.36M) (5.17M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
64.60M 37.29M (110.27M) (34.82M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
64.60M 37.29M (110.27M) (34.82M)
Net Income Growth
+302.49% -42.27% -395.69% +68.42%
Net Margin Growth
+7.98% +4.88% -12.82% -2.21%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
64.60M 37.29M (110.27M) (34.82M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
64.60M 37.29M (110.27M) (34.82M)
EPS (Basic)
0.43 0.2588 -0.7422 -0.2011
EPS (Basic) Growth
+309.52% -39.81% -386.79% +72.90%
Basic Shares Outstanding
150.23M 144.08M 148.58M 173.20M
EPS (Diluted)
0.4256 0.255 -0.7422 -0.2011
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+305.33% -40.08% -391.06% +72.90%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
151.81M 146.23M 148.58M 173.20M
EBITDA
232.52M 210.99M 211.77M 389.79M
EBITDA Growth
+12.53% -9.26% +0.37% +84.06%
EBITDA Margin
+28.71% +27.63% +24.62% +24.76%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 17.714
Number of Ratings 10 Current Quarters Estimate 0.285
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 1.225
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.26 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.04 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 1.433
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 10 10 10 10
Mean Estimate 0.29 0.34 1.22 1.43
High Estimates 0.29 0.36 1.25 1.50
Low Estimate 0.27 0.33 1.19 1.35
Coefficient of Variance 2.42 3.02 1.52 3.39

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 4 4
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 5 5 5
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for First Advantage Corp - FA

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Sep 19, 2025 Joelle M. Smith President 59,224 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 19, 2025 Joelle M. Smith President 52,627 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $15.6 per share 820,981.20
Sep 19, 2025 Joelle M. Smith President 42,727 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $15.7 per share 670,813.90
Sep 19, 2025 Joelle M. Smith President 49,494 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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