NASDAQ : FA
First Advantage Corporation — Key statistics
Industrials · Specialty Business Services · United States
Last price 20.97 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 3.60B
Overview · Financial statements · Key statistics · Dividends · Company profile · Price history · Reports
Key statistics
Valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Market Cap | 3.78B |
| Enterprise Value | 5.58B |
Dates
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Earnings Date | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
Shares
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Share Class | 171.75M |
| Shares Outstanding | 171.75M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | +6.44% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | -0.97% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 2.57% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 64.13% |
| Float | 93.79M |
Ratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| PE Ratio | 151.61 |
| Forward PE | 16.19 |
| PS Ratio | 2.29 |
| Forward PS | 2.17 |
| PB Ratio | 2.86 |
| P/TBV Ratio | n/a |
| P/FCF Ratio | 15.32 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 14.60 |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Evratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| EV / Earnings | 223.34 |
| EV / Sales | 3.38 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.33 |
| EV / EBIT | 32.64 |
| EV / FCF | 22.56 |
Financialposition
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.53 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.42 |
| Debt / Equity | 1.58 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.79 |
| Debt / FCF | 8.20 |
| Interest Coverage | 1.21 |
Financialefficiency
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 1.94% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.82% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.72% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 4.89% |
| Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) | 8.49% |
| Revenue Per Employee | $175,067 |
| Profits Per Employee | $2,647 |
| Employee Count | 9,500 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.44 |
| Inventory Turnover | n/a |
Taxes
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Income Tax | 12.23M |
| Effective Tax Rate | 32.73% |
Stockprice
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Beta (5Y) | 1.14 |
| 52-Week Price Change | +76.33% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 20.13 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 16.37 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 68.93 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 1,383,976 |
Shortselling
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Short Interest | 9.02M |
| Short Previous Month | 9.49M |
| Short % of Shares Out | 5.25% |
| Short % of Float | 9.62% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 4.93 |
Incomestatement
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Revenue | 1.66B |
| Gross Profit | 752.05M |
| Operating Income | 172.06M |
| Pretax Income | 37.38M |
| Net Income | 25.14M |
| EBITDA | 421.15M |
| EBIT | 172.06M |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $0.15 |
Balancesheet
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 239.97M |
| Total Debt | 2.04B |
| Net Cash | -1.80B |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$10.49 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 1.29B |
| Book Value Per Share | 7.54 |
| Working Capital | 351.11M |
Cashflow
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 261.34M |
| Capital Expenditures | -12.38M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 249.09M |
| Net Borrowing | -100.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 248.96M |
| FCF Per Share | $1.45 |
Margins
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Gross Margin | 45.22% |
| Operating Margin | 10.35% |
| Pretax Margin | 2.25% |
| Profit Margin | 1.51% |
| EBITDA Margin | 25.32% |
| EBIT Margin | 10.35% |
| FCF Margin | 14.97% |
Dividends
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Dividend Per Share | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth (YoY) | n/a |
| Years of Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| FCF Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Buyback Yield | -6.44% |
| Shareholder Yield | -6.44% |
| Earnings Yield | 0.66% |
| FCF Yield | 6.53% |
Analystforecasts
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Price Target | $26.00 |
| Price Target Difference | 18.07% |
| Analyst Consensus | Buy |
| Analyst Count | 10 |
| Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y) | 7.69% |
| EPS Growth Forecast (3Y) | 19.96% |
Stocksplits
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Last Split Date | n/a |
| Split Type | n/a |
| Split Ratio | n/a |
Scores
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Altman Z-Score | 1.24 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
Fairvalue
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