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First Advantage Corporation
FA Industrials Specialty Business Services
First Advantage Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.6 billion, up 83.0% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.9%, EPS grew 5,455.6%, free cash flow grew 120.2% and total debt fell 4.34%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | — | — | — | — | — | 16.39 | 10.07 | 11.90 | 14.01 | 11.95 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | — | — | — | — | — | 24.73 | 21.01 | 16.73 | 20.79 | 20.28 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | — | — | 4,200 | 5,500 | 5,800 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 9,500 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.17 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | — | — | 482 | 509 | 712 | 810 | 764 | 860 | 1,574 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | — | — | — | 49.08 | 48.83 | 50.56 | 49.52 | 49.36 | 47.81 | 45.67 | |||||
| EBT | — | — | — | 41 | (96) | 25 | 85 | 48 | (115) | (37) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | — | — | — | 8.54 | (18.90) | 3.50 | 10.50 | 6.35 | (13.32) | (2.37) | |||||
| Net income | — | 0 | — | 34 | (84) | 16 | 65 | 37 | (110) | (35) | |||||
| Depreciation | — | — | — | 29 | 141 | 149 | 140 | 131 | 149 | 255 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | — | — | 3.22 | 3.92 | 5.07 | 5.39 | 5.30 | 5.79 | 9.09 | ||||
| Earnings | — | — | — | 0.23 | (0.65) | 0.11 | 0.43 | 0.26 | (0.74) | (0.20) | |||||
| Cash flow | — | — | — | 0.48 | 0.41 | 1.06 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 0.19 | 1.13 | |||||
| Capex | — | — | — | (0.11) | (0.14) | (0.17) | (0.19) | (0.19) | (0.22) | (0.31) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.89 | 1.23 | 0.94 | (0.03) | 0.81 | |||||
| Book value | — | — | — | 0.00 | 6.11 | 8.06 | 7.50 | 6.29 | 8.80 | 7.58 | |||||
| Shares, m | — | — | — | 150 | 130 | 140 | 150 | 144 | 149 | 173 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 209.46 | 30.30 | 62.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | — | — | — | 5.28 | 5.28 | 3.76 | 2.42 | 3.06 | 3.24 | 1.60 | |||||
| P/B | — | — | — | 3.29 | 3.29 | 2.36 | 1.74 | 2.58 | 2.13 | 1.92 | |||||
| EV/Sales | — | — | — | 6.60 | 6.60 | 4.12 | 2.62 | 3.52 | 5.53 | 2.78 | |||||
| EV/FCF | — | — | — | 58.49 | 58.49 | 23.52 | 11.54 | 19.89 | (1,168.99) | 31.08 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | — | — | 72 | 54 | 149 | 213 | 163 | 28 | 195 | ||||
| Capex | — | — | — | (17) | (18) | (24) | (29) | (28) | (32) | (54) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | 55 | 36 | 125 | 184 | 135 | (4) | 141 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | — | — | 108 | 180 | 357 | 465 | 289 | 225 | 331 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | — | 541 | 785 | 556 | 562 | 558 | 2,143 | 2,080 | |||||
| Net debt | — | — | — | 459 | 631 | 262 | 168 | 345 | 1,974 | 1,840 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | — | — | — | 794 | 1,132 | 1,127 | 907 | 1,307 | 1,314 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | — | — | 0.00 | (9.53) | 0.88 | 3.43 | 2.12 | (3.97) | (0.90) | ||||
| ROIC | — | — | — | 12.55 | (0.09) | 2.86 | 4.55 | 4.07 | (1.19) | 2.63 | |||||
| ROE | — | — | — | 9.78 | (24.00) | 1.67 | 5.72 | 3.67 | (9.96) | (2.66) | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
First Advantage Corporation vs peers in Specialty Business Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLB Dolby Laboratories | $5.7B | 25.2× | 16.5× | −3.34% (below 0%: shrinking) | −37.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | +157.37% (above 0%: growing) | 86.78% | 11.25% | Compare |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. | $4.7B | 23.5× | 21.9× | −1.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | +575.00% (above 0%: growing) | +35.00% (above 0%: growing) | 10.32% | 4.93% | Compare |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation | $4.6B | 39.7× | 39.4× | +3.87% (above 0%: growing) | −48.20% (below 0%: shrinking) | −21.68% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.00% | 3.63% | Compare |
| AZZ AZZ Inc. | $3.9B | 23.2× | 22.1× | +16.68% (above 0%: growing) | −34.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | +115.52% (above 0%: growing) | 25.08% | 17.21% | Compare |
| FA First Advantage Corporation | $3.5B | 132× | 67.8× | +14.88% (above 0%: growing) | +5,455.56% (above 0%: growing) | +120.17% (above 0%: growing) | 45.46% | 12.71% | |
| MMS Maximus, Inc. | $3.2B | 9.0× | 8.1× | −5.15% (below 0%: shrinking) | +4.81% (above 0%: growing) | +30.90% (above 0%: growing) | 27.27% | 12.62% | Compare |
| CBZ CBIZ, Inc. | $3.0B | 25.6× | 12.1× | −0.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | −53.03% (below 0%: shrinking) | +32.13% (above 0%: growing) | 10.62% | 4.99% | Compare |
| ABM ABM Industries Incorporated | $3.0B | 18.4× | 12.2× | +4.19% (above 0%: growing) | +25.37% (above 0%: growing) | −13.91% (below 0%: shrinking) | 12.35% | 3.95% | Compare |
| TIC Acuren Corporation | $1.9B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +86.14% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −102.16% (below 0%: shrinking) | 34.94% | 1.86% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $3.5B | 23.5× | 16.5× | +1.84% | −34.39% | +31.52% | 26.18% | 4.96% |
First Advantage Corporation (FA) key facts
- Strength: First Advantage Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.6 billion, up 83.0% from fiscal 2024.
- First Advantage Corporation (FA) is a Specialty Business Services company in the Industrials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, FA traded at $19.18, a market capitalization of $3.5 billion.
- Return on equity was −2.66% and debt-to-equity 1.57.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.16 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.