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First Advantage Corporation - Common Stock

Industrials · Professional Services Website · IPO Jun 2021
$11.23
▲ +$0.05 (+0.45%)
Vol 939K
6
Quality Score
fail
Mkt Cap
$2.5B
ROE
-10.7%
Margin
-9.5%
D/E
161.58
Beta
1.21
52W
$12–$20

Wall Street Consensus

18 analysts · Apr 2026
5
Strong Buy
7
Buy
6
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
66.7%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 100.0%
Next Report May 06, 2026
EPS Estimate: $0.21
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Mar 2026 $0.21
Dec 2025 $0.27 $0.30 +$0.03
Sep 2025 $0.29 $0.30 +$0.01
Jun 2025 $0.24 $0.27 +$0.03

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $307.1M $354.6M $390.6M $409.2M $420.0M
Net Income -$100.4M -$41.2M $308K $2.6M $3.5M

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) -12.5% -12.5% -12.5% -12.5% -10.7% -10.7%
P/E (TTM)
Net Margin 0.1% -12.0% -12.0% -12.0% -9.5% -9.5%
Gross Margin 46.8% 46.5% 46.5% 46.5% 45.9% 45.9%
D/E Ratio 163.65 163.65 163.65 163.65 161.58 161.58
Current Ratio 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 2.26 2.26

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
-3.6%
P/S (TTM)
1.73
P/B
2.5
EPS (TTM)
$-0.84
CF/Share
$1.19
Rev Growth 3Y
+6.5%
52W High
$20.28
52W Low
$11.95
$11.95 52-Week Range $20.28

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$49.1M
Net Debt
$1.8B
Cash
$240.0M
Total Debt
$2.1B
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does FA compare to Professional Services peers?

Peer group: Small-cap Professional Services ($300M+) · 29 companies

FA valuation vs Professional Services peers

P/E ratio
0% below peers (27.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/S ratio
1.7
28% below peers (2.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
P/B ratio
2.5
36% below peers (3.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
Div yield
0% below peers (1.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

FA profitability vs Professional Services peers

ROE
-10.7%
153% below peers (20.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Net margin
-9.5%
233% below peers (7.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Gross margin
45.9%
3% below peers (47.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
ROA
-3.6%
149% below peers (7.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak

FA financial health vs Professional Services peers

D/E ratio
161.6
259% above peers (45.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
High debt
Current ratio
2.3
53% above peers (1.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Strong liquidity
Beta
1.2
51% above peers (0.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

FA fundamentals radar

FA Peer median Industry

FA profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

FA vs peers: key metrics