First Advantage Corporation FA
Nov 5, 2026, 1:57 PM EST
- YTD
- +61.29%
- 1 year
- +81.25%
- Market cap
- 4.03B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 1.66B
- Profit margin
- 1.51%
- EPS (ttm)
- 0.14
- Shares out
- 171.75M
- P/E ratio
- 167.50
- Forward P/E
- 14.92
- YTD return
- +61.29%
- 1-year return
- +81.25%
- Volume
- 1.87M
- Avg volume
- 1.88M
- Open
- 23.51
- Previous close
- 22.47
- Day's range
- 22.10 – 24.69
- 52-week range
- 8.82 – 25.15
- Beta
- 1.14
- Price target
- 26.00 (+10.9%)
- Earnings date
- Nov 5, 2026
5D +1.60 (+7.59%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 5.55B
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 2.32
- Price / book
- 2.98
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Revenue growth
- 14.90%
- Free cash flow
- 215.07M
- Total cash
- 239.97M
- Total debt
- 2.04B
- Return on equity
- 1.94%
- Short % of float
- 11.58%
- 50-day average
- 20.15
- 200-day average
- 16.40
Analyst view
- Target (low)
- 22.00
- Target (mean)
- 26.00
- Target (high)
- 30.00
- Strong buy3
- Buy3
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Nov 5, 2026
Expected Nov 5, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.33536.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.3352 | — | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.2915 | 0.35 | +0.06 | +20.07% |
| May 7, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.21 | 0.26 | +0.05 | +23.81% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.26 | 0.30 | +0.04 | +15.38% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.28 | 0.30 | +0.02 | +7.14% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24 | 0.27 | +0.03 | +12.50% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 7, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Needham | up | Hold | Buy |
| Aug 3, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| May 11, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Neutral | Neutral |
About First Advantage Corporation
First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions internationally. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, I-9 verification, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and adjacent products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by executive management, human resources, talent acquisition, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- fadv.com
News
First Advantage Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
First Advantage (FA) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates First Advantage Raises FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $1.23-$1.29 to $1.30-$1.33 vs $1.27 Est; Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $1.670B-$1.710B to $1.720B-$1.745B vs $1.706B Est
First Advantage Q3 Adj. EPS $0.38 Beats $0.33 Estimate, Sales $465.776M Beat $437.593M Estimate
First Advantage Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results First Advantage Acquires AI And Automation Data Platform Provider Data Diver Technologies For ~$125M
First Advantage Acquires Data Diver Technologies, Advancing Proprietary Data and Technology Strategy
First Advantage to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
First Advantage Corp (FA) Shares Fall 4.5% -- What GF Score of 83 Tells Investors
First Advantage to Release Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Hold Investor Conference Call on November 5, 2026
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL SUSAN R | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 4, 2026 | 73,950 |
| CLARK JAMES LINDSEY | Director | Sale | Jun 7, 2026 | 56,844 |
| JARDINE BRET T | Officer | Sale | May 31, 2026 | 7,008 |
| MARKS STEVEN IRWIN | Chief Financial Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 26, 2026 | 34,201 |
| NAIRNE DOUGLAS | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Oct 19, 2026 | 54,457 |
| PRICE BRIDGETT R | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 4, 2026 | 62,572 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Group, LLC | 52.14% | 89,557,840 | 2.01B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 9.15% | 15,706,958 | 352.94M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.02% | 12,063,590 | 271.07M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 6.22% | 10,690,358 | 240.21M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| FMR, LLC | 4.46% | 7,652,905 | 171.96M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 4.44% | 7,620,910 | 171.24M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmallCap World Fund Inc | 6.14% | 10,539,427 | 236.82M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. | 4.62% | 7,929,592 | 178.18M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 3.25% | 5,575,100 | 125.27M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| TR PRICE-Price (T.Rowe) Mid-Cap Value Equity Trust | 2.94% | 5,053,816 | 113.56M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| BARON INVESTMENT Fd.S TRT -Baron Small Cap Fd. | 2.04% | 3,500,000 | 78.64M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.44% | 2,467,262 | 55.44M | Jun 29, 2026 |
