First Advantage Corp (FA) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $3.70BP/E 86.2Yield –
First Advantage Corp grew revenue 17.7% to $1.72B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 2724.2% to $195.52M, moving the operating margin from 0.5% to 11.4%. Free cash flow was $237.93M, up 489.8% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $3.70B, 86.2 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.70B
- P/E ratio
- 86.2
- Price to sales
- 2.15
- Price to book
- 2.79
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 6.43%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.72B
- Net income
- $43.04M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.25
- Free cash flow
- $237.93M
- Book value per share
- $7.55
- Diluted shares
- 175M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $21.58
- Open
- $21.42
- Day's range
- $21.25 – $22.09
- Volume
- 7,025,104
- Average volume (20 days)
- 2,223,263
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600, Russell 2000 (since Sep 2021), Russell 3000 (since Aug 2021)
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.29
- 52-week range
- $8.82 – $25.15
- RSI (14 days)
- 53.1
- Volatility (1 year)
- 61.5%
- Relative volume
- 3.57×
- WACC
- 9.0%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2021, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | FA | S&P 500 | Difference | FA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +13.2% | -2.4% | +15.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.8% | -1.2% | +2.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +48.3% | +12.3% | +36.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +62.2% | +12.4% | +49.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +58.1% | +78.8% | −20.7 pts | +16.5% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +20.9% | +75.2% | −54.3 pts | +3.9% | +11.9% |
Eight years at a glance
Fiscal years 2018 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases First Advantage filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- News
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- Results
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About First Advantage
Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
First Advantage Corporation provides background screening, identity verification, and related technology solutions. Its core offerings include screening services, employee onboarding verification, and workforce compliance products. Following its acquisition of Sterling Check Corp., the business organizes its operations into distinct reportable segments comprising First Advantage Americas, First Advantage International, and Sterling. The company serves diverse enterprise clients, commercial customers, governmental entities, and higher-tier government contractors.
Company profile, executives and historyFirst Advantage stock: common questions
What is First Advantage's stock price?
FA closed at $21.55 on Nov 11, 2026, down 0.14% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $8.82 and $25.15.
What is First Advantage's market cap?
First Advantage was worth $3.70B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is FA's P/E ratio?
FA trades at 86.2 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.25 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does First Advantage make?
First Advantage reported revenue of $1.72B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 17.7% from a year earlier.
Does First Advantage pay a dividend?
No. First Advantage has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does First Advantage report earnings next?
First Advantage is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 25, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has FA stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, FA returned +62.2% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
Who are First Advantage's competitors?
Companies most similar to First Advantage by business, industry and size include CLVT, PEGA, EVTC, VRSK, GLOB.
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