First Advantage Corp (FA) company profile
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.67BP/E 85.4Yield –
About First Advantage
Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation, SIC 7374
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.
The company delivers screening solutions globally across key geographic areas, with dedicated operations across the United States, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, India, and Australia. First Advantage Corporation maintains its principal executive offices in Atlanta, Georgia.
Summary of the business section of First Advantage's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- First Advantage Corp
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, GA
- Address
- 1 Concourse Parkway Ne, Suite 200, Attn: Bret T. Jardine, Esq. 30328
- Phone
- (678) 868-4151
- Website
- fadv.com
- Employees
- 9,500, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- FA
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jun 23, 2021
- Shares outstanding
- 172M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $1.33B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1210677
- CUSIP
- 31846B108
- ISIN
- US31846B1089
- FIGI
- BBG011J0CV21
- Share class FIGI
- BBG011J0CVZ5
- LEI
- 549300RNJ0PXU8FP7D06
- EIN
- 84-3884690
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Staples | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 3,819,616 |
| Steven Irwin Marks | Chief Financial Officer | 44,767 |
| Douglas Nairne | Global Chief Operating Officer | 61,283 |
| Joelle M. Smith | President | 53,822 |
| Bret T. Jardine | Chief Legal Officer | 7,008 |
| SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C. | Director | – |
| SLP Fastball Aggregator, L.P. | Director | 110,734,013 |
| Slta V (Gp), L.L.C. | Director | 89,996,615 |
| Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. | Director | – |
| Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P. | Director | – |
| Sharon Binger | Director | – |
| Joseph Osnoss | Director | 73,759,093 |
| James Lindsey Clark | Director | 56,844 |
| Judith Sim | Director | 73,950 |
| Susan R. Bell | Director | 73,950 |
| Bridgett R. Price | Director | 62,572 |
| Mark Gillett | Director | 10,000 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.28M | -$1.16M | $898.23K | $82 | $112 |
| FY2024 | $616.67K | $3.54M | $1.81M | $106 | $92 |
| FY2023 | $705.00K | $11.16M | $569.31K | $94 | $92 |
| FY2022 | $757.62K | -$13.96M | $1.50M | $66 | $80 |
| FY2021 | $7.17M | $38.63M | $2.69M | $97 | $101 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Staples Chief Executive Officer | $700.00K | $575.00K | – | – | $7.35K | $1.28M | -69% |
| Steven Marks Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President | $450.00K | $275.00K | – | – | $7.35K | $732.35K | -76% |
| Douglas Nairne Global Chief Operating Officer | $500.12K | $349.50K | – | – | – | $849.62K | -48% |
| Joelle M. Smith President | $600.00K | $500.00K | – | – | $7.35K | $1.11M | -66% |
| Bret T. Jardine Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $450.00K | $275.00K | $96.00K | $76.19K | $6.40K | $903.58K | -27% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had over 9,500 employees across 19 countries.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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