First Advantage Corp (FA) stock
FANasdaqServices-Computer Processing & Data PreparationFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 9/3040% above fair value
$21.55−0.03 (-0.14%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $3.70BP/E 86.2Yield –
First Advantage statistics
91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 18, 2023
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 14.64
- 13.22
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.17
- 2.10
- EV / EBIT
- 27.88
- 21.27
- EV / FCF
- 22.91
- 15.19
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.61%
- 2.03%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.24%
- 0.07%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 115.6%
- 62.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 9M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -5.12%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.98%
- 4.26%
- Days to Cover
- 6.53
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $25.15
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $8.82
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $21.27
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $20.38
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $16.66
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.07
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.09%
- -1.14%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 11.9%
- -0.89%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -2.93%
- -7.73%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 37.4%
- 1.79%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 48.3%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 63.5%
- -13.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 58.1%
- -13.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 7.64%
- -55.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 3.57
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 53.1
- 49.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 61.5%
- 65.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.29
- 1.20
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.76%
- -0.57%
- EBITDA Margin
- 17.9%
- 0.85%
- FCF Margin
- 13.8%
- 9.75%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 3.28%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.13%
- -3.09%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 4.16%
- -0.50%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 5.60%
- -0.55%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.45
- 1.38
- Quick Ratio
- 2.31
- 0.93
- Debt / Equity
- 1.50
- 0.52
- Debt / EBITDA
- 6.47
- 2.61
- Debt / FCF
- 8.37
- 2.79
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 5.69
- 1.45
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 17.7%
- 9.48%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 489.8%
- 14.5%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 24.8%
- 7.52%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.45
- 0.64
- Revenue Per Employee
- $181.03K
- $396.32K
- Profits Per Employee
- $4.53K
- -$6.25K
- Employee Count
- 9,500
- 525
- WACC
- 8.97%
- 10.2%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $64.64M
- -$282.31K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.75B
- $1.71M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$10.19
- $0.12
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.32B
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $7.71
- $1.99
- Tangible Book Value
- -$1.56B
- $2.87M
- Working Capital
- $370.43M
- $14.89M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$14.84M
- -$5.62M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.39
- $0.54
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 1.16%
- 0.37%
- FCF Yield
- 6.43%
- 4.27%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.05%
- 3.33%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.05%
- 3.67%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $21.60M
- $1.64M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 33.4%
- 22.4%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $6.59
- $16.66
- Graham Upside
- -69.4%
- -56.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.59
- 2.04
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
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% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
9M FA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 5.1% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 6.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 44.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 8,559,515 | -5.1% | 1,309,905 | 6.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 9,021,014 | -4.9% | 1,723,890 | 5.2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,489,578 | -7.5% | 1,931,614 | 4.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,255,273 | -1.1% | 1,338,260 | 7.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10,371,470 | -3.9% | 1,402,264 | 7.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 10,795,180 | -8.2% | 3,413,963 | 3.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 11,765,424 | -18.0% | 1,888,926 | 6.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 14,339,527 | -10.6% | 1,767,320 | 8.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16,036,394 | +22.0% | 2,049,101 | 7.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13,149,738 | +0.6% | 2,142,063 | 6.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 13,076,092 | +0.2% | 644,543 | 20.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 13,048,335 | -6.4% | 1,462,288 | 8.9 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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