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First Advantage Corporation (FA) Stock Analysis

First Advantage Corporation (FA) is a Specialty Business Services stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

FA

$21.38

+$0.36 (+1.71%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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FA Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$20.64
Previous Close
$21.02
Day's Range
20.45–21.41
52-Week Range
8.82–25.15
Volume
1.50M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.17
Valuation
Market Cap
$3.67B
P/E Ratio
142.53
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
14.20
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.21
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.15
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.57B+83.02%
Net Income (FY)
−$34.82M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
1.51%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
171.75M
1-Year Return
+33.79%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026
Avg Volume
2.18M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

FA Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+47.14%
2025−22.42%
2024+13.04%
2023+41.53%
2022−31.72%
2021 (partial year)−3.35%

As of September 4, 2026.

FA Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.57B−$34.82M−2.2%
2024$860.21M−$110.27M−12.8%
2023$763.76M$37.29M4.9%
2022$810.02M$64.60M8.0%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.57B$719.08M$132.47M−$34.82M−2.2%
2024$860.21M$411.29M−$62.38M−$110.27M−12.8%
2023$763.76M$376.98M$81.52M$37.29M4.9%
2022$810.02M$401.10M$94.28M$64.60M8.0%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

FA Valuation vs Specialty Business Services Median

Median of 52 stocks
MetricFASpecialty Business Services medianvs median
P/E142.5325.815.5x the median
P/S ratio2.211.06109% above
Profit margin1.51%1.84%0.3 pts below

Medians across 52 Specialty Business Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values First Advantage Corporation (FA) at $3.67B. It is classified in the Specialty Business Services industry, within the Industrials sector. The company reports 9,500 employees.

FA last closed at $21.38 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.36 (+1.71%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $8.82 to $25.15. The latest close sits 142.4% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, First Advantage Corporation reported revenue of $1.57B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $860.21M, that is a change of +83.02%. The same year closed with a net loss of $34.82M. The reported profit margin is 1.51%. That is 0.3 percentage points below the Specialty Business Services median of 1.84%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.15.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $810.02M in 2022 to $1.57B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

FA trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 142.53. That is 5.5 times the Specialty Business Services median of 25.81. The forward P/E on file is 14.2. The price-to-sales ratio is 2.21. On price-to-sales that is 109.07% above the Specialty Business Services median of 1.06. The medians here are taken across 52 Specialty Business Services companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year price return is +33.79%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +0.37%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.17. Daily returns over the trailing 5 years annualize to a volatility of 44.88%.

Growth & Income

The record shows no dividend for FA.

2026 is still running; the price is +47.14% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +41.53% and 2022 returned −31.72%. Of the 4 complete calendar years on file, 2 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

First Advantage Corporation (FA) operates in the Specialty Business Services industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
First Advantage Corporation FA $3.67B 142.5
Cintas Corporation CTAS $80.22B 41.0
RELX PLC RELX $61.83B 21.1
Thomson Reuters Corporation TRI $45.78B 29.4

The Specialty Business Services industry average P/E ratio is 25.8x. First Advantage Corporation trades at a P/E of 142.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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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.

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