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FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP

$23.14 ▲ +0.65 (+2.89%) at close

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Analytical Summary

FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Debt to Equity. The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.

Market Cap $4.0B

Dividend Yield —

Revenue Growth 83.0% ↗

Op. Margin 8.4% ↗

ROIC 3.6% ↗

FCF / Share $1.09 ↗

Trailing P/E —

Price / Book 3.1x

FCF Yield 4.7%

Debt / Equity 1.61

info Valuation on last close. End-of-day price, Nov 5, 2026.

7-Year Financial Trajectory

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Metric Value Trend Year over Year Percentile

Revenue Total top-line sales

$1.57B

↑ +83.0% —

Net Income Profit after all expenses

$-34.82M

↑ +68.4% —

Operating Margin Operating profit as % of sales

8.4%

↑ +216.0% 52th

FCF / Share Free cash flow per share

$1.09

↑ +510.8% —

Long-Term Debt Long-term obligations

$2.11B

↓ -2.2% —

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Bullish Indicators

No bullish signals detected.

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Bearish Risks

Debt to EquityDebt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)

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Dividend History

Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filings

$1.50 Latest / share

+0.0% YoY

+0.0% 2-yr CAGR

FY 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

$1.50

FY 2023

$1.50

FY 2024

FY 2025

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📈 Is growth accelerating? 7 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗
Revenue Growth YoY (%)	83.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+592%)	12.6% Good ↓ Good Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+5%)	-5.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-148%)	13.7% Good ↓ Good Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+14%)	50.8% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+323%)	-2.0% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-116%)	—
EPS Growth YoY (%)	73.0% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	N/M	-39.5% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	290.9% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	N/M	N/M	—
Net Income Growth YoY (%)	68.4% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Year-over-year change in net income	N/M	-42.3% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	302.5% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in net income	N/M	N/M	—
FCF Growth YoY (%)	510.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in free cash flow	-84.0% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	-18.9% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	36.7% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	93.7% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in free cash flow	19.6% Good Good Year-over-year change in free cash flow	—
Revenue CAGR 3Y (%)	24.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	6.5% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	17.4% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	18.9% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	—	—	—
Revenue CAGR 5Y (%)	27.2% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	12.3% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	—	—	—	—	—
EPS CAGR 3Y (%)	—	—	—	23.2% Excellent Excellent Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	—	—	—

💰 Are margins durable? 5 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗
Operating Margin (%) (%)	8.4% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-58%)	-7.3% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-136%)	10.7% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-47%)	11.6% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-42%)	9.0% Caution → Caution Stable Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-55%)	-0.4% Weak Weak Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-102%)	19.1% Good Good Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: At sector avg
Effective Tax Rate (%) (%)	6.5% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	3.8% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	23.1% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	24.1% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	35.6% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	-19.3% Excellent Excellent Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	-16.8% Excellent Excellent Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%
Profit Margin (%) (%)	-2.2% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-115%)	-12.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-185%)	4.9% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-67%)	8.0% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-47%)	2.3% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-85%)	-10.1% Weak Weak Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-167%)	7.1% Caution Caution Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-53%)
FCF Margin (%) (%)	12.0% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	3.1% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	21.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	25.5% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	19.8% Good ↑ Good Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	14.3% Fair Fair Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	13.5% Fair Fair Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%
FCF / Net Income (x)	-5.41x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	-0.24x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	4.31x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	3.20x Excellent → Excellent Stable Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	8.81x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	-1.42x Weak Weak Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.90x Excellent Excellent Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x

🎯 Is capital allocation efficient? 3 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗
Return on Invested Capital (%)	3.6% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-1.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	4.3% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	4.3% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	2.4% Weak Weak Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-0.2% Weak Weak Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	—
Return on Capital (%) (%)	3.5% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-1.6% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	5.0% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	5.0% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	3.4% Weak Weak Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-0.1% Weak Weak Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	—
Return on Common Equity (%) (%)	-2.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-114%)	-8.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-146%)	4.1% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-78%)	5.7% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-69%)	1.4% Weak Weak Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-92%)	-6.0% Weak Weak Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-132%)	—

⚖️ Is the balance sheet risky? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗
Debt to Equity (x)	1.61x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+258%)	1.66x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+268%)	0.62x Fair → Fair Stable Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+38%)	0.49x Good ↓ Good Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+10%)	0.49x Good Good Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+9%)	0.98x Fair Fair Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+118%)	—
Interest Coverage (x)	0.82x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-0.95x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	1.78x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	3.49x Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	2.77x Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-0.04x Weak Weak Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	1.77x Caution Caution Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x
Net Debt (USD)	$1.87B	$1.99B	$350.95M	$164.99M	$262.20M	$625.79M	—
Debt / EBITDA (x)	8.66x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	146.00x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	3.79x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	3.39x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	4.16x Weak Weak Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	12.92x Weak Weak Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	—

📊 What does each share earn? 7 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗
Revenue per Share (USD)	$9.09	$5.79	$5.30	$5.39	$5.07	$3.63	$3.22
Basic EPS, GAAP (USD)	$-0.20	$-0.74	$0.26	$0.43	$0.11	$-0.37	$0.23
Free Cash Flow per Share (USD)	$1.09	$0.18	$1.12	$1.38	$1.01	$0.52	$0.43
Dividend per Share (USD)	—	$1.50	$1.50	—	—	—	—
Book Value per Share (USD)	$7.54	$7.55	$6.25	$7.57	$7.41	$6.11	—
Tangible Book Value per Share (USD)	$-4.77	$-4.72	$0.59	$2.24	$2.21	$0.19	—
Basic Weighted Avg Shares (shares)	173.20M	148.58M	144.08M	150.23M	140.48M	130.00M	149.69M

🏦 How resilient is the balance sheet? 3 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗
Working Capital (USD)	$331.24M	$225.31M	$288.70M	$465.41M	$356.85M	$179.94M	—
LT Debt (USD)	$2.11B	$2.16B	$564.72M	$556.65M	$554.85M	$778.61M	—
Total Equity (USD)	$1.31B	$1.31B	$906.73M	$1.13B	$1.13B	$794.27M	—

📋 What is driving earnings? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗
Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD)	$1.57B	$860.21M	$763.76M	$810.02M	$712.29M	$472.37M	$481.77M
Depreciation Expense (USD)	$111.80M	$77.20M	$67.40M	$70.00M	$69.40M	$62.30M	$14.90M
Net Income, GAAP (USD)	$-34.82M	$-110.27M	$37.29M	$64.60M	$16.05M	$-47.49M	$34.25M
Operating Cash Flow (USD)	$195.13M	$28.20M	$162.82M	$212.77M	$148.68M	$72.85M	$71.58M

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