FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
FAAnalytical Summary
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Debt to Equity. The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.
7-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- No bullish signals detected.
Bearish Risks
- Debt to EquityDebt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
Health Breakdown
Dividend History
Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filingsStatement lens
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| 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 |
— | — | — |
| 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
|
| 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%)
|
— |
| 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
|
— |
| 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 | — |
| 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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Debt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
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