First Advantage Corporation (FA)
NASDAQ: FA · Real-Time Price · USD
21.17
-2.42 (-10.26%)
Aug 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
First Advantage Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Total Valuation
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Aug '26 Aug 11, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
| 3,636 | 3,097 | 2,031 | 2,531 | 2,678 | 2,887 | 2,447 | 3,243 | 2,889 | 2,335 | 2,355 | 2,404 | 2,003 | 2,237 | 2,052 | 1,934 | 1,965 | 1,940 | 3,089 | 2,911 | |
Market Cap Growth (YoY) | 25.66% | 7.25% | -16.99% | -21.97% | -7.30% | 23.64% | 3.89% | 34.93% | 44.28% | 4.38% | 14.74% | 24.33% | 1.90% | 15.33% | -33.55% | -33.58% | -32.52% | -36.25% | - | - |
Enterprise Value | 5,437 | 4,900 | 3,870 | 4,380 | 4,575 | 4,840 | 4,425 | 5,231 | 3,149 | 2,633 | 2,677 | 2,758 | 2,402 | 2,405 | 2,220 | 2,109 | 2,146 | 2,160 | 3,353 | 3,172 |
Last Close Price | 21.17 | 18.05 | 11.76 | 14.53 | 15.39 | 16.61 | 14.09 | 18.73 | 19.85 | 16.07 | 16.22 | 16.57 | 13.79 | 15.41 | 13.96 | 13.00 | 12.83 | 12.67 | 20.19 | 19.04 |
Price Ratios
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Aug '26 Aug 11, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
PE Ratio | 145.76 | 128.93 | 294.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 661.67 | 100.44 | 73.73 | 63.73 | 49.25 | 48.16 | 41.06 | 30.23 | 32.90 | 32.49 | 61.18 | 173.09 |
Forward PE | 15.37 | 14.33 | 9.82 | 12.87 | 14.33 | 16.98 | 15.46 | 20.26 | 20.48 | 16.68 | 16.90 | 15.49 | 12.79 | 14.62 | 13.56 | 12.70 | 11.83 | 11.79 | 19.33 | 21.60 |
PEG Ratio | - | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 2.66 | 1.84 | 1.79 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.01 | 0.76 | 1.52 |
PS Ratio | 2.19 | 1.86 | 1.27 | 1.61 | 1.83 | 2.31 | 2.34 | 3.77 | 3.82 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 3.15 | 2.59 | 2.87 | 2.58 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 4.01 | 4.09 |
PB Ratio | 2.81 | 2.39 | 1.57 | 1.93 | 2.06 | 2.22 | 1.91 | 2.48 | 3.14 | 2.56 | 2.59 | 2.65 | 2.26 | 2.04 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.68 | 2.69 | 2.57 |
P/FCF Ratio | 14.60 | 12.44 | 9.40 | 13.43 | 66.40 | 237.22 | 328.23 | 122.51 | 17.10 | 14.68 | 14.70 | 14.96 | 11.50 | 12.00 | 9.94 | 9.36 | 9.82 | 10.76 | 19.58 | 20.59 |
P/OCF Ratio | 13.91 | 11.85 | 9.02 | 12.97 | 61.55 | 197.23 | 262.01 | 115.03 | 16.94 | 14.46 | 14.49 | 14.76 | 11.38 | 11.90 | 9.78 | 9.09 | 9.46 | 10.27 | 18.55 | 19.58 |
EV Ratios
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Aug '26 Aug 11, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 3.27 | 2.95 | 2.41 | 2.78 | 3.13 | 3.87 | 4.23 | 6.08 | 4.17 | 3.48 | 3.53 | 3.61 | 3.10 | 3.09 | 2.79 | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.71 | 4.35 | 4.45 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 12.74 | 11.48 | 9.50 | 11.49 | 18.39 | 26.38 | 35.76 | 62.62 | 18.44 | 14.07 | 13.59 | 13.07 | 11.32 | 11.08 | 9.89 | 9.07 | 9.32 | 9.38 | 14.82 | 15.35 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 30.60 | 27.58 | 24.44 | 33.06 | 660.79 | - | - | - | 66.05 | 42.63 | 38.51 | 33.83 | 29.70 | 28.86 | 25.09 | 22.37 | 23.62 | 24.11 | 39.87 | 49.71 |
EV/FCF Ratio | 21.84 | 19.68 | 17.91 | 23.24 | 113.41 | 397.67 | 593.62 | 197.56 | 18.64 | 16.55 | 16.71 | 17.16 | 13.80 | 12.90 | 10.75 | 10.21 | 10.73 | 11.98 | 21.25 | 22.44 |
Financial Efficiency
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Aug '26 Aug 11, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 4.78 | 4.78 | 5.07 | 5.48 | 8.50 | 11.65 | 17.39 | 25.82 | 3.32 | 3.03 | 2.88 | 2.69 | 2.67 | 2.62 | 2.54 | 2.45 | 2.48 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.69 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | 8.20 | 8.20 | 9.56 | 11.08 | 52.39 | 175.59 | 288.58 | 81.45 | 3.36 | 3.57 | 3.55 | 3.53 | 3.26 | 3.05 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.86 | 3.18 | 3.63 | 3.93 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.51 | 4.85 | 7.62 | 10.64 | 15.99 | 23.79 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 1.17 | 1.26 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 7.24 | 7.24 | 8.51 | 9.81 | 47.01 | 160.45 | 265.40 | 75.05 | 1.54 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 1.22 | 1.68 | 1.85 |
Asset Turnover | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
Quick Ratio | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 2.33 | 2.12 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 3.71 | 4.04 | 4.03 | 4.19 | 3.42 | 6.01 | 6.24 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 4.91 | 4.55 | 4.11 |
Current Ratio | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.65 | 2.44 | 2.26 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 3.85 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.39 | 3.69 | 6.35 | 6.54 | 5.62 | 5.62 | 5.15 | 4.76 | 4.26 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 1.93% | 1.93% | 0.65% | -2.66% | -10.63% | -11.52% | -11.49% | -9.96% | 0.54% | 2.70% | 3.58% | 3.67% | 4.23% | 4.42% | 4.79% | 5.72% | 5.22% | 5.16% | 4.25% | 1.67% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.15% | 3.15% | 7.10% | 3.19% | 0.17% | -0.63% | -1.38% | -2.16% | 2.14% | 3.06% | 3.33% | 3.57% | 3.53% | 3.44% | 3.64% | 3.80% | 3.41% | 3.50% | 3.22% | 2.25% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.84% | 3.84% | 8.56% | 3.89% | 0.20% | -0.76% | -1.64% | -2.68% | 2.94% | 4.09% | 4.36% | 4.92% | 4.87% | 5.05% | 5.27% | 5.42% | 4.79% | 4.77% | 4.36% | 2.95% |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 4.99% | 4.99% | 4.43% | 3.64% | 0.19% | -0.72% | -1.48% | -2.39% | 3.09% | 4.01% | 4.51% | 4.89% | 4.87% | 4.72% | 4.99% | 5.29% | 5.05% | 4.99% | 4.70% | 3.71% |
Yields
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Aug '26 Aug 11, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Earnings Yield | 0.69% | 0.78% | 0.34% | - | - | - | - | - | 0.15% | 1.00% | 1.36% | 1.57% | 2.03% | 2.08% | 2.44% | 3.31% | 3.04% | 3.08% | 1.63% | 0.58% |
FCF Yield | 6.85% | 8.04% | 10.64% | 7.45% | 1.51% | 0.42% | 0.30% | 0.82% | 5.85% | 6.81% | 6.80% | 6.69% | 8.69% | 8.33% | 10.06% | 10.69% | 10.18% | 9.30% | 5.11% | 4.86% |
Dividend Yield | - | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 9.45% | 9.35% | 9.12% | 10.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
Payout Ratio | - | 0.43% | 1.55% | -0.38% | -0.11% | -0.10% | -0.17% | -0.23% | 5.44% | 888.15% | 670.83% | 583.86% | 510.68% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.95% |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | -6.44% | -6.73% | -12.01% | -16.57% | -18.61% | -13.04% | -8.10% | -1.61% | 1.47% | 2.63% | 3.85% | 3.68% | 3.64% | 2.40% | -1.59% | -7.14% | -11.24% | -15.99% | -13.92% | -8.99% |
Total Shareholder Return | -6.44% | -6.73% | -12.00% | -16.56% | -18.60% | -13.04% | -8.09% | -1.60% | 1.48% | 12.08% | 13.20% | 12.80% | 14.49% | 2.40% | -1.59% | -7.14% | -11.24% | -15.99% | -13.92% | -8.98% |