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FA

First Advantage Corporation (FA)

NASDAQ • Industrials

$19.66
+$0.1 (+0.5%)
Market closed

Last close at October 21, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$19.55
Day Range$19.2 - $19.95
Avg. Volume (3M)1.7M
Market Cap$3.3B
P/E Ratio131.1
52 Week Range
$8.82$25.15
Next EarningsIn 14 daysNov 5, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q2 2026
Revenueeverything earned$448.7M100%
Gross Profitminus cost of goods$203.9M45%
Operating Incomeminus R&D and overhead$57M13%
Net Incomeminus taxes and the rest$16.9M4%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, First Advantage Corporation keeps $4 as net profit.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)
$1.6B
Net Income (TTM)
$25.1M
EPS (TTM)
$0.15
ROA (TTM)
0.67%
Current Ratio
2.53
Dividend Yield
0.0022%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Earnings

+15.4%Q1 2026$0.3
+23.8%Q2 2026$0.26
+20.1%Q3 2026$0.35
Next

Nov 5

in 14 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Latest report — Q3 2026
Beat +20.1%

First Advantage beat expectations on both the top and bottom line in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, reported August 6, 2026, with adjusted EPS of $0.35 topping the $0.29 estimate (+20%) and revenue of $448.8 million topping the $415.0 million estimate (+8.1%). Revenue rose ~15% to roughly $448.8 million (up from about $390.6 million a year ago), reflecting demand across its screening and identity-related services that support hiring and compliance workflows. Profitability held at a mid-40s gross profile, with gross margin at ~46% on roughly $204.0 million of gross profit, while operating income came in at about $57.0 million and operating margin was near 13%. On the bottom line, adjusted EPS increased ~30% to $0.35 (up from $0.27 a year ago). The company generated about $73.6 million of operating cash flow during the quarter and repurchased roughly $18.7 million of stock. For the next period, consensus calls for EPS of $0.34 on revenue of $437.6 million.

Next report — what to expect

First Advantage Corporation (FA) reports next on November 5, 2026. Wall Street’s consensus calls for EPS of $0.335 on revenue of $437.6 million. For trailing context, revenue grew +14.9% year over year last quarter. FA has beaten EPS in 7 of 8 most recent quarters, keeping attention on results versus these benchmarks.

View full earnings history

About First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage Corporation operates in business services that support hiring, credentialing, and compliance workflows, and its shares trade on the NASDAQ under FA. The company provides screening and identity-related services to employers and property managers worldwide, and generated $1.6 billion of revenue in FY2025.

Name
First Advantage Corporation
CEO
Scott Staples
Website
fadv.com
Industry
Industrials
Year Founded
2003
Employees
9,500

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

The day ended with FA 0.5% higher at 19.66, in line with a firmer sector. Volume was about two-thirds of its usual level.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (1.2M)

712.4K

vs S&P 500 Today

Moderate Underperformance

-0.12%

Updated: October 21, 2026 at 20:08 UTC

Technical Indicators

5 Buy3 Neutral0 Sell
FA is rated a buy as short-term momentum and moving averages sit slightly above the mid- and long-term levels while price remains above the 200-day average, indicating underlying support. Momentum indicators show modest upside, and OBV points to accumulation even though ADX indicates a weak trend; volatility is moderate at under four percent ATR. The stock is trading near its classic pivot, suggesting recent price acceptance around current levels while the upper Bollinger band caps near-term strength. Technical takeaway: modest buy bias — moving averages and momentum are supportive, but trend strength is limited.
All signals
  • EMA (5 indicators)$16.78 - $19.61
    Buy
  • RSI (14)52.10
    Neutral
  • Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)60.55
    Neutral
  • MACD Level (12, 26)-0.17
    Neutral

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