First Advantage Corporation
NASDAQ•FA
CEO: Mr. Scott Staples
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Business Services
Listing Date: 2021-06-23
First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. 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, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and other products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, resident/tenant screening, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by personnel in recruiting, human resources, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, and/or security in 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.
Contact Information
Market Cap
$2.83B
P/E (TTM)
335.9
35
Dividend Yield
--
52W High
$18.55
52W Low
$8.82
52W Range
Rank54Top 78.1%
2.7
F-Score
Modified Piotroski Analysis
Based on 10-year fundamentals
Weak • 2.7 / 9 points
Scoring Range (0-9)
8-9: Excellent Value
6-7: Strong Fundamentals
4-5: Average Quality
0-3: Weak Performance
Data Period: 2016-2025
Financial Dashboard
Q1 2026 Data
Revenue
$385.20M+0.00%
4-Quarter Trend
EPS
$0.01+0.00%
4-Quarter Trend
FCF
$46.62M+0.00%
4-Quarter Trend
2025 Annual Earnings Highlights
Key Highlights
Revenue Surge Post-Acquisition Total 2025 Revenue reached $1.57B, marking an 83.0% increase versus prior year results due to Sterling.
Net Loss Significantly Reduced Net loss narrowed to $(34.8M), a $75.4M improvement over the prior year's $(110.3M) loss.
Strong Customer Retention Rate Gross retention rate held steady at approximately 96% across top customers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Global Scale Achieved Company serves over 80,000 customers spanning more than 200 countries globally, leveraging integrated identity solutions.
Risk Factors
Macroeconomic Demand Sensitivity Pre-onboarding revenue highly sensitive to hiring volumes, inflation, and interest rate volatility impacting customer demand.
Evolving Regulatory Compliance Burden Subject to extensive and evolving global laws regarding privacy; failure risks significant fines and operational restrictions.
Sterling Integration Challenges Integrating Sterling requires significant management attention; failure risks not realizing anticipated acquisition benefits or synergy targets.
Third-Party Vendor Reliance Reliance on third-party data providers creates risk of service disruption, data loss, or unexpected cost increases.
Outlook
Focus on Customer Expansion Strategy focuses on acquiring new Enterprise customers while driving upsell/cross-sell across existing 80,000 client base.
Product Innovation Roadmap Continue investing heavily in AI, biometrics, and fraud detection to advance product leadership position globally.
International Market Growth Expand global presence by standardizing solutions for multinational corporations navigating complex local requirements.
Leverage Proprietary Data Assets Plan to strengthen core business by investing in development and acquisition of proprietary data assets for insights.
Peer Comparison
Revenue (TTM)
$9.05B
$3.73B
$2.84B
Gross Margin (Latest Quarter)
77.2%
64.0%
39.0%
Key Metrics
Symbol | Market Cap | P/E (TTM) | ROE (TTM) | Debt to Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTAI | $24.82B | 46.3 | 181.4% | 76.2% |
| LUNR | $4.24B | -32.0 | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| FA | $2.83B | 335.9 | 0.7% | 0.2% |
Long-Term Trends
Last 4 Quarters
Revenue
Net Income
Operating Cash Flow
4Q Revenue CAGR
-0.5%
Flat Growth
4Q Net Income CAGR
91.6%
Profitability Improved
Cash Flow Stability
100%
Strong Cash Flow
Deep Research
Next earnings:Aug 6, 2026
EPS:$0.29
|Revenue:$415.04M
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