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First Advantage FA

US equityMarket cap rank #2443Specialty Business Services
$18.37 +$0.28 (+1.55%)
Pre-market · Oct 6, 7:30 am ET · After hours $18.37 0.00%
Open$18.29
Prev close$18.09
Day range$17.78 – $18.63
Volume1.94M
Market cap$3.16B
P/E (TTM)122.5
Dividend yield–

Fundamentals

Latest reported quarter: ANNUAL, ended Dec 2025

Revenue$1.57B+83.0% YoY
Operating profit$132.47M+312.3% YoY
Net profit-$34.82M+68.4% YoY
Diluted EPS-$0.20+73.0% YoY

Annual revenue

$481.8MFY19$712.3MFY21$810.0MFY22$763.8MFY23$860.2MFY24$1.6BFY25

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin45.2%
Operating margin10.7%
Net margin1.5%
Return on equity1.9%
Return on assets0.7%
Return on invested capital3.5%
Current ratio2.53
Liabilities / assets65.5%
Cash & investments$237.90M
Total debt$2.04B
Net cash (debt)-$1.80B
Free cash flow / sales11.8%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q1

By business line

  • Sterling$190.39M 49.2%
  • First Advantage Americas$172.73M 44.7%
  • First Advantage International$23.56M 6.1%

Balance sheet

Line item 2026 Q2 2026 Q1 2025 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2
Total Assets $3.75B $3.75B $3.83B $3.86B $3.87B
Total Current Assets $581.05M $539.32M $561.70M $542.43M $502.85M
Cash and Cash Equivalents & Short-Term Investments $237.90M $225.91M $240.00M $216.85M $184.26M
-Cash and Cash Equivalents $237.90M $225.91M $240.00M $216.85M $184.26M
Receivables $316.56M $291.98M $306.29M $304.69M $293.04M
-Accounts Receivable $309.28M $287.68M $297.28M $291.03M $283.08M
-Taxes Receivable $7.28M $4.31M $9.01M $13.66M $9.96M
Restricted Cash $110,000.00 $111,000.00 $86,000.00 $84,000.00 $84,000.00
Other Current Assets $26.47M $21.32M $15.32M $20.81M $25.46M
Total Non-Current Assets $3.17B $3.21B $3.27B $3.31B $3.37B
Net PPE $227.27M $237.04M $250.87M $260.95M $275.64M
-Gross PPE $702.46M $685.31M $668.49M $654.52M $669.92M
-Accumulated Depreciation -$475.19M -$448.27M -$417.62M -$393.57M -$394.28M
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets $2.92B $2.96B $3.00B $3.03B $3.07B
-Goodwill $2.14B $2.14B $2.14B $2.14B $2.14B
-Other Intangible Assets $785.06M $820.65M $857.11M $889.90M $925.33M
Non-Current Deferred Assets $4.29M $4.15M $4.18M $5.68M $4.95M
Other Non-Current Assets $14.42M $14.60M $16.34M $17.19M $19.09M
Total Liabilities $2.45B $2.46B $2.52B $2.55B $2.57B
Total Current Liabilities $229.94M $203.50M $230.46M $239.83M $253.39M
Payables $125.57M $110.32M $112.19M $130.04M $113.09M
-Accounts Payable $124.25M $107.19M $109.89M $127.51M $111.64M
-Total Tax Payable $1.32M $3.13M $2.30M $2.53M $1.45M
Current Accrued Expenses $40.56M $42.35M $49.14M $47.71M $56.46M
Short-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligation $3.13M $3.37M $3.57M $3.67M $25.69M
-Current Capital Lease Obligation $3.13M $3.37M $3.57M $3.67M $3.84M
Current Deferred Liabilities $5.25M $5.21M $5.03M $4.94M $4.82M
Total Non-Current Liabilities $2.22B $2.26B $2.29B $2.32B $2.32B
Long Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligation $2.04B $2.06B $2.09B $2.11B $2.11B
-Long Term Debt $2.03B $2.06B $2.08B $2.10B $2.10B
-Long Term Capital Lease Obligation $4.16M $4.86M $5.53M $6.41M $7.34M
Non-Current Deferred Liabilities $172.27M $181.02M $190.26M $194.47M $195.00M
Other Non-Current Liabilities $13.15M $14.06M $13.97M $11.04M $12.04M
Total Equity $1.29B $1.29B $1.31B $1.30B $1.30B
Stockholders' Equity $1.29B $1.29B $1.31B $1.30B $1.30B
Capital Stock $172,000.00 $173,000.00 $174,000.00 $174,000.00 $174,000.00
-Common Stock $172,000.00 $173,000.00 $174,000.00 $174,000.00 $174,000.00
Additional Paid-In Capital $1.54B $1.53B $1.53B $1.52B $1.52B
Retained Earnings -$214.11M -$212.15M -$194.63M -$198.10M -$200.69M
Gains/Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings -$33.11M -$27.23M -$20.31M -$24.45M -$17.50M
-Current Debt – – – – $21.85M

Income statement

Line item 2025 ANNUAL 2024 ANNUAL 2023 ANNUAL 2022 ANNUAL 2021 ANNUAL
Total Revenue as Reported $1.57B $860.21M $763.76M $810.02M $712.30M
Total Operating Revenue $1.57B $860.21M $763.76M $810.02M $712.30M
Cost of Revenue $855.31M $448.91M $386.78M $408.93M $352.17M
Gross Profit $719.08M $411.29M $376.98M $401.10M $360.13M
Operating Expense $586.62M $473.68M $295.47M $306.82M $296.30M
Selling and Admin Expenses $236.18M $263.94M $116.73M $116.64M $107.98M
Research & Development $101.85M $63.82M $49.26M $51.93M $45.51M
Depreciation & Amortization & Depletion $248.58M $145.92M $129.47M $138.25M $142.82M
-Depreciation & Amortization $248.58M $145.92M $129.47M $138.25M $142.82M
Operating Profit $132.47M -$62.38M $81.52M $94.28M $63.82M
Net Non-Operating Interest Income (Expense) -$168.67M -$51.85M -$33.04M -$9.20M -$24.97M
Non-Operating Interest Expense $168.67M $51.85M $33.04M $9.20M $24.97M
Other Income (Expense) -$1.05M -$383,000.00 – – -$13.94M
Special Income (Charges) -$1.05M -$383,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 -$13.94M
-Less:Other Special Charges $1.05M $383,000.00 – – $13.94M
Pretax Profit -$37.25M -$114.62M $48.48M $85.08M $24.91M
Tax -$2.43M -$4.34M $11.18M $20.48M $8.86M
Net Profit -$34.82M -$110.27M $37.29M $64.60M $16.05M
Profit from Continuing Operations -$34.82M -$110.27M $37.29M $64.60M $16.05M
Net Income to Parent Company -$34.82M -$110.27M $37.29M $64.60M $16.05M
Net Income to Common Stockholders -$34.82M -$110.27M $37.29M $64.60M $16.05M
Basic EPS -$0.20 -$0.74 $0.26 $0.43 $0.11
Diluted EPS -$0.20 -$0.74 $0.26 $0.43 $0.11

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