FA · First Advantage Corp
$18.26
+0.46 (+2.58%)
At close · Oct 1
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$3.37B
Shares
171.75M
Volume · Oct 1
1.81M
Avg daily vol (3M)
1.99M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$17.80
Open$17.67
Day$17.34–18.01
52W close$8.95–24.12
Avg vol 30d1.6M
Short int10.3M · 6.0% float · 7.7d
Short vol7%
Last earningsAug 6, 2026
DataJun 2021–Sep 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 6
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 5 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026
call held Aug 6, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
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Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
—
Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
—
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+15.7%
Trailing year
Short interest
6.0%
Latest settlement · 7.7 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 16.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+12%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
−14%
below
RSI (14)
31
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
58%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−12%
trailing
6-month return
+60%
trailing
YTD return
+23%
this year
Relative strength
+47%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $21 › 200d $16 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +40 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$275.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
5.97% of float · ▼ -1.1% MoM · 7.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
179 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
61
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+83%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+73%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$188.5M
Valuation
P/E 130.7
rich
Buyback
$61.8M
remaining
Balance sheet
$1.8B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
61%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−43%
past year
ATR
4.6%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
Adjusted EBITDA
· full year 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$472M – $486M
Adjusted Net Income
· full year 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$214M – $225M
Guided vs delivered
· last 3 settled
Revenues
full-year 2024
guided $750M – $800M
$860.21M
Beat +11.0%
Revenues
full-year 2023
guided $770M – $810M
$763.76M
Miss −3.3%
Revenues
full year 2021
guided $680M – $686M
$712.3M
Beat +4.3%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+12%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−14%
Bearish
RSI (14)
31
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
58%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $21 › 200d $16 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +40 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$275.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
5.97% of float · ▼ -1.1% MoM · 7.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
179 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $9
Now $18 · 58%
Range high $24
vs 200-day avg +12%
vs 50-day avg -14%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share non-GAAP | $0.35 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $128.5M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | +12.8% |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income 16.91M
+31.61M Interest expense, net
+8.14M Provision (benefit) for income taxes
+61.89M Depreciation and amortization
+359K Loss on extinguishment of debt
+5.24M Share-based compensation
+497K Transaction and acquisition-related charges
+3.87M Integration, restructuring, and other charges
= Adjusted EBITDA 128.52M
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| Adjusted EBITDA Margin non-GAAP | 28.6% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | -2.1% |
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| Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP | $61.4M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted Net Income before income tax effect 82.91M
-21.48M Less: Adjusted income taxes
= Adjusted Net Income 61.43M
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| Cash Flows from Operations | $73.6M | Second Quarter 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Specialty Business Services — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FA
this stock
First Advantage Corp
|
$3.37B | +22.5% | +83.0% | 130.7 | 6.0% |
|
CTAS
Cintas Corp
|
$78.56B | +3.7% | +6.4% | 40.0 | 2.8% |
|
RELX
Relx PLC
|
$58.28B | -17.9% | — | — | 0.4% |
|
TRI
Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
|
$42.89B | -26.2% | — | — | 2.9% |
|
CPRT
Copart Inc
|
$25.27B | -30.3% | +24.7% | 17.6 | 3.7% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA | -11.0% | -11.8% | +59.6% | -15.3% | +22.5% |
| SPY | -0.7% | +0.1% | +12.2% | -0.6% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | -10.3% | -11.9% | +47.5% | -14.7% | +10.7% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of Jul 31, 2026
Authorized
$100.00M
Spent (derived)
$38.20M
Remaining
$61.80M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.