FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP (FA)
Industrials · Background screening and employment verification services · NASDAQ
A tech-enabled background screening and workforce risk management services provider serving employers across hiring, employment, and people operations.
What FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP does
First Advantage Corporation provides background checks, employment screening, and workforce risk management solutions to employers and staffing agencies. The company operates through two main segments: Legacy First Advantage (core screening and verification services) and Sterling Check Corp. (acquired October 2024, providing comprehensive background screening and employment verification). The company serves enterprise customers across North America and internationally, leveraging digital platforms and data analytics to streamline hiring and compliance processes.
Themes: ["Background screening / pre-hire verification"]
Fundamentals
- Price$19.40 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$3.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+10.8% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E389.77 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+0.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+45.5% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+0.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.59 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+53.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+24.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.17 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.0%; 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Integration and operational challenges from the October 2024 Sterling Check Corp. acquisition, which nearly doubled the scale of the business"]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.