First Advantage Corporation (FA) is a global technology firm that delivers solutions centered on human capital, specializing in verification, screening, safety protocols, ...
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Est. EPS $0.34 · Revenue $437.59M · 6 analysts
Est. EPS $0.33 · Revenue $434.28M · 6 analysts
Est. EPS $1.28 · Revenue $1.71B · 6 analysts
Est. EPS $0.30 · Revenue $411.21M · 2 analysts
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $1.6B | +83.0% | +16.5% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $-34.8M | +68.4% | +680.2% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +29.9% | -37.5% | +56.9% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +9.0% | +223.7% | +43.6% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | -2.2% | +82.7% | +569.7% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $140.9M | +432.1% | +47.9% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +8.9% | +190.7% | +26.9% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 159.0% | -3.6% | -1.2% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 2.44x | +28.4% | -4.7% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $3.8B | -2.3% | -0.2% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | -0.20 vs 1.00 | -119.9% | 0.10 vs 0.34 | -70.2% |
| Revenue Surprise | $1.6B vs $1.5B | +1.8% | $448.8M vs $437.6M | +2.6% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | SLTA V (GP), L.L.C. | director, 10 percent owner: | Common Stock | D | 12,500,000 | $22.02 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | SLTA V (GP), L.L.C. | director, 10 percent owner: | Common Stock | D | 4,028,842 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Binger Sharon | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Clark James Lindsey | director | Common Stock | D | 4,921 | $15.69 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Bell Susan R. | director | Common Stock | A | 12,805 | — |
Operator: Good morning, everyone. My name is Bo, and I will be your conference operator today. I would like to welcome you to the First Advantage Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. Hosting the call today from First Advantage is Ms. Stephanie Gorman, Vice President of Investor Relations. is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Ms. Stephanie Gorman. Please go ahead, ma'am. Stephanie Gorman: Thank you, Bo. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to First Advantage's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. In the Investors section of our website, you will find the earnings press release and slide presentation to accompany today's discussion. This webcast is being recorded and will be available for replay on our Investor Relations website. Before we begin our prepared remarks, I would like to remind everyone that our discussion today will include forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. These factors are discussed in more detail in our filings with the SEC, including our 2025 Form 10-K and our Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026 to be filed with the SEC. Such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements. Throughout this conference call, we will also present and discuss non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to the extent available without unreasonable efforts appear in today's earnings press release and presentation, which are available on our Investor Relations website. I am joined on our call today by Scott Staples, our Chief Executive Officer; Joelle Smith, our President; and Steven Marks, our Chief Financial Officer. After our prepared remarks, we will take your questions. I will now turn the call over to Scott. Scott Staples: Thank you, Stephanie, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining our call. Today, we have 4 key messages. First, we delivered outstanding results in the second quarter with revenue growth of 15% year-over-year, adjusted EBITDA margins of 28.6% and adjusted diluted EPS growth of 30% year-over-year, meaningfully outperforming our previously communicated expectations. These results reflect the strength of our go-to-market performance, our state-of-the-art AI-driven proprietary technology platform and the durability of our diverse enterprise customer base and vertical mix. Second, we are making strong progress on our FA 5.0 growth strategy. Our focus on product innovation, platform capabilities and go-to-market execution is translating into tangible results, including robust enterprise bookings, strong upsell and cross-sell activity and continued …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Staples | Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 1,282,350 | Male | 1965 | Active |
Joelle Smith | President | USD 1,107,350 | Female | 1976 | Active |
Douglas Nairne | Global Chief Operating Officer | USD 849,621 | Male | 1967 | Active |
Steven Marks | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 732,350 | Male | 1987 | Active |
Bret T. Jardine ESQ. | Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | USD 731,396 | Male | 1967 | Active |
Brad Doctor | Chief Information Security Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Joy Henry | Chief Revenue Officer of Americas | — | Female | — | Active |
Jon Black | SVP of IT Operations | — | — | — | Active |
Beth Price | Chief People & Culture Officer | — | — | — | Active |
Mariah Mellor | Senior Director of Corporate Communications | — | — | — | Active |
Victor Sachs | Senior Vice President of Customer Service & Digital Transformation | — | Male | — | Active |
Maureen Lally | Chief Marketing Officer | — | Female | — | Active |
Stephanie D. Gorman | Vice President of Investor Relations | — | Female | — | Active |
BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in First Advantage Co. (NYSE: FA) during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 12,063,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $217,748,000. BlackRock Inc. owned 7.03% of First Advantage at the end of
The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 26.9% in First Advantage (FA). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
These are to be sold in a public offering, with a smaller stake to be distributed to the seller's limited partners. The public offering price commands a less than 5% premium.
ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Advantage Corporation (“First Advantage”) (NASDAQ: FA), a global software and data company providing comprehensive, end-to-end identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verifications, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring, today announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten secondary offering by certain investment funds of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates (the “Selling Stockholder”) of 12,500,000 shares of common stock of First Advantage pursuant to a registration statement filed by First Advantage with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), at a price to the public of $22.20 per share.
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