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FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP FA

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation · website · IPO 2021-06-23 · LEI

FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.1B
P / S1.9×
P / B2.3×
P / FCF16.2×
Net margin-2.2%
Return on equity-2.7%
FCF margin12.0%
Net debt$1.9B
Net debt / EBITDA4.9×
Enterprise value USD$4.9B
EV / EBITDA12.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.7%
Return on capital3.7%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-10.10% 2.30% 8.00% 4.90% -12.80% -2.20% 202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-0.40% 9.00% 11.60% 10.70% -7.30% 8.40% 202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-6.00% 1.40% 5.70% 4.10% -8.40% -2.70% 202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
130.0M 152.9M 151.8M 146.2M 173.2M 174.2M 202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$652.1M $262.2M $165.0M $350.9M $1.99B $1.87B 202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-2.70% 0.90% 3.40% 2.30% -2.80% -0.90% 202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
14.30% 19.80% 25.50% 21.00% 3.10% 12.00% 202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.01× 0.49× 0.49× 0.62× 1.66× 1.61× 202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.37 $0.11 $0.43 $0.26 -$0.74 -$0.20 202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Operating margin8.4%-7.3%10.7%11.6%9.0%-0.4%
Net margin-2.2%-12.8%4.9%8.0%2.3%-10.1%
FCF margin12.0%3.1%21.0%25.5%19.8%14.3%
Return on assets-0.9%-2.8%2.3%3.4%0.9%-2.7%
Return on equity-2.7%-8.4%4.1%5.7%1.4%-6.0%
Debt / equity1.61×1.66×0.62×0.49×0.49×1.01×
Current ratio2.441.904.395.624.262.84

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.