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First Advantage Corporation

FA

Industrials · 20.63 -3.5% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 8 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

First Advantage Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 11 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-3.5% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 11 activeInformation Services Tilt · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 0 confirmingRelationship data unavailable
What would change this read
  • FA's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if FA's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 11 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • FA's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 9, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods7
Price observations317
Usable filing statements133
Verified relationships0
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +83.0% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +15.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +10.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 16.6% in the latest annual period.
  • Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 8, 2026

20.63
6m+116.7%12m+23.8%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$712.3M+50.8%$0.11+9.0%
2022-12-31$810.0M+13.7%$0.43+7.1%
2023-12-31$763.8M-5.7%$0.26-3.7%
2024-12-31$860.2M+12.6%$-0.74+1.6%
2025-12-31$1.6B+83.0%$-0.20+16.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
Cash flows provided by operating activities were positively impacted by revenue growth from existing customers, new customer go-lives, and lower interest payments on the Company’s term loan and revolving credit facility.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Supply chain and availabilitynegative · 4 filings
Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, except for those relating to intercompany transactions of a long-term investment nature, whic…
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Demand and volumenegative · 3 filings
Cash flows from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 were impacted by the continuation of more modest hiring activity from our customers in the First Advantage Americas segment and softness internationally, resulting from the ongoing unce…
10-K · Feb 26, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsnegative · 3 filings
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share declined during the year ended December 31, 2024, as reduced demand from customers more impacted by macroeconomic events contributed to lower revenues and profitability.
10-K · Feb 26, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

20.63-3.5% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 8 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for FA. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for FA. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind FA

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Filing peers

No filing peers are available for this name yet.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

FA is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Information Services Tilt. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.

This group is retained as the last observed read for FA; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.