First Advantage Corporation
First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FA) is a global software and data company that provides identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verification, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring. Its customers include employers, which use its services to screen and monitor employees,… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, First Advantage Corporation reported revenue of $1.72B, up 17.7% from a year earlier, and net income of $43.04M. Its operating margin was 11.4%, and operations generated $252.77M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.57B, up 83.0% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $34.82M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What First Advantage Corporation does
In the company’s own words
First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FA) is a global software and data company that provides identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verification, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring. Its customers include employers, which use its services to screen and monitor employees, applicants, contractors, contingent workers, and drivers across industries such as healthcare, transportation, retail, financial services, and technology. Products include identity and biometric verification, criminal checks, education and employment verification, driver-record services, healthcare credential checks, and ongoing criminal and sanctions monitoring, as well as fleet compliance and hiring tax-credit services. The company serves more than 80,000 customers worldwide and conducts over 200 million screens annually across more than 200 countries and territories. Its solutions include the Profile Advantage, Enterprise Advantage, Insight Advantage, Verified!, SmartHub, and RoadReady brands. Sterling, acquired on October 31, 2024, operates as a separate reportable segment.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Business Services & Software
- Headquarters
- ATLANTA, GA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1210677
- SIC
- 7374
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2021–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns First Advantage Corporation — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · First Advantage Corporation’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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