First Advantage Corporation (FA) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 30
- Profitability 80
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 40
- Cash Flow 50
Why this rating?
Health 45/100 — Speculative
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
First Advantage Corporation (FA) is a Specialty Business Services company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates First Advantage Corporation 45/100 (Speculative) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 150.57
- Forward P/E 14
- EV/Revenue 3.28
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 14.9%
- Gross Margin 45.2%
- Operating Margin 12.8%
- Net Margin 1.5%
- ROE 1.9%
Financial strength
- Cash $239.97M
- Debt $2.04B
- Net Cash $-1.80B
- Free Cash Flow $140.87M
- Current Ratio 2.53
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Peers in Specialty Business Services, ranked by Financial Health.
Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Cintas Corporation Specialty Business Services CTAS$214.80 76 Health 76 / 100
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Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
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Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- LegalZoom.com, Inc. Specialty Business Services LZ$6.58 67 Health 67 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Thomson Reuters Corporation Specialty Business Services TRI$116.41 65 Health 65 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- RB Global, Inc. Specialty Business Services RBA$85.02 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- CBIZ, Inc. Specialty Business Services CBZ$54.85 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Aramark Specialty Business Services ARMK$55.52 52 Health 52 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
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