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First Advantage Corporation FA Q1 2025 earnings

Reported May 8, 2025 · Before market open

Revenue$354.6MMiss by $19.8M
EPS$0.17Beat by $0.04
Revenue estimate$374.4M
EPS estimate$0.13

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (In 1 week)
Revenue estimate$415.0M
EPS estimate$0.29

Financials

Q1 2025

Income statement

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Revenue$354.6M+109%
Operating income$7.6M+1,149%
Net income-$41.2M-1,317%
EPS (diluted)-$0.24-1,100%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$172.0M-29.9%
Total debt$2.2B+279%
Total equity$1.3B+40.9%
Total assets$3.9B+137%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$19.5M-49.2%
CapEx$485.0K+51.1%
Free cash flow$19.0M-50.0%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 03/31/25
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Market cap$2.44B+5.3%
Enterprise value$4.42B+67.3%
P/S2.3×-0.7×

Profitability

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Operating margin-5.2%-14.3pp
Net margin-14.2%-18.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-13.6%-16.8pp
Debt / equity1.7×+1.1×
Current ratio2×-2.3×

Segments

By segment

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Sterling$187.5M—
First Advantage Americas$145.4M-2.5%
First Advantage International$23.8M+8.0%

By geography

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US$303.8M—

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$385.2MBeat by $12.6MQ4 2025$420.0MBeat by $28.1MQ3 2025$409.2MBeat by $16.7MQ2 2025$390.6MMiss by $13.3M
Q1 2025$354.6MMiss by $19.8M
Q4 2024$307.1MMiss by $49.6M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$0.26Beat by $0.05Q4 2025$0.30Beat by $0.04Q3 2025$0.30Beat by $0.02Q2 2025$0.27Beat by $0.03
Q1 2025$0.17Beat by $0.04
Q4 2024$0.18Miss by $0.06

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Questions, answered.

When did First Advantage Corporation report Q1 2025 earnings?
First Advantage Corporation (FA) reported Q1 2025 earnings on May 8, 2025 before market open.
What were First Advantage Corporation's Q1 2025 revenue and EPS?
First Advantage Corporation reported revenue of $354.6M and eps of $0.17 for Q1 2025.
Did First Advantage Corporation beat estimates in Q1 2025?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $374.4M by $19.8M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.04.
How did First Advantage Corporation's Q1 2025 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 109.3% from $169.4M a year earlier and eps grew 0.0% from $0.17.
Where can I find First Advantage Corporation's Q1 2025 SEC filings?
You can read the 10-Q periodic report (0000950170-25-066989) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.