# First Advantage (FA) — Earnings

FA · NASDAQ · Stock

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## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fiscal period | Q2 2026 |
| Period end | Jun 30, 2026 |
| EPS actual | $0.35 |
| EPS estimate | $0.29 |
| EPS surprise | +22.59% |
| Revenue surprise | +8.13% |
| Revenue | $448.8M |
| Revenue estimate | $415.0M |
| Reported | Aug 6, 2026 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000119312526338063/fa-20260630.htm) |
| Earnings call | [Transcript](http://o.thsi.cn/dc-d-stock-america.teleconference/fcb35ac3-4ea1-7351-b86e-78da3e3b7c73.html) |

First Advantage reported Q2 2026 results on August 6, 2026. Earnings per share were $0.35, beating the $0.29 estimate by 22.59%. Revenue was $448.8 million, 8.13% above the $415.0 million consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 30% from $0.27 and revenue rose about 15% from $390.6 million. Both figures are the highest in the table.

The table shows a step up in scale from Q4 2024. Quarterly revenue ran between $169.4 million and $212.6 million from 2022 through Q3 2024, then reached $307.1 million in Q4 2024 and has stayed above $350 million since. Annual revenue rose about 83%, from $860.1 million in 2024 to $1.57 billion in 2025. Per-share earnings grew more slowly. Annual EPS was $1.03 in 2022, $1.00 in 2023, $0.82 in 2024 and $1.04 in 2025. The first half of 2026 adds up to $0.61, about 39% more than a year earlier. Over the last 20 quarters, First Advantage beat the EPS estimate 15 times, including each of the last six.

First Advantage reported Q3 between November 6 and November 12 in each of the past five years. That points to early or mid-November 2026 for the next report.

## Earnings history

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q2 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.35 | 22.59% | $415.0M | $448.8M |
| Q1 2026 | May 7, 2026 | $0.21 | $0.26 | 25.30% | $372.6M | $385.2M |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.30 | 13.29% | $394.1M | $420.0M |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $0.28 | $0.30 | 6.46% | $403.6M | $409.2M |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.27 | 13.54% | $381.8M | $390.6M |
| Q1 2025 | May 8, 2025 | $0.13 | $0.17 | 28.59% | $344.3M | $354.6M |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 | $0.22 | $0.18 | -18.03% | $318.2M | $307.1M |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.26 | 2.73% | $204.4M | $199.1M |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 8, 2024 | $0.21 | $0.21 | -0.28% | $184.7M | $184.5M |
| Q1 2024 | May 9, 2024 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.24% | $167.9M | $169.4M |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | $0.30 | $0.29 | -3.94% | $211.1M | $202.6M |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | $0.28 | $0.28 | 1.27% | $199.9M | $200.4M |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 9, 2023 | $0.22 | $0.24 | 7.38% | $182.4M | $185.3M |
| Q1 2023 | May 10, 2023 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 1.88% | $171.3M | $177.7M |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 28, 2023 | $0.29 | $0.30 | 3.66% | $217.4M | $212.6M |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 8, 2022 | $0.28 | $0.26 | -6.07% | $211.3M | $206.0M |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $0.25 | $0.25 | -0.75% | $199.4M | $201.6M |
| Q1 2022 | May 11, 2022 | $0.20 | $0.22 | 10.66% | $181.8M | $189.9M |
| Q4 2021 | Mar 23, 2022 | $0.21 | $0.31 | 45.47% | $184.9M | $212.5M |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 8, 2021 | $0.19 | $0.28 | 44.55% | $168.2M | $192.9M |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### When did First Advantage (FA) last report earnings?

First Advantage last reported on Aug 6, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.

### Did FA beat earnings estimates?

Yes. First Advantage reported EPS of $0.35 for Q2 2026 against a $0.29 estimate — a 22.59% beat.

### How much revenue did FA report last quarter?

First Advantage reported $448.8M in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $415.0M.

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