First Advantage Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
First Advantage delivered Q3 2026 revenue of $465.8 million, up 13.8% year-over-year, with GAAP net income of $20.5 million ($0.12 diluted EPS) versus just $2.6 million a year ago. Adjusted results were equally strong: Adjusted EBITDA rose 15.2% to $136.5 million (29.3% margin) and Adjusted Diluted EPS grew 26.7% to $0.38, while operating cash flow reached $63.8 million. The company raised full-year 2026 guidance across every metric, with the new low end of each range exceeding the prior high end — revenue now guided to $1.720B-$1.745B and Adjusted EBITDA to $488M-$498M.
Key figures
- Eps
- 0.12
- Revenue
- 465800000
- Guidance
- FY2026 revenues $1.720B-$1.745B (from $1.670B-$1.710B); Adjusted EBITDA $488M-$498M (from $472M-$486M); Adjusted Net Income $227M-$232M (from $214M-$225M); Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.30-$1.33 (from $1.23-$1.29)
- Revenue Yoy
- 13.8%
- Net income
- 20500000
- Adjusted ebitda
- 136500000
- Debt prepayment
- 45000000
- Net income margin
- 4.4%
- Adjusted net income
- 67300000
- Operating cash flow
- 63800000
- Adjusted diluted eps
- 0.38
- Adjusted ebitda margin
- 29.3%
- Adjusted diluted eps yoy
- 26.7%
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