FA PEER ANALYSIS

First Advantage Corp — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

FAFirst Advantage Corp

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Business Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

FAIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	FA	BXB	WKL	REL	TRI	REN	Ind. Median
P/E	412.82	19.64	10.20●	21.25	25.36	21.31	25.95
P/B	2.72●	5.52	16.71	18.54	3.25	18.60	3.20
EV/EBITDA	13.05	11.02	8.82●	13.86	12.91	13.90	12.98
P/S	2.20	2.68	2.18●	4.57	5.02	4.59	2.66

Financial Health
Metric	FA	BXB	WKL	REL	TRI	REN	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.65●	0.67	0.65	0.49	0.60	0.49	1.16
Debt/Equity	159.6%	108.6%	643.0%	310.0%	22.7%●	310.0%	58.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.47	1.74	2.11	1.95	0.70●	1.96	1.95

Profitability
Metric	FA	BXB	WKL	REL	TRI	REN	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.5%	13.8%	21.4%	21.5%	19.8%	21.5%●	4.6%
ROE	0.7%	29.4%	111.7%●	70.6%	12.6%	70.6%	8.5%
ROA	0.2%	11.1%	13.7%	13.8%	8.3%	13.8%●	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	25.6%	28.9%	32.4%	38.4%	41.1%●	38.4%	18.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FA	BXB	WKL	REL	TRI	REN	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	53.5%●	3.4%	3.5%	1.7%	5.4%	1.7%	3.4%
NI Growth	—	16.2%	21.2%●	6.8%	-29.8%	6.8%	4.3%
Div. Yield	0.0%	2.3%	4.4%●	2.9%	2.0%	2.5%	1.4%
Payout	1.5%	59.5%	43.0%	57.2%	69.5%	57.2%	38.6%

Valuation
Metric	FA	MMS	AZZ	DLB	ABM	UNF	Ind. Median
P/E	412.82	8.25●	14.49	19.62	16.56	42.47	25.95
P/B	2.72	1.81	3.44	1.83	1.50●	2.24	3.20
EV/EBITDA	13.05	6.20●	9.07	11.12	10.55	16.45	12.98
P/S	2.20	0.58	2.79	3.50	0.29●	1.97	2.66

Financial Health
Metric	FA	MMS	AZZ	DLB	ABM	UNF	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.65	2.21	1.70	2.98	1.46	3.11●	1.16
Debt/Equity	159.6%	95.9%	40.3%	1.9%●	112.7%	3.9%	58.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.47	1.92	0.95	-1.43●	4.40	-0.29	1.95

Profitability
Metric	FA	MMS	AZZ	DLB	ABM	UNF	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.5%	7.0%	19.2%●	17.9%	1.8%	4.6%	4.6%
ROE	0.7%	22.2%	26.6%●	9.4%	8.9%	5.3%	8.5%
ROA	0.2%	8.8%	14.3%●	7.5%	2.9%	4.1%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	25.6%	13.5%	34.3%●	27.9%	4.7%	11.8%	18.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FA	MMS	AZZ	DLB	ABM	UNF	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	53.5%●	-1.4%	4.6%	3.4%	6.5%	1.4%	3.4%
NI Growth	—	24.4%	146.3%●	-5.1%	101.1%	-23.8%	4.3%
Div. Yield	0.0%	2.3%	0.5%	2.7%●	2.5%	0.5%	1.4%
Payout	1.5%	18.2%	7.3%	54.1%	42.2%	16.1%	38.6%

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