FAF PEER ANALYSIS

First American Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

FAFFirst American Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Financial Services · Insurance - Specialty

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Insurance - Specialty

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

FAFIndustry 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	FAF	MPL	NHF	TSU	Ind. Median
P/E	10.76●	29.54	17.18	14.90	11.45
P/B	1.32●	5.83	3.12	2.37	1.38
EV/EBITDA	5.15●	18.51	13.02	10.55	7.51
P/S	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	FAF	MPL	NHF	TSU	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	—	13.45	—	23.58●	2.53
Debt/Equity	31.9%	20.5%●	27.6%	23.4%	20.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.54●	0.04	0.48	-0.19	-0.54

Profitability
Metric	FAF	MPL	NHF	TSU	Ind. Median
Net Margin	11.2%●	5.3%	5.4%	4.7%	12.4%
ROE	12.8%	19.6%●	18.5%	17.0%	12.9%
ROA	4.0%	10.9%●	9.5%	3.1%	3.7%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FAF	MPL	NHF	TSU	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	324.1%	46,240.0%●	23.3%	35.2%	-2.4%
Div. Yield	3.1%	3.7%	4.1%●	—	2.0%
Payout	33.2%	107.0%	61.1%	—	29.4%

Valuation
Metric	FAF	ACT	MTG	ESNT	AXS	RYAN	Ind. Median
P/E	10.76	9.64	8.57	8.89	8.12●	40.57	11.45
P/B	1.32	1.22	1.22	1.07●	1.33	8.40	1.38
EV/EBITDA	5.15	7.37	0.92	0.49●	2.91	11.13	7.51
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	FAF	ACT	MTG	ESNT	AXS	RYAN	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	—	7.00	10.40●	5.91	2.53	1.02	2.53
Debt/Equity	31.9%	13.9%	12.8%	8.7%●	23.4%	588.3%	20.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.54	0.21	-5.63	-6.61●	-3.00	4.47	-0.54

Profitability
Metric	FAF	ACT	MTG	ESNT	AXS	RYAN	Ind. Median
Net Margin	11.2%	54.6%	59.6%●	53.3%	16.2%	4.2%	12.4%
ROE	12.8%	12.9%	14.1%	12.1%	17.4%	22.3%●	12.9%
ROA	4.0%	9.9%	11.1%●	9.3%	3.1%	1.3%	3.7%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FAF	ACT	MTG	ESNT	AXS	RYAN	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	324.1%●	-2.4%	-7.3%	-5.1%	21.5%	160.7%	-2.4%
Div. Yield	3.1%●	1.9%	2.1%	2.0%	1.6%	1.2%	2.0%
Payout	33.2%	18.1%	18.6%	17.9%	15.8%	75.1%	29.4%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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