First Advantage stock: dividend
FAFirst Advantage does not currently pay a dividend; its last payment went ex on 18 Aug 2023. From fiscal 2023 to 2025, First Advantage bought back its own shares for $58.99M.
Whether First Advantage Corporation pays a dividend and what the company does with its cash instead: free cash flow, buybacks of its own shares and the share count over recent years.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
First Advantage has paid no dividend in the last 12 months. The payout ratio and coverage therefore refer to the dividend paid in fiscal year 2025, not to a current payment.
The amounts for the last 12 months and paid in fiscal 2025 differ if the company has raised or cut its dividend since then.
Dividend dates and payments
Anyone holding the stock on the day before the ex-dividend date receives the dividend. Amounts are per share, before tax.
All 1 payments of the last five years
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | $1.50 |
Dividend development
Dividend per share
Payout ratio
- of earnings
- of free cash flow
Figures as a table
| Year | Dividend per share | Earnings per share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $0.06676 | $2.35 |
| 2020 | $0.15587 | −$0.55 |
| 2021 | $0.00205 | $0.11 |
| 2023 | $1.51120 | $0.26 |
| 2024 | $0.00172 | −$0.74 |
| 2025 | $0.00077 | −$0.20 |
Free cash flow and buybacks
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Share buybacks | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $140.87M | $0 | 173.20M |
| 2024 | $26.48M | $0 | 148.58M |
| 2023 | $135.12M | $58.99M | 144.08M |
| 2022 | $184.24M | $60.53M | 150.23M |
| 2021 | $124.88M | $0 | 152.90M |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 17 Apr 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.