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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-267932"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FA"
cik: "0001210677"
company_name: "FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T23:23:05.574516+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Advantage reports Q3 2025 revenues $409M, Adjusted EBITDA $118.5M; narrows FY2025 guidance upward

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $409.2M, net income $2.6M ($0.01 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $52.3M ($0.30 adjusted EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA $118.5M (29.0% margin) vs prior year $64.0M (32.2%); Sterling integration ahead of schedule.
- Narrowed FY2025 guidance: revenue $1.535B-$1.570B, adjusted EBITDA $430M-$440M, adjusted diluted EPS $0.98-$1.02.
- Quarterly operating cash flow $72.4M; adjusted operating cash flow $80.5M; voluntary $25M debt repayment post-quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-267932
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FA
- cik: 0001210677
- company_name: FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000119312525267932/0001193125-25-267932-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000119312525267932/fa-20251106.htm

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