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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-336358"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FA"
cik: "0001210677"
company_name: "FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-06T10:00:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T10:11:52.423086+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Advantage Q2 revenue $448.8M (+14.9% YoY), raises FY2026 guidance; appoints Sharon Binger to board

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $448.8M (+14.9% YoY); net income $16.9M; adjusted EBITDA $128.5M (28.6% margin); adjusted diluted EPS $0.35.
- Raises FY2026 guidance: revenue $1.67-1.71B, adjusted EBITDA $472-486M, adjusted EPS $1.23-1.29.
- Voluntary debt prepayments: $25M in May, $45M in Aug; $18.7M share repurchases in Q2 under $100M program.
- Appoints Sharon Binger (Silver Lake employee) to Board as Class I director, effective Aug 6, 2026; board now nine.
- 20 enterprise bookings in Q2; strong demand in transportation, retail, industrials, and staffing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-336358
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FA
- cik: 0001210677
- company_name: FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T10:00:40+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000119312526336358/0001193125-26-336358-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000119312526336358/fa-20260805.htm

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