First Advantage

Professional Background Check Company. Learn more

Launch date

2003

Employees

1001-5000 people

Market cap

Enterprise valuation

$3.1b (Public information from Sep 2024)

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg (Federal City) (HQ)

http://fadv.com

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Revenues, earnings & profits over time

USD	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	482m	712m	810m	764m	772m	828m
% growth	-	-	14 %	(6 %)	1 %	7 %
EBITDA	119m	207m	233m	211m	-	-
% EBITDA margin	25 %	29 %	29 %	28 %	-	-
Profit	34.3m	16.1m	64.6m	37.3m	-	-
% profit margin	7 %	2 %	8 %	5 %	-	-
R&D budget	33.2m	45.5m	51.9m	49.3m	-	-
R&D % of revenue	7 %	6 %	6 %	6 %	-	-

Date	Investors	Amount	Round
-	Grayhawk Capital Silver Lake Partners	N/A	-
Jan 2011	Symphony Technology Group	N/A	Acquisition
Total Funding		-

First Advantage delivers comprehensive background check solutions and insights that enable employers and housing providers to make confident choices, reduce risk, and maintain compliance.

With offices in 26 locations and a staff of 4,000+ employees, First Advantage leverages leading technology and the industry’s largest global capabilities to complete background checks in 200+ countries and territories. If you’re looking for employee or tenant background check solutions that enable fast and reliable decision making, we’re your First Advantage.

For more detailed information on First Advantage products and services, visit fadv.com.

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