First Advantage Reports 13.8% Revenue Growth, Raises 2026 Guidance

What happened

First Advantage reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $465.8 million, up 13.8% from a year earlier, and net income of $20.5 million. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, a profit measure per share adjusted by the company, were $0.38. It also raised its full-year 2026 guidance for revenue and adjusted earnings.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Higher revenue and operating income, alongside increased adjusted earnings per share, indicate stronger reported business activity and profitability in the quarter. Raising full-year guidance signals management expects performance to support higher revenue and adjusted earnings, which may influence investor expectations for the company’s future results.

Analyst inference

The article attributes growth to customer activity including base growth, new customers, upselling, cross-selling and high retention, with strong results across nearly every Americas business vertical. These factors suggest sales and customer retention supported results, but the article provides no outlook figures or share-price reaction.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Look for the full-year guidance figures and the assumptions behind them; the article says guidance rose but does not state the revised targets or expected growth drivers. Analyst inference
2. Track whether customer base growth, new-customer wins, upselling and cross-selling continue, because these activities can support revenue without relying only on existing contracts. Analyst inference
3. Watch the Data Diver Technologies acquisition and whether its criminal and court-record platform is integrated into First Advantage’s screening and risk-management offerings. Analyst inference

Evidence

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