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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · First Advantage (FA)

First Advantage Q2 revenue rises to $390.6 million; reaffirms 2025 guidance

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

First Advantage reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of $390.6 million, up from $184.5 million a year earlier, and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.27 versus $0.21. GAAP net income fell to $0.3 million from $1.9 million, which the company tied to $7.3 million of Sterling acquisition and integration expenses and $41.3 million of Sterling depreciation and amortization. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2025 guidance, so management's outlook for revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS is unchanged.

Key points

  • Q2 2025 revenues were $390.6 million, compared with $184.5 million in Q2 2024.
  • GAAP net income was $0.3 million ($0.00 per diluted share), down from $1.9 million ($0.01), and includes $7.3 million of Sterling-related expenses.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.27 versus $0.21; Adjusted EBITDA was $113.9 million versus $55.8 million.
  • Full-year 2025 guidance reaffirmed as of August 7, 2025: revenues $1.5 billion to $1.6 billion, Adjusted EBITDA $410 million to $450 million, Adjusted diluted EPS $0.86 to $1.03.

The filing

CompanyFirst Advantage (FA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 7, 2025, 6:01 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-104486

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 07, 2025.

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