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

First Advantage raises 2026 guidance after Q2 revenue rises 14.9% to $448.8 million

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

First Advantage reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $448.8 million, up 14.9% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $16.9 million, compared with $0.3 million in the same period of 2025. The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance for revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS, and separately added Silver Lake employee Sharon Binger to its board effective August 6, 2026.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 revenue of $448.8 million, up 14.9%; GAAP diluted EPS of $0.10 versus $0.00 a year earlier
  • Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.35, up 29.6% from $0.27
  • Full-year 2026 revenue guidance raised to $1.67 billion to $1.71 billion from $1.625 billion to $1.70 billion
  • Sharon Binger appointed Class I director effective August 6, 2026, at Silver Lake's request; board increased to nine directors

The filing

CompanyFirst Advantage (FA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 6, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-336358

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations5.02 Director / Officer Change

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 06, 2026.

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