FA vs AVGO vs YOU Stock Comparison

First Advantage, Broadcom and Clear Secure Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FA First Advantage Corp
$21.08 +7.6% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
143.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$342.33 -3.0% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67T
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
YOU Clear Secure, Inc.
$45.56 +15.0% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 7, Clear Secure 2, First Advantage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAAVGOYOULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.60B $1.67T $4.56B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 143.0x 43.6x 30.8x YOU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 31.1x 24.2x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.9% +48.7% +19.8% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% 42.9% 14.8% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 26.0% — AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.7x — AVGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% -5.4% +43.1% FA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +45.3%/yr +1.8%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 46.4% 57.6% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 71/100 YOU

Percentile Scorecard

FAAVGOYOU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFAAVGOYOU
Valuation 87 #17 of 124 44 #53 of 94 81 #25 of 124
Growth 85 #18 of 113 92 #8 of 92 88 #14 of 113
Profitability 73 #30 of 109 93 #7 of 90 99 #2 of 109
Financial Health 25 #96 of 127 34 #66 of 99 24 #97 of 127
Shareholder Returns 66 #23 of 65 58 #31 of 73 64 #24 of 65
Overall 67 64 71
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • YOU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFAAVGOYOUSPY
1 month +7.6%-3.0%+15.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.0%-10.1%-15.4% +3.9%
6 months +61.5%-14.4%-15.3% +8.2%
Year to date +45.1%-1.1%+29.9% +12.9%
1 year +48.2%-5.4%+43.1% +12.3%
3 years +64.3%+308.3%+175.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.0%+59.9%+40.3% +23.3%
5 years +6.3%+546.4%+9.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.2%+45.3%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years —+1,888.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+34.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFAAVGOYOUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%46.4%57.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.4%48.6%45.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.502.170.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.80-0.120.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-41.5%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-28.9%-26.9% -1.2%
52-week high $24.12$481.57$62.36 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$293.41$30.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFAAVGOYOU
P/E now vs peer median 144.0xmedian 38.6x 42.6xmedian 45.6x 31.1xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.4x 18.3xmedian 7.7x 6.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 34.5x 32.2xmedian 29.0x 18.1xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 29.4x 41.5xmedian 40.6x 12.1xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.3x 16.4xmedian 4.6x 25.2xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.87median 1.28 1.25median 2.28 0.47median 1.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFAAVGOYOU
Revenue $1.66B $89.10B $1.00B
Gross profit $752.05M $61.28B –
Operating income $177.66M $42.81B $251.47M
Net income $25.14M $38.27B $220.38M
Free cash flow $248.96M $39.40B $508.39M
R&D $100.89M $11.84B $72.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $7.83 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $237.90M $23.98B $128.23M
Total debt $2.03B $59.42B –
Shares (diluted) 173.23M 4.89B 102.77M
Enterprise value $2.67B $1.60T $1.57B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFAAVGOYOU
P/E 144.0x 42.6x 31.1x
P/FCF 14.5x 41.5x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 40.2x 11.3x
P/S 2.2x 18.3x 6.1x
P/B 2.8x 16.4x 25.2x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 22.3x 25.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 32.2x 18.1x
EV/EBIT 30.5x 39.0x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 18.7x 5.2x
EV/FCF 21.7x 42.4x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 41.1x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.87 1.25 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAAVGOYOU
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.9% 48.7% 19.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 36.0% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.3% 53.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 36.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 777.9% 89.4% 68.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 39.0% 61.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.8% 102.1% -4.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 40.1% 66.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.9% 101.0% -22.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 34.1% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,685% 59.8% 68.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 31.6% 33.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,945% 58.1% 66.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 31.4% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAAVGOYOU
Gross margin 45.2% 68.8% –
EBITDA margin 26.0% 58.2% 28.6%
Operating margin 10.7% 48.0% 25.1%
Pretax margin 2.2% 45.4% 28.0%
Net margin 1.5% 42.9% 14.8%
FCF margin 15.0% 44.2% 50.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 45.6% 54.2%
Return on equity 1.9% 40.8% 96.5%
Return on assets 0.7% 20.8% 14.7%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 26.0% –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 26.3% 48.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 1.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 9.5% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAAVGOYOU
Debt / assets 54.3% 31.6% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 8.2x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 47.0% 84.6%
Equity / assets 34.5% 53.0% 15.4%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.4x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.52 12.67 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAAVGOYOU
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 1.3% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.4% – 24.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.0% – 10.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 29.2% – 20.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 49.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFAAVGOYOU
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 +67.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.9% +68.8% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +61.2% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAAVGOYOU
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.1% 95.5%
Institutions holding 178 4,798 448
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +3.7% +2.5%
Institutions buying 113 2,637 265
Institutions selling 41 1,842 125
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.43 2.12

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FAAVGOYOU
FA 1.00 -0.12 0.16
AVGO -0.12 1.00 0.00
YOU 0.16 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FA, AVGO and YOU?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Advantage (FA) $3.60B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.67T, Clear Secure (YOU) $4.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, FA, AVGO and YOU?

Clear Secure (YOU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Advantage (FA) 143.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 43.6x, Clear Secure (YOU) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (First Advantage (FA) 17.1x, Broadcom (AVGO) 31.1x, Clear Secure (YOU) 24.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, Clear Secure (YOU) +19.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Clear Secure (YOU) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (First Advantage (FA) 3.6%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Advantage (FA) returned the most: First Advantage (FA) +48.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) -5.4%, Clear Secure (YOU) +43.1%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +45.3%/yr, Clear Secure (YOU) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: First Advantage (FA) 0.00%, Broadcom (AVGO) 0.00%, Clear Secure (YOU) 0.01%. First Advantage (FA) and Broadcom (AVGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%, Clear Secure (YOU) 57.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FA, AVGO and YOU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadcom (AVGO) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.