FA vs IDN vs AVGO Stock Comparison

First Advantage, Intellicheck and Broadcom Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FA First Advantage Corp
$20.97 +18.8% 1M +59.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
143.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
IDN Intellicheck, Inc.
$2.32 -0.4% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.99M
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.11M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$345.00 -2.8% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65T
P/E
43.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.75%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFAIDNAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.60B $46.99M $1.65T AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 143.2x 15.0x 43.0x IDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 33.1x 31.3x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.9% +16.7% +48.7% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% 13.0% 42.9% 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% — 0.75% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.5% -48.8% -10.6% FA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -23.6%/yr +45.4%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 86.2% 46.3% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 92/100 64/100 IDN

Percentile Scorecard

FAIDNAVGO

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

AxisFAIDNAVGO
Valuation 88 #16 of 124 96 #6 of 124 43 #54 of 94
Growth 84 #19 of 113 94 #8 of 113 90 #10 of 92
Profitability 72 #31 of 109 90 #12 of 109 93 #7 of 88
Financial Health 26 #94 of 127 87 #17 of 127 35 #63 of 96
Shareholder Returns 65 #23 of 63 – 59 #30 of 72
Overall 67 92 64
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IDN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAIDNAVGOSPY
1 month +18.8%-0.4%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months +4.6%-37.0%-11.0% +3.7%
6 months +64.3%-71.0%-17.4% +7.1%
Year to date +44.3%-65.3%-0.3% +12.8%
1 year +59.5%-48.8%-10.6% +11.9%
3 years +61.1%+30.3%+310.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.2%+9.2%+60.1% +22.8%
5 years +12.1%-73.9%+548.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%-23.6%+45.4% +10.9%
10 years —+41.5%+1,937.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+3.5%+35.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFAIDNAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%86.2%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.5%91.1%48.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.282.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.57-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-85.1%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-74.2%-28.4% -1.2%
52-week high $24.12$8.99$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$2.14$293.41 $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.

MultipleFAIDNAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 143.2xmedian 39.0x 15.0xmedian 39.0x 43.0xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 1.9xmedian 4.6x 18.5xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 32.7x 9.7xmedian 32.7x 32.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 27.4x 16.7xmedian 27.4x 41.8xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 3.2x 16.5xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -5.84median 1.23 0.37median 1.23 1.26median 2.10

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 monthsFAIDNAVGO
Revenue $1.66B $24.11M $89.10B
Gross profit $752.05M $21.96M $61.28B
Operating income $177.66M $2.85M $42.81B
Net income $25.14M $3.14M $38.27B
Free cash flow $248.96M $2.81M $39.40B
R&D $100.89M $5.28M $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $0.15 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $237.90M $11.84M $23.98B
Total debt $2.03B – $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 173.23M 20.93M 4.89B
Enterprise value $2.68B $8.21M $1.57T

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
MetricFAIDNAVGO
P/E 143.2x 15.0x 43.0x
P/FCF 14.5x 16.7x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 16.2x 40.5x
P/S 2.2x 1.9x 18.5x
P/B 2.8x 2.1x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 2.3x 22.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 9.7x 32.4x
EV/EBIT 30.4x 12.3x 39.3x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.5x 18.9x
EV/FCF 21.7x 12.5x 42.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 12.1x 41.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.84 0.37 1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAIDNAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.9% 16.7% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 11.2% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.3% 17.5% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 10.5% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 777.9% 361.2% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 41.0% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.8% 442.2% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 41.8% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.9% 423.6% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 40.6% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,685% 93.0% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 44.8% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,945% 94.9% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 43.9% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAIDNAVGO
Gross margin 45.2% 91.1% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 15.0% 58.2%
Operating margin 10.7% 11.8% 48.0%
Pretax margin 2.2% 13.3% 45.4%
Net margin 1.5% 13.0% 42.9%
FCF margin 15.0% 11.7% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 12.0% 45.6%
Return on equity 1.9% 14.3% 40.8%
Return on assets 0.7% 11.9% 20.8%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – 26.0%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 12.2% 26.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.7% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAIDNAVGO
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% 12.0% 47.0%
Equity / assets 34.5% 88.0% 53.0%
Interest coverage – – 13.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 5.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 4.7x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 3.8x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 1.51 3.83 12.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAIDNAVGO
Dividend yield 0.0% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 29.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusFAIDNAVGO
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 33.1xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.9% -71.4% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $21.46MFY2026 $102.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% -3.9% +61.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAIDNAVGO
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.5% 78.1%
Institutions holding 178 84 4,800
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% -2.0% +3.7%
Institutions buying 113 58 2,638
Institutions selling 41 17 1,843
Buyers to sellers 2.76 3.41 1.43

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.

FAIDNAVGO
FA 1.00 0.03 -0.13
IDN 0.03 1.00 0.07
AVGO -0.13 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FA, IDN and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Advantage (FA) $3.60B, Intellicheck (IDN) $46.99M, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.65T.

Which stock is cheaper, FA, IDN and AVGO?

Intellicheck (IDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Advantage (FA) 143.2x, Intellicheck (IDN) 15.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 43.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (First Advantage (FA) 17.0x, Intellicheck (IDN) 33.1x, Broadcom (AVGO) 31.3x). 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%, Intellicheck (IDN) +16.7%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Intellicheck (IDN) 13.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). 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) +59.5%, Intellicheck (IDN) -48.8%, Broadcom (AVGO) -10.6%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (First Advantage (FA) +2.3%/yr, Intellicheck (IDN) -23.6%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +45.4%/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) 0.75%. First Advantage (FA) and Intellicheck (IDN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (First Advantage (FA) 60.1%, Intellicheck (IDN) 86.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.