FA vs IDN vs MITK Stock Comparison

First Advantage, Intellicheck and Mitek Systems 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
$3.62B
P/E
144.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins
IDN Intellicheck, Inc.
$2.50 +4.6% 1M -47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$50.63M
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.11M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins
MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.38 +4.1% 1M +91.9% 1Y
Market cap
$829.13M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mitek Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mitek Systems 5, First Advantage 3, Intellicheck 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAIDNMITKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.62B $50.63M $829.13M FA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 144.0x 16.1x 36.8x IDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 35.7x 17.0x MITK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.9% +16.7% +11.1% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% 13.0% 11.4% IDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — 8.5% MITK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — -1.0x MITK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% -47.0% +91.9% MITK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr -22.2%/yr -0.7%/yr FA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 86.1% 55.0% MITK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 92/100 74/100 IDN

Percentile Scorecard

FAIDNMITK

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

AxisFAIDNMITK
Valuation 87 #17 of 124 95 #7 of 124 86 #18 of 124
Growth 85 #18 of 113 94 #8 of 113 40 #68 of 113
Profitability 73 #30 of 109 89 #13 of 109 93 #9 of 109
Financial Health 25 #96 of 127 89 #15 of 127 72 #36 of 127
Shareholder Returns 66 #23 of 65 – 78 #15 of 65
Overall 67 92 74
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IDN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAIDNMITKSPY
1 month +7.6%+4.6%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months +1.0%-31.3%+9.5% +3.9%
6 months +61.5%-69.3%+30.7% +8.2%
Year to date +45.1%-62.6%+74.2% +12.9%
1 year +48.2%-47.0%+91.9% +12.3%
3 years +64.3%+42.9%+76.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.0%+12.6%+21.0% +23.3%
5 years +6.3%-71.6%-3.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.2%-22.2%-0.7% +10.9%
10 years —+55.3%+175.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+4.5%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFAIDNMITKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%86.1%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.4%90.8%47.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.271.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.80-0.551.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-85.1%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-72.2%-8.7% -1.2%
52-week high $24.12$8.99$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$2.14$8.65 $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.

MultipleFAIDNMITK
P/E now vs peer median 144.0xmedian 38.6x 16.1xmedian 38.6x 36.8xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.4x 2.1xmedian 4.4x 4.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 34.5x 10.8xmedian 34.5x 14.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 29.4x 18.0xmedian 29.4x 17.1xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.3x 2.3xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.87median 1.28 0.40median 1.28 1.23median 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 monthsFAIDNMITK
Revenue $1.66B $24.11M $197.90M
Gross profit $752.05M $21.96M $165.47M
Operating income $177.66M $2.85M $35.22M
Net income $25.14M $3.14M $22.54M
Free cash flow $248.96M $2.81M $48.61M
R&D $100.89M $5.28M $31.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $0.15 $0.46
Cash & equivalents $237.90M $11.84M $90.05M
Total debt $2.03B – $49.38M
Shares (diluted) 173.23M 20.93M 48.71M
Enterprise value $2.70B $11.86M $268.75M

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
MetricFAIDNMITK
P/E 144.0x 16.1x 36.8x
P/FCF 14.5x 18.0x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 17.5x 15.4x
P/S 2.2x 2.1x 4.2x
P/B 2.8x 2.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 2.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 10.8x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 30.5x 13.6x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF 21.7x 13.8x 16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 13.4x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.87 0.40 1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAIDNMITK
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.9% 16.7% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 11.2% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.3% 17.5% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 10.5% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 777.9% 361.2% 77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 41.0% 15.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.8% 442.2% 45.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 41.8% 31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.9% 423.6% 39.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 40.6% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,685% 93.0% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 44.8% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,945% 94.9% -12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 43.9% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAIDNMITK
Gross margin 45.2% 91.1% 83.6%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 15.0% 26.6%
Operating margin 10.7% 11.8% 17.8%
Pretax margin 2.2% 13.3% 16.0%
Net margin 1.5% 13.0% 11.4%
FCF margin 15.0% 11.7% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 12.0% 27.1%
Return on equity 1.9% 14.3% 9.2%
Return on assets 0.7% 11.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – 8.5%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 12.2% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 0.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.7% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAIDNMITK
Debt / assets 54.3% – 13.4%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 8.2x – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 12.0% 31.9%
Equity / assets 34.5% 88.0% 68.1%
Interest coverage – – 4.9x
Current ratio 2.5x 5.0x 2.7x
Quick ratio 2.4x 4.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 3.8x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 1.52 4.54 5.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAIDNMITK
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusFAIDNMITK
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 35.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.9% -71.4% +6.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $21.46MFY2026 $185.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% -3.9% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAIDNMITK
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.5% 84.7%
Institutions holding 178 83 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% -2.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 113 57 107
Institutions selling 41 17 53
Buyers to sellers 2.76 3.35 2.02

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.

FAIDNMITK
FA 1.00 0.04 0.19
IDN 0.04 1.00 0.18
MITK 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FA, IDN and MITK?

First Advantage (FA) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Advantage (FA) $3.62B, Intellicheck (IDN) $50.63M, Mitek Systems (MITK) $829.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, FA, IDN and MITK?

Intellicheck (IDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Advantage (FA) 144.0x, Intellicheck (IDN) 16.1x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (First Advantage (FA) 17.1x, Intellicheck (IDN) 35.7x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First Advantage (FA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, Intellicheck (IDN) +16.7%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intellicheck (IDN) has the highest net margin (First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Intellicheck (IDN) 13.0%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Mitek Systems (MITK) leads (First Advantage (FA) 3.6%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitek Systems (MITK) returned the most: First Advantage (FA) +48.2%, Intellicheck (IDN) -47.0%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +91.9%. Over five years, First Advantage (FA) compounded fastest (First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr, Intellicheck (IDN) -22.2%/yr, Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitek Systems (MITK) has been the steadiest (First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Intellicheck (IDN) 86.1%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mitek Systems (MITK) leads on 5. 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.