FA vs MITK vs SAIL Stock Comparison

First Advantage, Mitek Systems and SailPoint Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FA First Advantage Corp
$21.25 +8.4% 1M +47.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
142.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins
MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.72 +6.0% 1M +93.4% 1Y
Market cap
$835.74M
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
7 wins
SAIL SailPoint, Inc.
$21.75 +5.4% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.17B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mitek Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mitek Systems 7, First Advantage 3, SailPoint 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAMITKSAILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.58B $835.74M $12.60B SAIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 142.6x 37.1x -63.9x MITK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 17.3x 65.9x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.9% +11.1% +20.1% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% 11.4% -16.9% MITK
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% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.7% +93.4% -2.7% MITK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr -0.7%/yr — FA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 55.0% 64.6% MITK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 73/100 65/100 MITK

Percentile Scorecard

FAMITKSAIL

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

AxisFAMITKSAIL
Valuation 87 #17 of 124 85 #19 of 124 62 #48 of 124
Growth 85 #18 of 113 39 #69 of 113 90 #12 of 113
Profitability 73 #30 of 110 92 #10 of 110 52 #53 of 110
Financial Health 24 #98 of 129 73 #36 of 129 56 #58 of 129
Shareholder Returns 65 #24 of 67 77 #16 of 67 –
Overall 67 73 65
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SAIL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAMITKSAILSPY
1 month +8.4%+6.0%+5.4% -0.8%
3 months +6.2%+10.1%+41.8% +3.5%
6 months +68.9%+33.0%+83.2% +7.0%
Year to date +46.2%+77.4%+7.5% +12.2%
1 year +47.7%+93.4%-2.7% +13.0%
3 years +65.6%+80.2%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.3%+21.7%— +23.1%
5 years +2.1%-3.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%-0.7%— +11.0%
10 years —+168.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFAMITKSAILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%55.0%64.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.7%47.6%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.511.641.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.791.70-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-63.4%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-7.1%-4.5% -1.8%
52-week high $24.12$20.14$22.78 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$8.65$10.49 $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.

MultipleFAMITKSAIL
P/E now vs peer median 145.1xmedian 38.1x 37.5xmedian 38.1x -62.7xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.3x 4.3xmedian 4.3x 10.7xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 35.4x 15.1xmedian 35.4x 282.8xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 27.1x 17.4xmedian 27.1x 69.7xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 3.4xmedian 3.4x 1.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -5.92median 1.27 1.26median 1.27 —median 1.27

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 monthsFAMITKSAIL
Revenue $1.66B $197.90M $1.17B
Gross profit $752.05M $165.47M $771.83M
Operating income $177.66M $35.22M -$220.51M
Net income $25.14M $22.54M -$197.22M
Free cash flow $248.96M $48.61M $178.19M
R&D $100.89M $31.23M $231.45M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $0.46 $-0.35
Cash & equivalents $237.90M $90.05M $309.85M
Total debt $2.03B $49.38M –
Shares (diluted) 173.23M 48.71M 568.11M
Enterprise value $2.66B $275.35M $11.24B

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
MetricFAMITKSAIL
P/E 145.1x 37.5x -62.7x
P/FCF 14.6x 17.4x 69.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 15.7x 61.9x
P/S 2.2x 4.3x 10.7x
P/B 2.8x 3.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 3.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 15.1x 282.8x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 22.5x -54.9x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 4.0x 10.4x
EV/FCF 21.9x 16.3x 67.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 14.8x 60.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.92 1.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAMITKSAIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.9% 11.1% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 4.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.3% 8.5% 24.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 777.9% 77.8% 21.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 15.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 116.8% 45.3% 41.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 31.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 116.9% 39.8% 76.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 29.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,685% -5.8% 545.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 17.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,945% -12.9% 442.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 14.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAMITKSAIL
Gross margin 45.2% 83.6% 66.2%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 26.6% 3.7%
Operating margin 10.7% 17.8% -18.9%
Pretax margin 2.2% 16.0% -18.6%
Net margin 1.5% 11.4% -16.9%
FCF margin 15.0% 24.6% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 27.1% 17.2%
Return on equity 1.9% 9.2% -2.9%
Return on assets 0.7% 6.2% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 11.7% -3.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 2.4x -1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 8.2% 20.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAMITKSAIL
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% 31.9% 9.5%
Equity / assets 34.5% 68.1% 90.5%
Interest coverage – 4.9x -203.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.4x 2.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.52 5.42 10.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAMITKSAIL
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.1% –
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.

ConsensusFAMITKSAIL
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 65.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $1.08FY2026 $0.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +37.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.9% +6.5% +24.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $185.93MFY2026 $1.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +21.1% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAMITKSAIL
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 178 188 237
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +3.9% +4.3%
Institutions buying 113 107 168
Institutions selling 41 53 46
Buyers to sellers 2.76 2.02 3.65

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.

FAMITKSAIL
FA 1.00 0.19 0.30
MITK 0.19 1.00 0.39
SAIL 0.30 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FA, MITK and SAIL?

SailPoint (SAIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Advantage (FA) $3.58B, Mitek Systems (MITK) $835.74M, SailPoint (SAIL) $12.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, FA, MITK and SAIL?

Mitek Systems (MITK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Advantage (FA) 142.6x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 37.1x, SailPoint (SAIL) -63.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (First Advantage (FA) 17.3x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.3x, SailPoint (SAIL) 65.9x). 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%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%, SailPoint (SAIL) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitek Systems (MITK) has the highest net margin (First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%, SailPoint (SAIL) -16.9%). 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) +47.7%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +93.4%, SailPoint (SAIL) -2.7%. Over five years, First Advantage (FA) compounded fastest (First Advantage (FA) +0.4%/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) 60.7%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 55.0%, SailPoint (SAIL) 64.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.