FA vs OKTA vs OSPN Stock Comparison

First Advantage, Okta and OneSpan Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FA First Advantage Corp
$22.06 +21.9% 1M +74.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.78B
P/E
150.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
OKTA Okta, Inc.
$184.87 -12.6% 1M +102.0% 1Y
Market cap
$30.90B
P/E
108.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
1 win
OSPN OneSpan Inc.
$25.56 +41.1% 1M +124.2% 1Y
Market cap
$941.09M
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$253.21M
Div. yield
2.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

OneSpan leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (OneSpan 8, First Advantage 2, Okta 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAOKTAOSPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.78B $30.90B $941.09M OKTA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 150.7x 108.9x 13.6x OSPN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 50.1x 21.1x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.9% +11.2% +4.9% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% 9.6% 27.5% OSPN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 3.0% 16.1% OSPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — -0.8x OSPN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 2.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.7% +102.0% +124.2% OSPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr -6.2%/yr +3.7%/yr OSPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 66.7% 43.2% OSPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 71/100 78/100 OSPN

Percentile Scorecard

FAOKTAOSPN

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

AxisFAOKTAOSPN
Valuation 83 #22 of 124 65 #44 of 124 89 #14 of 124
Growth 84 #19 of 113 77 #27 of 113 61 #45 of 113
Profitability 73 #31 of 110 80 #23 of 110 91 #11 of 110
Financial Health 23 #99 of 129 70 #40 of 129 71 #38 of 129
Shareholder Returns 61 #27 of 67 65 #24 of 67 79 #15 of 67
Overall 65 71 78
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • OKTA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • OSPN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAOKTAOSPNSPY
1 month +21.9%-12.6%+41.1% -2.3%
3 months +8.2%+30.6%+61.1% -0.7%
6 months +74.2%+139.3%+114.2% +4.8%
Year to date +51.8%+113.8%+99.1% +10.3%
1 year +74.7%+102.0%+124.2% +10.3%
3 years +65.6%+164.6%+203.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +18.3%+38.3%+44.9% +20.1%
5 years +11.2%-27.3%+20.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%-6.2%+3.7% +10.1%
10 years ——+85.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+6.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFAOKTAOSPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%66.7%43.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%57.3%36.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.450.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.241.532.88 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-83.2%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-20.4%-0.4% -3.5%
52-week high $24.12$232.13$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$62.93$10.15 $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.

MultipleFAOKTAOSPN
P/E now vs peer median 150.7xmedian 35.6x 108.9xmedian 35.6x 13.6xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.2x 10.1xmedian 4.2x 3.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 30.0x 57.9xmedian 30.0x 15.4xmedian 30.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 25.2x 31.6xmedian 25.2x 21.1xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.2x 4.4xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.14median 1.21 3.12median 1.21 0.22median 1.21

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 monthsFAOKTAOSPN
Revenue $1.66B $3.07B $253.21M
Gross profit $752.05M $2.40B $188.03M
Operating income $177.66M $232.00M $45.33M
Net income $25.14M $296.00M $69.69M
Free cash flow $248.96M $979.00M $44.66M
R&D $100.89M $651.00M $36.88M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $1.66 $1.79
Cash & equivalents $237.90M $763.00M $51.39M
Total debt $2.03B – $5.00M
Shares (diluted) 173.23M 178.81M 39.04M
Enterprise value $2.86B $20.99B $726.11M

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
MetricFAOKTAOSPN
P/E 150.7x 108.9x 13.6x
P/FCF 15.2x 31.6x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 31.3x 16.5x
P/S 2.3x 10.1x 3.7x
P/B 2.9x 4.4x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 4.5x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 57.9x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 123.3x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 9.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF 22.4x 29.2x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 29.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.14 3.12 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAOKTAOSPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.9% 11.2% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 14.2% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.3% 13.0% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 17.1% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 777.9% 222.2% -5.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 32.7% 49.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.8% 76.2% 19.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 35.7% 59.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.9% 78.3% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 34.9% 60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,685% 15.7% -3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 54.4% 126.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,945% 15.4% -13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 55.4% 65.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAOKTAOSPN
Gross margin 45.2% 78.1% 74.3%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 16.1% 23.0%
Operating margin 10.7% 7.5% 17.9%
Pretax margin 2.2% 10.5% 17.8%
Net margin 1.5% 9.6% 27.5%
FCF margin 15.0% 31.9% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 32.1% 22.6%
Return on equity 1.9% 4.3% 25.1%
Return on assets 0.7% 3.2% 17.7%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 3.0% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 3.2% 15.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 3.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 16.4% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAOKTAOSPN
Debt / assets 54.3% – 1.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – -0.8x
Debt / FCF 8.2x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 23.7% 29.7%
Equity / assets 34.5% 76.3% 70.3%
Interest coverage – 2.5x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.56 8.76 6.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAOKTAOSPN
Dividend yield 0.0% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 1.0% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 1.0% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.4% – 27.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.0% – 43.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 29.2% – 38.8%
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.

ConsensusFAOKTAOSPN
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 50.1xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $3.69FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 -18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.9% +21.4% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $3.37BFY2026 $259.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +1.1% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAOKTAOSPN
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 95.2%
Institutions holding 178 822 196
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +0.7% +7.3%
Institutions buying 113 452 112
Institutions selling 41 288 51
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.57 2.20

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.

FAOKTAOSPN
FA 1.00 0.24 0.33
OKTA 0.24 1.00 0.44
OSPN 0.33 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FA, OKTA and OSPN?

Okta (OKTA) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Advantage (FA) $3.78B, Okta (OKTA) $30.90B, OneSpan (OSPN) $941.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, FA, OKTA and OSPN?

OneSpan (OSPN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Advantage (FA) 150.7x, Okta (OKTA) 108.9x, OneSpan (OSPN) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (First Advantage (FA) 17.9x, Okta (OKTA) 50.1x, OneSpan (OSPN) 21.1x). 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%, Okta (OKTA) +11.2%, OneSpan (OSPN) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

OneSpan (OSPN) has the highest net margin (First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Okta (OKTA) 9.6%, OneSpan (OSPN) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, OneSpan (OSPN) leads (First Advantage (FA) 3.6%, Okta (OKTA) 3.0%, OneSpan (OSPN) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year OneSpan (OSPN) returned the most: First Advantage (FA) +74.7%, Okta (OKTA) +102.0%, OneSpan (OSPN) +124.2%. Over five years, OneSpan (OSPN) compounded fastest (First Advantage (FA) +2.1%/yr, Okta (OKTA) -6.2%/yr, OneSpan (OSPN) +3.7%/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%, OneSpan (OSPN) 2.00%. First Advantage (FA) and Okta (OKTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, OneSpan (OSPN) has been the steadiest (First Advantage (FA) 60.2%, Okta (OKTA) 66.7%, OneSpan (OSPN) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FA, OKTA and OSPN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, OneSpan (OSPN) leads on 8. 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.