FA vs RDVT vs YOU Stock Comparison

First Advantage, Red Violet and Clear Secure 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
$3.60B
P/E
143.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
RDVT Red Violet, Inc.
$80.12 +2.0% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.13B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.02M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
5 wins
YOU Clear Secure, Inc.
$46.07 +16.3% 1M +47.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Red Violet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Red Violet 5, 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.

QuestionFARDVTYOULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.60B $1.13B $4.58B YOU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 143.0x 68.8x 31.0x YOU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 54.1x 24.5x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.9% +20.2% +19.8% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% 16.5% 14.8% RDVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.7% +48.3% +47.2% RDVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +20.5%/yr +2.5%/yr RDVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 48.7% 57.7% RDVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 82/100 71/100 RDVT

Percentile Scorecard

FARDVTYOU

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

AxisFARDVTYOU
Valuation 87 #17 of 124 63 #46 of 124 81 #25 of 124
Growth 85 #18 of 113 96 #6 of 113 88 #14 of 113
Profitability 73 #30 of 110 97 #4 of 110 99 #2 of 110
Financial Health 24 #98 of 129 98 #4 of 129 23 #99 of 129
Shareholder Returns 65 #24 of 67 56 #30 of 67 64 #25 of 67
Overall 67 82 71
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RDVT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • 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

PeriodFARDVTYOUSPY
1 month +8.4%+2.0%+16.3% -0.8%
3 months +6.2%+27.2%-13.5% +3.5%
6 months +68.9%+114.0%-15.8% +7.0%
Year to date +46.2%+40.7%+31.3% +12.2%
1 year +47.7%+48.3%+47.2% +13.0%
3 years +65.6%+314.3%+178.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.3%+60.7%+40.8% +23.1%
5 years +2.1%+153.4%+12.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+20.5%+2.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureFARDVTYOUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%48.7%57.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.7%49.3%45.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.980.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.990.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-63.7%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-0.8%-26.1% -1.8%
52-week high $24.12$80.80$62.36 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$34.40$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.

MultipleFARDVTYOU
P/E now vs peer median 145.1xmedian 38.1x 69.4xmedian 38.1x 31.4xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.3x 11.4xmedian 4.3x 6.2xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 35.4x 37.5xmedian 35.4x 18.3xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 27.1x 33.7xmedian 27.1x 12.2xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 10.1xmedian 3.4x 25.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -5.92median 1.27 0.88median 1.27 0.47median 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 monthsFARDVTYOU
Revenue $1.66B $99.02M $1.00B
Gross profit $752.05M $83.87M –
Operating income $177.66M $17.72M $251.47M
Net income $25.14M $16.38M $220.38M
Free cash flow $248.96M $33.60M $508.39M
R&D $100.89M – $72.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $1.13 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $237.90M $49.97M $128.23M
Total debt $2.03B – –
Shares (diluted) 173.23M 14.46M 102.77M
Enterprise value $2.67B $944.96M $1.59B

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
MetricFARDVTYOU
P/E 145.1x 69.4x 31.4x
P/FCF 14.6x 33.7x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 33.2x 11.4x
P/S 2.2x 11.4x 6.2x
P/B 2.8x 10.1x 25.5x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 16.1x 25.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 37.5x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 61.0x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 10.9x 5.2x
EV/FCF 21.9x 32.2x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 31.7x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.92 0.88 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFARDVTYOU
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.9% 20.2% 19.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 19.9% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.3% 22.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 777.9% 80.2% 68.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 111.4% 61.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.8% 88.1% -4.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 79.8% 66.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.9% 89.2% -22.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 78.6% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,685% 29.0% 68.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 39.4% 33.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,945% 28.6% 66.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 39.5% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFARDVTYOU
Gross margin 45.2% 84.7% –
EBITDA margin 26.0% 29.1% 28.6%
Operating margin 10.7% 17.9% 25.1%
Pretax margin 2.2% 19.4% 28.0%
Net margin 1.5% 16.5% 14.8%
FCF margin 15.0% 33.9% 50.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 34.4% 54.2%
Return on equity 1.9% 15.2% 96.5%
Return on assets 0.7% 14.1% 14.7%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 16.0% 48.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 2.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 7.4% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFARDVTYOU
Debt / assets 54.3% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – –
Debt / FCF 8.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 7.3% 84.6%
Equity / assets 34.5% 92.7% 15.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 10.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.4x 10.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 8.3x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.52 79.82 4.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFARDVTYOU
Dividend yield 0.0% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 0.4% 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.

ConsensusFARDVTYOU
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 54.1xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +67.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.9% +15.5% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $114.03MFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +1.5% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFARDVTYOU
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.5% 72.3%
Institutions holding 178 172 448
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +0.5% +2.5%
Institutions buying 113 103 265
Institutions selling 41 51 125
Buyers to sellers 2.76 2.02 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.

FARDVTYOU
FA 1.00 0.38 0.16
RDVT 0.38 1.00 0.24
YOU 0.16 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FA, RDVT and YOU?

Clear Secure (YOU) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Advantage (FA) $3.60B, Red Violet (RDVT) $1.13B, Clear Secure (YOU) $4.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, FA, RDVT and YOU?

Clear Secure (YOU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Advantage (FA) 143.0x, Red Violet (RDVT) 68.8x, Clear Secure (YOU) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (First Advantage (FA) 17.3x, Red Violet (RDVT) 54.1x, Clear Secure (YOU) 24.5x). 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%, Red Violet (RDVT) +20.2%, Clear Secure (YOU) +19.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Red Violet (RDVT) has the highest net margin (First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Red Violet (RDVT) 16.5%, Clear Secure (YOU) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Red Violet (RDVT) returned the most: First Advantage (FA) +47.7%, Red Violet (RDVT) +48.3%, Clear Secure (YOU) +47.2%. Over five years, Red Violet (RDVT) compounded fastest (First Advantage (FA) +0.4%/yr, Red Violet (RDVT) +20.5%/yr, Clear Secure (YOU) +2.5%/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%, Red Violet (RDVT) 0.00%, Clear Secure (YOU) 0.01%. First Advantage (FA) and Red Violet (RDVT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Red Violet (RDVT) has been the steadiest (First Advantage (FA) 60.7%, Red Violet (RDVT) 48.7%, Clear Secure (YOU) 57.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FA, RDVT 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, Red Violet (RDVT) 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.