IDN vs FA vs OSPN Stock Comparison

Intellicheck, First Advantage and OneSpan Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
1 win
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
4 wins
OSPN OneSpan Inc.
$20.15 +13.1% 1M +32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$741.90M
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$253.21M
Div. yield
2.53%
Identity and Access Management Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

OneSpan leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (OneSpan 6, First Advantage 4, Intellicheck 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIDNFAOSPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.99M $3.60B $741.90M FA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 143.2x 10.7x OSPN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x 17.0x 16.7x OSPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.7% +32.9% +4.9% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 1.5% 27.5% OSPN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% 16.1% OSPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x -0.8x OSPN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.53% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.8% +59.5% +32.9% FA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.6%/yr +2.3%/yr -0.3%/yr FA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.2% 60.1% 48.1% OSPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 67/100 80/100 IDN

Percentile Scorecard

IDNFAOSPN

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

AxisIDNFAOSPN
Valuation 96 #6 of 124 88 #16 of 124 94 #8 of 124
Growth 94 #8 of 113 84 #19 of 113 61 #45 of 113
Profitability 90 #12 of 109 72 #31 of 109 92 #10 of 109
Financial Health 87 #17 of 127 26 #94 of 127 71 #38 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 65 #23 of 63 84 #11 of 63
Overall 92 67 80
  • IDN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FA 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

PeriodIDNFAOSPNSPY
1 month -0.4%+18.8%+13.1% +0.7%
3 months -37.0%+4.6%+30.8% +3.7%
6 months -71.0%+64.3%+74.0% +7.1%
Year to date -65.3%+44.3%+56.9% +12.8%
1 year -48.8%+59.5%+32.9% +11.9%
3 years +30.3%+61.1%+158.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.2%+17.2%+37.2% +22.8%
5 years -73.9%+12.1%-1.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.6%+2.3%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years +41.5%—+44.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.5%—+3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIDNFAOSPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.2%60.1%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.1%53.5%59.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.501.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.990.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.1%-61.1%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.2%-13.1%-2.2% -1.2%
52-week high $8.99$24.12$20.60 $779.14
52-week low $2.14$8.95$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.

MultipleIDNFAOSPN
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 39.0x 143.2xmedian 39.0x 10.7xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.6x 2.2xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 32.7x 12.5xmedian 32.7x 12.0xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 27.4x 14.5xmedian 27.4x 16.6xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 1.23 -5.84median 1.23 0.18median 1.23

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 monthsIDNFAOSPN
Revenue $24.11M $1.66B $253.21M
Gross profit $21.96M $752.05M $188.03M
Operating income $2.85M $177.66M $45.33M
Net income $3.14M $25.14M $69.69M
Free cash flow $2.81M $248.96M $44.66M
R&D $5.28M $100.89M $36.88M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $0.15 $1.79
Cash & equivalents $11.84M $237.90M $51.39M
Total debt – $2.03B $5.00M
Shares (diluted) 20.93M 173.23M 39.04M
Enterprise value $8.21M $2.68B $526.92M

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
MetricIDNFAOSPN
P/E 15.0x 143.2x 10.7x
P/FCF 16.7x 14.5x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 13.8x 13.0x
P/S 1.9x 2.2x 2.9x
P/B 2.1x 2.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 7.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 12.5x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 12.3x 30.4x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.2x 2.7x
EV/FCF 12.5x 21.7x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 20.6x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -5.84 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDNFAOSPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.7% 32.9% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 28.7% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.5% 29.3% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 25.2% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 361.2% 777.9% -5.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 28.7% 49.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 442.2% 116.8% 19.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.8% -20.0% 59.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 423.6% 116.9% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.6% -24.5% 60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.0% 1,685% -3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 11.6% 126.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.9% 1,945% -13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 10.1% 65.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDNFAOSPN
Gross margin 91.1% 45.2% 74.3%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 26.0% 23.0%
Operating margin 11.8% 10.7% 17.9%
Pretax margin 13.3% 2.2% 17.8%
Net margin 13.0% 1.5% 27.5%
FCF margin 11.7% 15.0% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 15.7% 22.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 1.9% 25.1%
Return on assets 11.9% 0.7% 17.7%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 5.0% 15.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 10.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.2% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDNFAOSPN
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 12.0% 65.5% 29.7%
Equity / assets 88.0% 34.5% 70.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.0x 2.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 4.7x 2.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.83 1.51 5.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDNFAOSPN
Dividend yield – 0.0% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 2.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.9% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusIDNFAOSPN
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 -18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -71.4% +30.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.46MFY2026 $1.66BFY2026 $259.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +2.4% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDNFAOSPN
Held by institutions 51.5% 100.0% 95.2%
Institutions holding 84 178 195
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +4.9% +7.3%
Institutions buying 58 113 112
Institutions selling 17 41 50
Buyers to sellers 3.41 2.76 2.24

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.

IDNFAOSPN
IDN 1.00 0.03 0.12
FA 0.03 1.00 0.29
OSPN 0.12 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDN, FA and OSPN?

First Advantage (FA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intellicheck (IDN) $46.99M, First Advantage (FA) $3.60B, OneSpan (OSPN) $741.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, IDN, FA and OSPN?

OneSpan (OSPN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intellicheck (IDN) 15.0x, First Advantage (FA) 143.2x, OneSpan (OSPN) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, OneSpan (OSPN) is cheapest (Intellicheck (IDN) 33.1x, First Advantage (FA) 17.0x, OneSpan (OSPN) 16.7x). 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: Intellicheck (IDN) +16.7%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, OneSpan (OSPN) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

OneSpan (OSPN) has the highest net margin (Intellicheck (IDN) 13.0%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, OneSpan (OSPN) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, OneSpan (OSPN) leads (First Advantage (FA) 3.6%, OneSpan (OSPN) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Advantage (FA) returned the most: Intellicheck (IDN) -48.8%, First Advantage (FA) +59.5%, OneSpan (OSPN) +32.9%. Over five years, First Advantage (FA) compounded fastest (Intellicheck (IDN) -23.6%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +2.3%/yr, OneSpan (OSPN) -0.3%/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) 2.53%. Intellicheck (IDN) and First Advantage (FA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, OneSpan (OSPN) has been the steadiest (Intellicheck (IDN) 86.2%, First Advantage (FA) 60.1%, OneSpan (OSPN) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDN, FA 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 6. 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.