IDN vs FA vs YOU Stock Comparison

Intellicheck, First Advantage and Clear Secure Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IDN Intellicheck, Inc.
$2.46 +5.1% 1M -46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$47.27M
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.11M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.00 +12.8% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
143.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
4 wins
YOU Clear Secure, Inc.
$45.47 +12.6% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.64B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

First Advantage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (First Advantage 4, Clear Secure 3, Intellicheck 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIDNFAYOULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.27M $3.60B $4.64B YOU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 143.1x 31.4x IDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.1x 17.1x 24.2x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.7% +32.9% +19.8% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 1.5% 14.8% YOU
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 -46.9% +48.8% +41.3% FA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.7%/yr +2.3%/yr +0.3%/yr FA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.1% 60.6% 57.6% YOU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 68/100 72/100 IDN

Percentile Scorecard

IDNFAYOU

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

AxisIDNFAYOU
Valuation 96 #6 of 124 88 #16 of 124 80 #26 of 124
Growth 94 #8 of 113 84 #19 of 113 88 #14 of 113
Profitability 91 #11 of 109 73 #30 of 109 100 #1 of 109
Financial Health 88 #16 of 127 26 #94 of 127 25 #96 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 68 #21 of 63 66 #22 of 63
Overall 92 68 72
  • IDN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FA 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

PeriodIDNFAYOUSPY
1 month +5.1%+12.8%+12.6% +0.9%
3 months -33.7%-2.4%-22.1% +5.9%
6 months -69.2%+60.9%-14.7% +8.5%
Year to date -63.2%+44.5%+29.6% +13.3%
1 year -46.9%+48.8%+41.3% +12.4%
3 years +40.6%+63.7%+175.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.0%+17.9%+40.2% +23.5%
5 years -72.3%+12.3%+1.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -22.7%+2.3%+0.3% +11.0%
10 years +50.0%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.1%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIDNFAYOUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.1%60.6%57.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.8%54.4%45.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.500.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.810.72 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.1%-61.1%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.6%-12.9%-27.1% -0.9%
52-week high $8.99$24.12$62.36 $779.14
52-week low $2.14$8.95$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.

MultipleIDNFAYOU
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 37.9x 143.4xmedian 37.9x 31.0xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x 6.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 34.5x 12.5xmedian 34.5x 18.0xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 26.6x 14.5xmedian 26.6x 12.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x 25.2xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 1.24 -5.85median 1.24 0.46median 1.24

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 monthsIDNFAYOU
Revenue $24.11M $1.66B $1.00B
Gross profit $21.96M $752.05M –
Operating income $2.85M $177.66M $251.47M
Net income $3.14M $25.14M $220.38M
Free cash flow $2.81M $248.96M $508.39M
R&D $5.28M $100.89M $72.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $0.15 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $11.84M $237.90M $128.23M
Total debt – $2.03B –
Shares (diluted) 20.93M 173.23M 102.77M
Enterprise value $8.50M $2.68B $1.65B

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
MetricIDNFAYOU
P/E 15.9x 143.4x 31.0x
P/FCF 17.7x 14.5x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 13.8x 11.3x
P/S 2.1x 2.2x 6.1x
P/B 2.2x 2.8x 25.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 7.1x 25.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 12.5x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 30.4x 20.5x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.2x 5.2x
EV/FCF 13.5x 21.7x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 20.7x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -5.85 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDNFAYOU
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.7% 32.9% 19.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 28.7% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.5% 29.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 25.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 361.2% 777.9% 68.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 28.7% 61.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 442.2% 116.8% -4.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.8% -20.0% 66.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 423.6% 116.9% -22.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.6% -24.5% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.0% 1,685% 68.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 11.6% 33.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.9% 1,945% 66.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 10.1% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDNFAYOU
Gross margin 91.1% 45.2% –
EBITDA margin 15.0% 26.0% 28.6%
Operating margin 11.8% 10.7% 25.1%
Pretax margin 13.3% 2.2% 28.0%
Net margin 13.0% 1.5% 14.8%
FCF margin 11.7% 15.0% 50.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 15.7% 54.2%
Return on equity 14.3% 1.9% 96.5%
Return on assets 11.9% 0.7% 14.7%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% –
Return on capital employed 12.2% 5.0% 48.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 10.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.2% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDNFAYOU
Debt / assets – 54.3% –
Debt / equity – 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x –
Debt / FCF – 8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 12.0% 65.5% 84.6%
Equity / assets 88.0% 34.5% 15.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.0x 2.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 4.7x 2.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 3.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.38 1.51 4.08

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusIDNFAYOU
Forward P/E 35.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +67.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -71.4% +30.9% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.46MFY2026 $1.66BFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +2.4% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDNFAYOU
Held by institutions 51.5% 100.0% 95.5%
Institutions holding 83 178 448
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +4.9% +2.5%
Institutions buying 57 113 265
Institutions selling 17 41 125
Buyers to sellers 3.35 2.76 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.

IDNFAYOU
IDN 1.00 0.03 0.15
FA 0.03 1.00 0.16
YOU 0.15 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDN, FA and YOU?

Clear Secure (YOU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intellicheck (IDN) $47.27M, First Advantage (FA) $3.60B, Clear Secure (YOU) $4.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, IDN, FA and YOU?

Intellicheck (IDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intellicheck (IDN) 15.0x, First Advantage (FA) 143.1x, Clear Secure (YOU) 31.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (Intellicheck (IDN) 35.1x, First Advantage (FA) 17.1x, Clear Secure (YOU) 24.2x). 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%, Clear Secure (YOU) +19.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clear Secure (YOU) has the highest net margin (Intellicheck (IDN) 13.0%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Clear Secure (YOU) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Advantage (FA) returned the most: Intellicheck (IDN) -46.9%, First Advantage (FA) +48.8%, Clear Secure (YOU) +41.3%. Over five years, First Advantage (FA) compounded fastest (Intellicheck (IDN) -22.7%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +2.3%/yr, Clear Secure (YOU) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intellicheck (IDN) 0.00%, First Advantage (FA) 0.00%, Clear Secure (YOU) 0.01%. Intellicheck (IDN) and First Advantage (FA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clear Secure (YOU) has been the steadiest (Intellicheck (IDN) 86.1%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Clear Secure (YOU) 57.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDN, FA 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, First Advantage (FA) leads on 4. 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.