MITK vs FA vs IDN Stock Comparison

Mitek Systems, First Advantage and Intellicheck Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.38 +4.1% 1M +91.9% 1Y
Market cap
$829.13M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
5 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.08 +7.6% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
144.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins
IDN Intellicheck, Inc.
$2.50 +4.6% 1M -47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$50.63M
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.11M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mitek Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mitek Systems 5, First Advantage 3, Intellicheck 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMITKFAIDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $829.13M $3.62B $50.63M FA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 144.0x 16.1x IDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 17.1x 35.7x MITK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% +32.9% +16.7% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 1.5% 13.0% IDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 3.6% — MITK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 4.1x — MITK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.9% +48.2% -47.0% MITK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +1.2%/yr -22.2%/yr FA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 60.6% 86.1% MITK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 67/100 92/100 IDN

Percentile Scorecard

MITKFAIDN

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

AxisMITKFAIDN
Valuation 86 #18 of 124 87 #17 of 124 95 #7 of 124
Growth 40 #68 of 113 85 #18 of 113 94 #8 of 113
Profitability 93 #9 of 109 73 #30 of 109 89 #13 of 109
Financial Health 72 #36 of 127 25 #96 of 127 89 #15 of 127
Shareholder Returns 78 #15 of 65 66 #23 of 65 –
Overall 74 67 92
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IDN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMITKFAIDNSPY
1 month +4.1%+7.6%+4.6% -0.2%
3 months +9.5%+1.0%-31.3% +3.9%
6 months +30.7%+61.5%-69.3% +8.2%
Year to date +74.2%+45.1%-62.6% +12.9%
1 year +91.9%+48.2%-47.0% +12.3%
3 years +76.9%+64.3%+42.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%+18.0%+12.6% +23.3%
5 years -3.6%+6.3%-71.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.7%+1.2%-22.2% +10.9%
10 years +175.1%—+55.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.7%—+4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMITKFAIDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%60.6%86.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%54.4%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.500.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.80-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-61.1%-85.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-12.6%-72.2% -1.2%
52-week high $20.14$24.12$8.99 $779.14
52-week low $8.65$8.95$2.14 $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.

MultipleMITKFAIDN
P/E now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 38.6x 144.0xmedian 38.6x 16.1xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x 2.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 34.5x 12.5xmedian 34.5x 10.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 29.4x 14.5xmedian 29.4x 18.0xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.3x 2.8xmedian 3.3x 2.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.23median 1.28 -5.87median 1.28 0.40median 1.28

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 monthsMITKFAIDN
Revenue $197.90M $1.66B $24.11M
Gross profit $165.47M $752.05M $21.96M
Operating income $35.22M $177.66M $2.85M
Net income $22.54M $25.14M $3.14M
Free cash flow $48.61M $248.96M $2.81M
R&D $31.23M $100.89M $5.28M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $0.15 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $90.05M $237.90M $11.84M
Total debt $49.38M $2.03B –
Shares (diluted) 48.71M 173.23M 20.93M
Enterprise value $268.75M $2.70B $11.86M

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
MetricMITKFAIDN
P/E 36.8x 144.0x 16.1x
P/FCF 17.1x 14.5x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 13.8x 17.5x
P/S 4.2x 2.2x 2.1x
P/B 3.3x 2.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 7.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 12.5x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 30.5x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 16.0x 21.7x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 20.7x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.23 -5.87 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMITKFAIDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% 32.9% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 28.7% 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% 29.3% 17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 25.2% 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 77.8% 777.9% 361.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 28.7% 41.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.3% 116.8% 442.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -20.0% 41.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.8% 116.9% 423.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% -24.5% 40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 1,685% 93.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 11.6% 44.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.9% 1,945% 94.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 10.1% 43.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMITKFAIDN
Gross margin 83.6% 45.2% 91.1%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 26.0% 15.0%
Operating margin 17.8% 10.7% 11.8%
Pretax margin 16.0% 2.2% 13.3%
Net margin 11.4% 1.5% 13.0%
FCF margin 24.6% 15.0% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.1% 15.7% 12.0%
Return on equity 9.2% 1.9% 14.3%
Return on assets 6.2% 0.7% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 3.6% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 5.0% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 10.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 1.2% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMITKFAIDN
Debt / assets 13.4% 54.3% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 4.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 31.9% 65.5% 12.0%
Equity / assets 68.1% 34.5% 88.0%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.5x 5.0x
Quick ratio 2.6x 2.4x 4.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.0x 3.8x
Altman Z-score 5.35 1.52 4.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMITKFAIDN
Dividend yield – 0.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.2% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.9% –
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.

ConsensusMITKFAIDN
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.5% +30.9% -71.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $185.93MFY2026 $1.66BFY2026 $21.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +2.4% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMITKFAIDN
Held by institutions 84.7% 100.0% 51.5%
Institutions holding 188 178 83
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +4.9% -2.0%
Institutions buying 107 113 57
Institutions selling 53 41 17
Buyers to sellers 2.02 2.76 3.35

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.

MITKFAIDN
MITK 1.00 0.19 0.18
FA 0.19 1.00 0.04
IDN 0.18 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MITK, FA and IDN?

First Advantage (FA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mitek Systems (MITK) $829.13M, First Advantage (FA) $3.62B, Intellicheck (IDN) $50.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, MITK, FA and IDN?

Intellicheck (IDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mitek Systems (MITK) 36.8x, First Advantage (FA) 144.0x, Intellicheck (IDN) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.0x, First Advantage (FA) 17.1x, Intellicheck (IDN) 35.7x). 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: Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, Intellicheck (IDN) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intellicheck (IDN) has the highest net margin (Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Intellicheck (IDN) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Mitek Systems (MITK) leads (Mitek Systems (MITK) 8.5%, First Advantage (FA) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitek Systems (MITK) returned the most: Mitek Systems (MITK) +91.9%, First Advantage (FA) +48.2%, Intellicheck (IDN) -47.0%. Over five years, First Advantage (FA) compounded fastest (Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.7%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr, Intellicheck (IDN) -22.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitek Systems (MITK) has been the steadiest (Mitek Systems (MITK) 55.0%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Intellicheck (IDN) 86.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.