MITK vs SAIL vs FA Stock Comparison

Mitek Systems, SailPoint and First Advantage Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.64 +5.4% 1M +93.8% 1Y
Market cap
$844.77M
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
8 wins
SAIL SailPoint, Inc.
$21.79 +1.8% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.17B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
1 win
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.25 +6.3% 1M +47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
145.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMITKSAILFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $844.77M $12.34B $3.65B SAIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.5x -62.6x 145.1x MITK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 66.0x 17.3x MITK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% +20.1% +32.9% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -16.9% 1.5% MITK
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% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.8% -2.0% +47.4% MITK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr — -0.2%/yr FA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 64.5% 60.6% MITK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 65/100 66/100 MITK

Percentile Scorecard

MITKSAILFA

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

AxisMITKSAILFA
Valuation 85 #19 of 124 62 #48 of 124 86 #18 of 124
Growth 39 #69 of 113 90 #12 of 113 85 #18 of 113
Profitability 92 #10 of 110 52 #53 of 110 73 #30 of 110
Financial Health 73 #35 of 129 56 #57 of 129 24 #98 of 129
Shareholder Returns 78 #16 of 68 – 63 #26 of 68
Overall 73 65 66
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SAIL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMITKSAILFASPY
1 month +5.4%+1.8%+6.3% -1.0%
3 months +10.5%+45.8%+8.2% +2.9%
6 months +30.4%+82.3%+70.5% +6.4%
Year to date +76.7%+7.7%+46.2% +11.4%
1 year +93.8%-2.0%+47.4% +13.1%
3 years +91.0%—+59.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +24.1%—+16.8% +21.5%
5 years -3.0%—-1.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.6%—-0.2% +10.9%
10 years +161.1%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMITKSAILFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%64.5%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%66.2%54.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.420.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.71-0.030.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-59.2%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-4.3%-11.9% -2.5%
52-week high $20.14$22.78$24.12 $779.14
52-week low $8.65$10.49$8.95 $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.

MultipleMITKSAILFA
P/E now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 37.4x -62.8xmedian 37.4x 145.1xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 35.0x 283.4xmedian 35.0x 12.6xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 27.2x 69.8xmedian 27.2x 14.6xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.4x 1.8xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.25median 1.27 —median 1.27 -5.92median 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 monthsMITKSAILFA
Revenue $197.90M $1.17B $1.66B
Gross profit $165.47M $771.83M $752.05M
Operating income $35.22M -$220.51M $177.66M
Net income $22.54M -$197.22M $25.14M
Free cash flow $48.61M $178.19M $248.96M
R&D $31.23M $231.45M $100.89M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $-0.35 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $90.05M $309.85M $237.90M
Total debt $49.38M – $6.75B
Shares (diluted) 48.71M 568.11M 173.23M
Enterprise value $284.39M $10.98B $2.73B

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
MetricMITKSAILFA
P/E 37.4x -62.8x 145.1x
P/FCF 17.3x 69.8x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 62.0x 14.0x
P/S 4.2x 10.7x 2.2x
P/B 3.4x 1.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.2x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 283.4x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 22.4x -55.0x 30.6x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 10.4x 3.3x
EV/FCF 16.3x 68.1x 21.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 60.5x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.25 – -5.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMITKSAILFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% 20.1% 32.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 28.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% 24.0% 29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 77.8% 21.4% 777.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% – 28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.3% 41.5% 116.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – -20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.8% 76.3% 116.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% – -24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 545.2% 1,685%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.9% 442.0% 1,945%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – 10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMITKSAILFA
Gross margin 83.6% 66.2% 45.2%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 3.7% 26.0%
Operating margin 17.8% -18.9% 10.7%
Pretax margin 16.0% -18.6% 2.2%
Net margin 11.4% -16.9% 1.5%
FCF margin 24.6% 15.3% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.1% 17.2% 15.7%
Return on equity 9.2% -2.9% 1.9%
Return on assets 6.2% -2.6% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 8.5% – 3.6%
Return on capital employed 11.7% -3.2% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -1.0x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 20.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMITKSAILFA
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% 9.5% 65.5%
Equity / assets 68.1% 90.5% 34.5%
Interest coverage 4.9x -203.8x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.0x 2.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 5.41 10.35 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMITKSAILFA
Dividend yield – – 0.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.1% – 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.

ConsensusMITKSAILFA
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 66.0xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $0.33FY2026 $1.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +37.5%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.5% +24.2% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $185.93MFY2026 $1.34BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +20.6% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMITKSAILFA
Held by institutions 84.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 188 237 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +4.3% +4.9%
Institutions buying 107 168 113
Institutions selling 53 46 41
Buyers to sellers 2.02 3.65 2.76

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.

MITKSAILFA
MITK 1.00 0.39 0.19
SAIL 0.39 1.00 0.30
FA 0.19 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MITK, SAIL and FA?

SailPoint (SAIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mitek Systems (MITK) $844.77M, SailPoint (SAIL) $12.34B, First Advantage (FA) $3.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, MITK, SAIL and FA?

Mitek Systems (MITK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mitek Systems (MITK) 37.5x, SailPoint (SAIL) -62.6x, First Advantage (FA) 145.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.3x, SailPoint (SAIL) 66.0x, First Advantage (FA) 17.3x). 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%, SailPoint (SAIL) +20.1%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitek Systems (MITK) has the highest net margin (Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%, SailPoint (SAIL) -16.9%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%). 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) +93.8%, SailPoint (SAIL) -2.0%, First Advantage (FA) +47.4%. Over five years, First Advantage (FA) compounded fastest (Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.6%/yr, First Advantage (FA) -0.2%/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) 54.9%, SailPoint (SAIL) 64.5%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.