OKTA vs RDVT vs FA Stock Comparison

Okta, Red Violet and First Advantage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OKTA Okta, Inc.
$220.01 +12.7% 1M +147.0% 1Y
Market cap
$39.13B
P/E
132.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
–
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
69.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.02M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
5 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.25 +8.4% 1M +47.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
141.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Red Violet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Red Violet 5, First Advantage 3, Okta 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOKTARDVTFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.13B $1.13B $3.56B OKTA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 132.2x 69.2x 141.6x RDVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 59.6x 54.1x 17.3x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +20.2% +32.9% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 16.5% 1.5% RDVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — 3.6% FA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +147.0% +48.3% +47.7% OKTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +20.5%/yr +0.4%/yr RDVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.3% 48.7% 60.7% RDVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 82/100 67/100 RDVT

Percentile Scorecard

OKTARDVTFA

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

AxisOKTARDVTFA
Valuation 58 #53 of 124 63 #46 of 124 87 #17 of 124
Growth 76 #28 of 113 96 #6 of 113 85 #18 of 113
Profitability 80 #23 of 110 97 #4 of 110 73 #30 of 110
Financial Health 71 #38 of 129 98 #4 of 129 24 #98 of 129
Shareholder Returns 62 #26 of 67 56 #30 of 67 65 #24 of 67
Overall 69 82 67
  • OKTA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RDVT 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

PeriodOKTARDVTFASPY
1 month +12.7%+2.0%+8.4% -0.8%
3 months +60.1%+27.2%+6.2% +3.5%
6 months +189.0%+114.0%+68.9% +7.0%
Year to date +154.4%+40.7%+46.2% +12.2%
1 year +147.0%+48.3%+47.7% +13.0%
3 years +228.0%+314.3%+65.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.6%+60.7%+18.3% +23.1%
5 years -12.0%+153.4%+2.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.5%+20.5%+0.4% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureOKTARDVTFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.3%48.7%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%49.3%54.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.980.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.250.990.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-63.7%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-0.8%-11.9% -1.8%
52-week high $232.13$80.80$24.12 $779.14
52-week low $62.93$34.40$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.

MultipleOKTARDVTFA
P/E now vs peer median 129.6xmedian 38.1x 69.4xmedian 38.1x 145.1xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 4.3x 11.4xmedian 4.3x 2.2xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 69.8xmedian 35.4x 37.5xmedian 35.4x 12.6xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 27.1x 33.7xmedian 27.1x 14.6xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.4x 10.1xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.71median 1.27 0.88median 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 monthsOKTARDVTFA
Revenue $3.07B $99.02M $1.66B
Gross profit $2.40B $83.87M $752.05M
Operating income $232.00M $17.72M $177.66M
Net income $296.00M $16.38M $25.14M
Free cash flow $979.00M $33.60M $248.96M
R&D $651.00M – $100.89M
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $1.13 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $763.00M $49.97M $237.90M
Total debt – – $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 178.81M 14.46M 173.23M
Enterprise value $29.23B $950.13M $2.64B

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
MetricOKTARDVTFA
P/E 129.6x 69.4x 145.1x
P/FCF 37.6x 33.7x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 37.3x 33.2x 14.0x
P/S 12.0x 11.4x 2.2x
P/B 5.3x 10.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 16.1x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 69.8x 37.5x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 148.6x 61.0x 30.6x
EV/Revenue 11.2x 10.9x 3.3x
EV/FCF 35.2x 32.2x 21.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 31.7x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.71 0.88 -5.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOKTARDVTFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 20.2% 32.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 19.9% 28.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 22.5% 29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 23.2% 25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 222.2% 80.2% 777.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.7% 111.4% 28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.2% 88.1% 116.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 79.8% -20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.3% 89.2% 116.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 78.6% -24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% 29.0% 1,685%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.4% 39.4% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% 28.6% 1,945%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.4% 39.5% 10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOKTARDVTFA
Gross margin 78.1% 84.7% 45.2%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 29.1% 26.0%
Operating margin 7.5% 17.9% 10.7%
Pretax margin 10.5% 19.4% 2.2%
Net margin 9.6% 16.5% 1.5%
FCF margin 31.9% 33.9% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 34.4% 15.7%
Return on equity 4.3% 15.2% 1.9%
Return on assets 3.2% 14.1% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 3.0% – 3.6%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 16.0% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 2.1x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue 16.4% 7.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOKTARDVTFA
Debt / assets – – 54.3%
Debt / equity – – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.1x
Debt / FCF – – 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 23.7% 7.3% 65.5%
Equity / assets 76.3% 92.7% 34.5%
Interest coverage 2.5x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 10.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 10.5x 2.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 8.3x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 10.39 79.82 1.52

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusOKTARDVTFA
Forward P/E 59.6xFY2026 54.1xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.69FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $1.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +15.5% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.37BFY2026 $114.03MFY2026 $1.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +1.5% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOKTARDVTFA
Held by institutions 90.0% 69.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 820 172 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.5% +4.9%
Institutions buying 451 103 113
Institutions selling 287 51 41
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.02 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.

OKTARDVTFA
OKTA 1.00 0.43 0.25
RDVT 0.43 1.00 0.38
FA 0.25 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OKTA, RDVT and FA?

Okta (OKTA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Okta (OKTA) $39.13B, Red Violet (RDVT) $1.13B, First Advantage (FA) $3.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, OKTA, RDVT and FA?

Red Violet (RDVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Okta (OKTA) 132.2x, Red Violet (RDVT) 69.2x, First Advantage (FA) 141.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (Okta (OKTA) 59.6x, Red Violet (RDVT) 54.1x, 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: Okta (OKTA) +11.2%, Red Violet (RDVT) +20.2%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Red Violet (RDVT) has the highest net margin (Okta (OKTA) 9.6%, Red Violet (RDVT) 16.5%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, First Advantage (FA) leads (Okta (OKTA) 3.0%, First Advantage (FA) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okta (OKTA) returned the most: Okta (OKTA) +147.0%, Red Violet (RDVT) +48.3%, First Advantage (FA) +47.7%. Over five years, Red Violet (RDVT) compounded fastest (Okta (OKTA) -2.5%/yr, Red Violet (RDVT) +20.5%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Red Violet (RDVT) has been the steadiest (Okta (OKTA) 65.3%, Red Violet (RDVT) 48.7%, First Advantage (FA) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OKTA, RDVT 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, 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.