First Advantage Corporation

These are single quarters, not a trailing year — the figures elsewhere on this site cover twelve months and will be much larger. A seasonal business swings a long way between the two: ServiceNow earns $2.0B of free cash flow in its December quarter and $0.5B in its June one.

Compared against the same quarter a year earlier, not against an analyst forecast. A “beat” or “miss” needs a consensus estimate, which is licensed data we do not carry — and getting it wrong is worse than leaving it out.

What management said

“indicates not meaningful information. “We delivered another quarter of outstanding performance, highlighted by nearly 14% revenue growth, increasing margins, strong cash flow, and robust earnings per share growth. Our results reflected sustained positive momentum across our revenue growth algorithm, with continued excellent base growth, solid new logo contribution, successful upsell and cross-sell activity, and consistently high retention. We continue to see broad-based growth across our diverse, balanced verticals, with strong performance from nearly every vertical in our Americas business. Our AI-enabled products continue to be key differentiators as we help our customers mitigate human capital risks and prevent fraud. Our go-to-market momentum and pipeline remain strong as we approach 2027,”

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What First Advantage Corporation does

First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a global software and data company. We provide comprehensive, end-to-end identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verifications, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring. Combining AI-powered proprietary technology platforms with proprietary data, primary source data, and third-party data, we help organizations hire with confidence and manage risk across the entire employee lifecycle. With over 80,000 customers worldwide – including approximately two-thirds of the Fortune 100 – we deliver fast, comprehensive, and reliable solutions for employers, their candidates, and their employees. We conduct more than 200 million screens annually across over 200 countries and territories, supported by our verticalized go-to-market strategy, decades of experience, and proprietary databases containing over 1 billion records.

The company’s own description, as it appears at the foot of the release.