First American Corporation

Company Profile

First American Corporation had its IPO on 2010-05-28 under the ticker symbol FAF.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Insurance-Specialty industry. First American Corporation has a staff strength of 21,153 employees.

Stock update

Shares of First American Corporation opened at $60.25 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $60.01 - $61.38, and closed at $60.23.

This is a +0.07% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 326,788 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of First American Corporation have slipped by -3.93%.

First American Corporation's Key Ratios

First American Corporation has a market cap of $5.71 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.2398 and a price to sales ratio of 0.648.

In the last 12-months First American Corporation’s revenue was $7.02 billion with a gross profit of $4.29 billion and an EBITDA of $529.70 million. The EBITDA ratio measures First American Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, First American Corporation’s operating margin was 5.1% while its return on assets stood at 1.4% with a return of equity of 4.19%.

In Q1, First American Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -50.1% while revenue growth was a negative 28.9%.

First American Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

9.5057

Trailing PE

27.5075

PEG

2.04

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.01 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 9.5057 and a PEG multiple of 2.04. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into First American Corporation’s profitability.

First American Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.6557 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.648.

First American Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $2.07 per share, indicating a yield of 3.76% and a payout ratio of 38.31%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$20.14 billion

Total Liabilities

$238.90 million

Operating Cash Flow

$426.90 million

Capital Expenditure

$63.10 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

38.31%

First American Corporation ended 2025 with $20.14 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $20.14 billion while shareholder equity stood at $4.76 billion.

First American Corporation ended 2025 with $18.80 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $238.90 million in other current liabilities, 1030.00 in common stock, $3.71 billion in retained earnings and $1.81 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.98 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.98 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,394,500,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.90 billion.

First American Corporation’s total current assets stands at $1.98 billion while long-term investments were $8.45 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $366.80 million compared to accounts payable of $775.30 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2025, First American Corporation's operating cash flow was $426.90 million while its capital expenditure stood at $63.10 million.

Comparatively, First American Corporation paid $0.38 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$60.23

52-Week High

$64.0383

52-Week Low

$42.6866

Analyst Target Price

$61.8

First American Corporation stock is currently trading at $60.23 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $64.0383 and a 52-week low of $64.0383. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $61.8.

Its 50-day moving average was $59.88 and 200-day moving average was $56.21 The short ratio stood at 3.17 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 365.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8849.4% are held by institutions.