First American Financial Corporation
The Company First American Financial Corporation traces its heritage back to 1889. On June 1, 2010, its common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FAF.
$65.06
-$1.40 (-2.11%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
Net margin is thin at 8.34%. This may reflect rising credit costs, rate compression, or operational inefficiency.
Revenue grew 21.6% YoY.
Financial stocks carry unique risks (credit cycles, regulatory changes, interest rate sensitivity) that aren't captured by standard quality metrics.
9.0x earnings. Below the sector average, the market may be pricing in credit losses or regulatory headwinds, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$7.98B
▲ +21.6% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$744M
▲ +374.3% YoY
Net Margin
9.31%
P/E
9.0x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$18.94B
Equity
$5.62B
Total Debt
$206M
Cash & Equiv.
$2.62B
5Y CAGR: +1.0%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 20 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 12 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is First American Financial (FAF) overvalued?
At a P/E of 9.0 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 8.0, First American Financial (FAF) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $163.51 per share, so at $65.06 the stock looks undervalued (151.3% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, First American Financial scores 77/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 3.4%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is First American Financial's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $163.51 per share for FAF, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $122.64. At today's $65.06, that puts the stock about 151.3% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is First American Financial a high-quality business?+
First American Financial scores 77 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 12.3% operating margin and a 13.1% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does First American Financial (FAF) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, First American Financial pays a regular dividend of about $2.18 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 3.4% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 30.2% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. First American Financial has grown the dividend at roughly 1.2% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For FAF's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is First American Financial a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. FAF currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 77/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 3.4%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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