FAF's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 6. It closed away from its high of the day (2 chart checks stopped).
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Up 9% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 13% in the past year.
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| The company | Profit up 52% to $732M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 3 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +0.5% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
FAF is #1 of 4 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: FAF +14%, FNF +6.4%, STC +21%.
Reports Wed Feb 10, after the close (in 92 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Revenue of $2.1B, 5% more than a year ago; a profit of $1.72 a share.
“Information and other revenues were $292 million during the quarter, up $16 million, or 6 percent, compared with last year, primarily driven by 31 percent growth in the company's subservicing business.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title insurance and services | $2B | $2B | $1.8B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 23)
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Direct premiums and escrow fees were $643 million, an increase of 7 percent compared with the third quarter of last year, driven by a 13 percent increase in the average revenue per order closed, partially offset by a 5 percent decline in the number of direct title orders closed in our domestic operations.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)
Sales grew 1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.44 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | -5.2% | -2.1% | -4.4% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | +2.1% | -2.2% | +10.8% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | -1.9% | +3.5% | +7.0% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $7.5B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 56.4, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 31% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $2.44 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $249M a year |
| Free cash flow | $806M |
| Record | Raised every year since 2010 |
One insider sold $244K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: FAF is under 0.1% of DGRO, under 0.1% of VIG, and under 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
First American Financial Corp is engaged in the business of providing title insurance, settlement services, and other financial services and risk solutions. The group's reportable segments are: Title insurance and services, Home warranty, and Corporate. Maximum revenue is generated from the Title insurance and services segment, which provides title insurance, closing, escrow, and related services domestically and internationally in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions. This segment also provides solutions to mitigate risk and facilitate real estate transactions, along with offering banking, trust, warehouse lending, mortgage subservicing and wealth management services. The majority of the group's revenue is generated from escrow fees and insurance premiums.
“The business of providing title insurance and related products and services is highly competitive.”
FAF scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #1 of 4 in Title Insurance by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 9% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 13% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
FAF scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #1 of 4 in Title Insurance by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind FAF's 6.
One insider sold $244K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Steven A. Adams, VP & Chief Accounting Officer, who sold $244K on Jul 24. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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