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First American Financial Corporation (FAF)

Financial Services | Insurance - Specialty | Santa Ana, United States | NYSE
66.00 USD +2.18 (3.416%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 66.02 +0.02 (0.030%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:52 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT

First American Financial (FAF) appears to be a stable long-term investment with a strong dividend yield and consistent payouts, making it attractive for income-focused investors. While the short-term price movement is volatile, the recent price action shows a potential rebound from the 52-week low, and the overall fundamentals support a buy-and-hold strategy. However, short-term traders may want to consider the mixed options activity as a signal of potential volatility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.040108
AutoETS0.040245
AutoARIMA0.040288
AutoTheta0.042128

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 7.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.331
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 48.334
Revenue per Share 72.141
Market Cap 6,752,025,088
Trailing P/E 11.00
Forward P/E 9.35
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 8.34%
Website https://www.firstam.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. Call options are heavily positioned on the upside, with significant volume and open interest on strikes above the current price, indicating potential bullish speculation. However, put options are also showing activity on the downside, particularly on strikes below the current price, indicating some bearish sentiment. The high IV on puts suggests increased volatility expectations, possibly due to uncertainty or upcoming events. Overall, the options market is signaling a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward movements.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.83% 3.56% 3.70% 3.77%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-09 0.55 0.829312
2025-12-08 0.55 0.892215
2025-09-22 0.55 0.854379
2025-06-09 0.54 0.983127
2025-03-10 0.54 0.895768
2024-12-09 0.54 0.832446
2024-09-20 0.54 0.874405
2024-06-10 0.53 1.067800
2024-03-07 0.53 1.009943
2023-12-07 0.53 0.922782
2023-09-07 0.53 0.948202
2023-06-07 0.52 0.997841
2023-03-07 0.52 1.083605
2022-12-07 0.52 1.125813
2022-09-07 0.52 1.124470
2022-06-07 0.51 0.969312
2022-03-07 0.51 0.919152
2021-12-07 0.51 0.765309
2021-09-07 0.51 0.883045
2021-06-07 0.46 0.847129
2021-03-05 0.46 1.072617
2020-12-07 0.46 1.142483
2020-09-04 0.44 1.017748
2020-06-05 0.44 1.026451
2020-03-06 0.44 0.813887
2019-12-06 0.42 0.824940
2019-09-06 0.42 0.879657
2019-06-07 0.42 0.999475
2019-03-07 0.42 1.058429
2018-12-07 0.42 1.177011
2018-09-07 0.42 0.954907
2018-06-07 0.38 0.945439
2018-03-07 0.38 0.860186
2017-12-07 0.38 0.899429
2017-09-07 0.38 1.068988
2017-06-06 0.34 1.052004
2017-03-06 0.34 1.198891
2016-12-06 0.34 1.268468
2016-09-06 0.34 1.090593
2016-06-06 0.26 0.946517
2016-03-04 0.26 0.962398
2015-12-04 0.25 0.907580
2015-09-03 0.25 0.915255
2015-06-04 0.25 1.003567
2015-03-05 0.25 1.050368
2014-12-04 0.24 1.049670
2014-09-04 0.24 1.251280
2014-06-05 0.24 1.262887
2014-03-06 0.12 0.660753
2013-12-05 0.12 0.667231
2013-09-05 0.12 0.826946
2013-06-06 0.12 0.793344
2013-03-06 0.12 0.729013
2012-12-12 0.12 0.756695
2012-09-26 0.08 0.552310
2012-06-27 0.08 0.729242
2012-03-28 0.08 0.762950
2011-12-28 0.06 0.732326
2011-09-28 0.06 0.718628
2011-06-28 0.06 0.594802
2011-03-29 0.06 0.564693
2010-12-29 0.06 0.627692
2010-09-28 0.06 0.625619
2010-06-28 0.06 0.707985
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.19
dividendYield 3.32
exDividendDate 2026-03-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.18
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034158573
lastDividendValue 0.55
lastDividendDate 2026-03-09
dividendDate 2026-03-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.15748858
Address1 1 First American Way
All Time High 81.54
All Time Low 10.51
Ask 68.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 947,310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,086,900
Average Volume 1,086,900
Average Volume10Days 947,310
Beta 1.296
Bid 65.92
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 5
Book Value 53.917
City Santa Ana
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 66.0
Current Ratio 0.347
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 66.57
Day Low 64.3
Debt To Equity 48.334
Display Name First American Financial
Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Dividend Rate 2.19
Dividend Yield 3.32
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,974,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,974,400
Earnings Growth 1.945
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.927
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,888,000
Ebitda 1,199,399,936
Ebitda Margins 0.16094999
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.632
Enterprise To Revenue 1.067
Enterprise Value 7,954,500,096
Eps Current Year 6.49447
Eps Forward 7.05516
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,014,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 64.3246
Fifty Day Average Change 1.6753998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.026046019
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 15.748858
Fifty Two Week High 71.47
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.470001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07653563
Fifty Two Week Low 53.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24317198
Fifty Two Week Range 53.09 - 71.47
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,275,053,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.39
Float Shares 98,142,947
Forward Eps 7.05516
Forward P E 9.354856
Free Cashflow 557,875,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 19,102
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.63761
Gross Profits 4,751,600,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03532
Held Percent Institutions 0.96922994
Implied Shares Outstanding 102,303,410
Industry Insurance - Specialty
Industry Disp Insurance - Specialty
Industry Key insurance-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,014,400
Last Dividend Value 0.55
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Home Warranty segments. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related products and services internationally. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; products, services, and solutions to mitigate risk or otherwise facilitate real estate transactions; appraisals and other valuation-related products and services; lien release, document custodial, and default-related products and services; document generation services; warehouse lending services; and subservices mortgage loans; as well as banking, trust, and wealth management services. In addition, it accommodates tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; and maintains, manages, and provides access to title plant data and records. This segment offers its products through a network of direct operations and agents in various states and in the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and internationally. The Home Warranty segment provides home warranty products, including residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and certain appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period. This segment operates in various states and the District of Columbia. First American Financial Corporation was founded in 1889 and is based in Santa Ana, California.
Long Name First American Financial Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,752,025,088
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_43182327
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 621,800,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,752,025,060
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 64.32
Operating Cashflow 950,800,000
Operating Margins 0.16163
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.36330003
Peg Ratio 2.98
Phone 714 250 3000
Post Market Change 0.019996643
Post Market Change Percent 0.030297944
Post Market Price 66.02
Post Market Time 1,776,466,321
Previous Close 63.82
Price Eps Current Year 10.162492
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2241037
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.90604454
Profit Margins 0.08344
Quick Ratio 0.347
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.18
Regular Market Change Percent 3.41586
Regular Market Day High 66.57
Regular Market Day Low 64.3
Regular Market Day Range 64.3 - 66.57
Regular Market Open 64.32
Regular Market Previous Close 63.82
Regular Market Price 66.0
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 818,299
Return On Assets 0.039470002
Return On Equity 0.11964
Revenue Growth 0.216
Revenue Per Share 72.141
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 102,303,410
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0374
Shares Short 3,828,859
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,808,352
Short Name First American Corporation (New
Short Percent Of Float 0.0434
Short Ratio 3.62
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol FAF
Target High Price 90.0
Target Low Price 72.0
Target Mean Price 82.0
Target Median Price 82.0
Total Cash 1,465,799,936
Total Cash Per Share 14.385
Total Debt 2,670,099,968
Total Revenue 7,452,199,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.18
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034158573
Trailing Eps 6.0
Trailing P E 11.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 63.2072
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.792801
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.044184856
Type Disp Equity
Volume 818,299
Website https://www.firstam.com
Zip 92,707-5913