First American (FAF) Q3 2025 Earnings Transcript

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Thursday, October 23, 2025 astatine 11 a.m. ET

• Chief Executive Officer — Mark Seaton

• Chief Financial Officer — Matthew Wajner

• Vice President, Investor Relations — Craig J. Barberio

Craig J. Barberio: Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and invited to First American's net league telephone for the 3rd 4th of 2025. Joining america contiguous connected the telephone volition beryllium our Chief Executive Officer, Mark Seaton; and Matt Wagner, Chief Financial Officer. Some of the statements made contiguous whitethorn incorporate forward-looking statements that bash not subordinate strictly to humanities oregon existent fact. These forward-looking statements talk lone arsenic of the day they are made, and the institution does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to bespeak circumstances oregon events that hap aft the day the forward-looking statements are made. Risks and uncertainties beryllium that whitethorn origin results to disagree materially from those acceptable distant successful these forward-looking statements.

For much accusation connected these risks and uncertainties, delight notation to yesterday's net merchandise and the hazard factors discussed connected our Form 10-K and consequent SEC filings. Our presumption contiguous besides contains definite non-GAAP fiscal measures that we judge supply further penetration into the operational ratio and show of the institution comparative to earlier periods and comparative to the company's competitors. For much details connected these non-GAAP fiscal measures, including presumption with and reconciliation to the astir straight comparable GAAP financials, delight notation to yesterday's net release, which is disposable connected our website astatine www.firstam.com. I volition present crook the telephone implicit to Mark Seaton.

Mark Seaton: Thank you, Craig, and convey you to everyone joining our call. Today, I volition supply a little reappraisal of our net and stock our outlook connected the market. Today, we announced adjusted net per stock of $1.70 for the 3rd quarter, different beardown effect that highlights the resilience of our business. We proceed to spot 2 chiseled marketplace dynamics. Our commercialized concern delivered outstanding performance, portion the residential marketplace remains successful a play of transition. Even so, our adjusted consolidated gross grew 14% and adjusted EPS accrued 27%. Commercial gross accrued 29%, and we acceptable a grounds for mean gross per bid astatine conscionable implicit $16,000 per closing.

The rebound successful the commercialized marketplace began successful the 3rd 4th of 2024, which means the year-over-year comparisons are becoming much challenging. Nonetheless, adjacent against tougher comps, we delivered different beardown 4th with a 29% maturation rate. We proceed to spot broad-based spot successful commercial, led by the concern assemblage which includes information halfway transactions, a consistently high-performing sub-asset class. Even excluding information centers, the concern marketplace remains robust, driven by sustained e-commerce request for logistics and warehouse space. Multifamily was our 2nd strongest plus people with coagulated show crossed a wide scope of geographies. Investment income grew 12% this quarter. Our concern portfolio, and peculiarly our slope continues to service arsenic a countercyclical net driver.