Growth Metrics

First Advantage (FA) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 2622.47% to $13.2 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $15.8 million through Mar 2026, down 48.51% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.1 million for FY2025, 89.87% down from the prior year.

First Advantage filings provide 7 years of Capital Expenditures readings, the most recent being $13.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures hit $13.2 million in Q1 2026 for First Advantage, up from $1.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $29.6 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$20.6 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $5.6 million, with a median of $2.3 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Capital Expenditures crashed 505900.0% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 3242.84% in 2025.
  • First Advantage's Capital Expenditures stood at $22.3 million in 2022, then plummeted by 69.3% to $6.8 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 333.47% to $29.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 94.81% to $1.5 million in 2025, then surged by 759.64% to $13.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FA's Capital Expenditures are $13.2 million (Q1 2026), $1.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$20.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 90.90 Mn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 69.62 Mn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 69.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 261.34 Mn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 51.50 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 101.28 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
10 First Advantage 2.62 Bn 2.39 Bn - 13.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 13.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -20.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -20.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 21.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 21.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 485,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 485,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 29.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 29.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -44,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -44,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 649,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 649,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 321,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 321,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 6.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -5.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -5.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 22.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 22.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -5.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -5.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 2.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 2.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 847,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 847,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 -1,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 -1,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -739,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -739,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 3.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 10.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 10.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -2.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -2.69 Mn