Growth Metrics

First Advantage (FA) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 0.84% to 0.55 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.55 through Mar 2026, down 0.84% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.54 for FY2025, 0.69% down from the prior year.

First Advantage filings provide 7 years of Debt Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.55 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio hit 0.55 in Q1 2026 for First Advantage, up from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.55 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.29 in Q3 2022.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.4, with a median of 0.34 recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Debt Ratio dropped 3.3% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 61.42% in 2025.
  • First Advantage's Debt Ratio stood at 0.3 in 2022, then increased by 16.02% to 0.34 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 59.52% to 0.55 in 2024, then fell by 0.69% to 0.54 in 2025, then grew by 0.99% to 0.55 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FA's Debt Ratio are 0.55 (Q1 2026), 0.54 (Q4 2025), and 0.55 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - 0.00
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - 71.37
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 0.26
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn -
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 0.12
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 0.34
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 0.21
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 0.44
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 0.35
10 First Advantage 2.62 Bn 2.39 Bn - 0.55

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.55
Dec 31, 2025 0.54
Sep 30, 2025 0.55
Jun 30, 2025 0.55
Mar 31, 2025 0.55
Dec 31, 2024 0.55
Sep 30, 2024 0.34
Jun 30, 2024 0.34
Mar 31, 2024 0.34
Dec 31, 2023 0.34
Sep 30, 2023 0.34
Jun 30, 2023 0.30
Mar 31, 2023 0.30
Dec 31, 2022 0.30
Sep 30, 2022 0.29
Jun 30, 2022 0.29
Mar 31, 2022 0.29
Dec 31, 2021 0.29
Sep 30, 2021 0.30
Jun 30, 2021 0.30
Dec 31, 2020 0.45