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

First Advantage (FA) reported Debt Ratio of 0.55 for Q1 2026, down 0.84% on a YoY basis from 0.55 in Q1 2025, and up 0.99% quarter-over-quarter from 0.54 in Q4 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage has reported Debt Ratio for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.55 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 0.84% year-over-year to 0.55; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.55 (down 0.84% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.54, down 0.69% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.55, up from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.55 in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.29 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.4 across 5 years, with a median of 0.34 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio fell 3.3% — and 2025, when it soared 61.42%.
  • First Advantage's Debt Ratio stood at 0.3 in 2022, then grew by 16.02% to 0.34 in 2023, then soared by 59.52% to 0.55 in 2024, then declined by 0.69% to 0.54 in 2025, then climbed by 0.99% to 0.55 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.55 (Q1 2026), 0.54 (Q4 2025), and 0.55 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 0.26
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn -
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 0.21
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 0.12
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 0.34
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 0.44
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 0.35
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn -
10 First Advantage 2.87 Bn 2.65 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