First Advantage (FA) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) posted Debt Ratio of 0.55 for Q1 2026, up 0.99% on a QoQ basis from 0.54 in Q4 2025, and down 2.67% year-over-year from 0.56 in Q1 2025.
First Advantage (FA) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Advantage's Debt Ratio history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.55 for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 2.67% year-over-year to 0.55 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.55 (down 2.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.54, down 2.59% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.55 for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, up from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.56 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.29 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.4 and a median of 0.34 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio slipped 3.3% — and 2025, when it soared 64.37%.
- First Advantage's Debt Ratio stood at 0.3 in 2022, then rose by 16.02% to 0.34 in 2023, then surged by 62.64% to 0.56 in 2024, then slipped by 2.59% to 0.54 in 2025, then increased by 0.99% to 0.55 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FA's Debt Ratio at 0.55 in Q1 2026, 0.54 in Q4 2025, and 0.55 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 82.43 Bn | 82.25 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.26 |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 71.81 Bn | 69.31 Bn | - | 71.37 |
| 3 | Relx | 63.28 Bn | 63.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 40.35 Bn | 39.49 Bn | - | -0.05 |
| 5 | Copart | 26.32 Bn | 22.97 Bn | 732.88 Mn | - |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.09 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 0.35 |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.79 Bn | 20.60 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 0.19 |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.26 Bn | 17.01 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 0.12 |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.08 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 0.44 |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.41 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 173.79 Mn | 0.55 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.56 |
| 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 |