First Advantage FA
NASDAQ FA
$20.86 -0.36 (-1.72%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:13 PM EDT

First Advantage (FA) Interest Coverage Ratio (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage's (FA) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.03 in Q1 2026, up 465.3% YoY from 0.18 in Q1 2025, and down 14.51% on a QoQ basis from 1.2 in Q4 2025.

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

First Advantage (FA) has 7 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.03 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 465.3% year-over-year to 1.03 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.86 (up 934.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.43, up 145.12% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio slipped to 1.03 in Q1 2026, from 1.2 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 3.44 in Q3 2022 to a low of 2.73 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.97 and a median of 0.98 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Coverage Ratio sank 210.51% — and 2025, when it soared 613.55%.
  • Tracing FA's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 3.06 in 2022, then retreated by 19.3% to 2.47 in 2023, then slumped by 210.51% to 2.73 in 2024, then soared by 144.12% to 1.2 in 2025, then slipped by 14.51% to 1.03 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.03 (Q1 2026), 1.2 (Q4 2025), and 1.16 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.71 Bn 81.42 Bn 1.48 Bn 26.05
2 Relx 65.63 Bn 65.46 Bn - -
3 Copart 31.72 Bn 28.36 Bn 732.88 Mn -
4 Global Payments 25.15 Bn 19.74 Bn 2.03 Bn 1.21
5 Rb Global 16.08 Bn 15.56 Bn 935.50 Mn 5.30
6 Aramark 15.64 Bn 15.14 Bn 430.34 Mn -
7 UL Solutions 15.10 Bn 14.67 Bn 417.00 Mn 30.00
8 Rentokil Initial 11.91 Bn 9.39 Bn - -
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.10 Bn 5.43 Bn 264.68 Mn -
10 First Advantage 3.58 Bn 3.35 Bn 203.99 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.68
Mar 31, 2026 1.03
Dec 31, 2025 1.20
Sep 30, 2025 1.16
Jun 30, 2025 0.98
Mar 31, 2025 0.18
Dec 31, 2024 -2.73
Sep 30, 2024 0.33
Jun 30, 2024 0.49
Mar 31, 2024 -0.04
Dec 31, 2023 2.47
Sep 30, 2023 1.37
Jun 30, 2023 0.90
Mar 31, 2023 0.62
Dec 31, 2022 3.06
Sep 30, 2022 3.44
Jun 30, 2022 1.18
Mar 31, 2022 0.86
Dec 31, 2021 5.43
Sep 30, 2021 2.36