First Advantage (FA) Net Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) posted Net Cash Flow of -$8.8 million for Q1 2026, down 137.84% on a QoQ basis from $23.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 468.28% year-over-year from $2.4 million in Q1 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Net Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage's Net Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$8.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 468.28% year-over-year to -$8.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $59.0 million (up 181.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $70.2 million, up 264.39% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$8.8 million for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, down from $23.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $48.8 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$233.8 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.2 million and a median of $15.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Cash Flow plunged 695.72% — and 2024, when it surged 2756.59%.
  • First Advantage's Net Cash Flow stood at $3.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 1283.01% to $48.8 million in 2023, then sank by 378.55% to -$136.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 117.19% to $23.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 137.84% to -$8.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FA's Net Cash Flow at -$8.8 million in Q1 2026, $23.4 million in Q4 2025, and $35.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn -19.56 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - -
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - -110.00 Mn
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn -1.75 Bn
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn -2.98 Bn
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 168.90 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn -36.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 34.21 Mn
10 First Advantage 3.41 Bn 3.18 Bn 173.79 Mn -8.85 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -8.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -8.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 23.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 23.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -136.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -136.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 36.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 36.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 24.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 24.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 48.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 48.83 Mn