Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 468.28% to -$8.8 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $59.0 million through Mar 2026, up 181.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $70.2 million for FY2025, 264.39% up from the prior year.

First Advantage filings provide 7 years of Net Cash Flow readings, the most recent being -$8.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow hit -$8.8 million in Q1 2026 for 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.
  • Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is -$3.2 million, with a median of $15.1 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Net Cash Flow tumbled 695.72% in 2023 before it soared 2756.59% in 2024.
  • First Advantage's Net Cash Flow stood at $3.5 million in 2022, then soared by 1283.01% to $48.8 million in 2023, then crashed by 378.55% to -$136.0 million in 2024, then soared by 117.19% to $23.4 million in 2025, then crashed by 137.84% to -$8.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FA's Net Cash Flow are -$8.8 million (Q1 2026), $23.4 million (Q4 2025), and $35.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn -19.56 Mn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn -136.01 Mn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn -36.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -2.98 Bn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 168.90 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 34.21 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 183.00 Mn
10 First Advantage 2.62 Bn 2.39 Bn - -8.85 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2023 -233.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -233.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -933,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 -933,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 8.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 39.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 39.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 47.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 47.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 15.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 15.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 16.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 16.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 144.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 144.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -39.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -39.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 26.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 26.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.30 Mn