First Advantage (FA) Net Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage's Net Cash Flow came in at $13.12 million for Q2 2026, up 38.2% from $9.49 million a year earlier.
First Advantage (FA) Net Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, First Advantage reported Net Cash Flow of $62.62 million; for FY2025, it was $70.24 million.
- Net Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Net Cash Flow was -$42.73 million in FY2024, -$177.58 million in FY2023, $105.02 million in FY2022 (-25.0%) and $140.1 million in FY2021 (+35.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Cash Flow is -$233.84 million (Q3 2023) to $48.83 million (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 30.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Cash Flow over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 282.9%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 92.5%).
- Business Quant data shows FA's Net Cash Flow at -$8.85 million (Q1 2026), $23.38 million (Q4 2025) and $34.97 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | NCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.42 Bn | 240.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 154.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 232.07 Bn | 212.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 462.67 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.35 Bn | 111.28 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 711.10 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 111.63 Bn | 98.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -375.13 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.35 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 7.82 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.43 Bn | 20.55 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.87 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 4.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 31.65 Bn | 26.18 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 140.92 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.46 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 569.77 Mn | -31.77 Mn |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 13.12 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -136.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 48.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -233.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -933,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 47.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.28 Mn |
First Advantage Net Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-cash-flow&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-cash-flow", "ticker": "FA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-cash-flow&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();