First Advantage (FA) Payables (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage's Payables came in at $124.25 million for Q2 2026, up 11.3% from $111.64 million a year earlier and up 15.9% from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Payables (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, First Advantage's Payables was $109.89 million, down 9.1% from FY2024.
- Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Payables was $120.87 million in FY2024 (+157.0%), $47.02 million in FY2023 (-14.4%), $54.95 million in FY2022 (+1.8%) and $53.98 million in FY2021 (+22.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payables is $46.08 million (Q3 2021) to $127.51 million (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Payables increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 62.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 157.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 14.4%).
- Business Quant data shows FA's Payables at $107.19 million (Q1 2026), $109.89 million (Q4 2025) and $127.51 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.42 Bn | 240.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 290.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 232.07 Bn | 212.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 114.49 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.35 Bn | 111.28 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 282.50 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 111.63 Bn | 98.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 185.25 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.35 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 313.53 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.43 Bn | 20.55 Bn | - | 47.97 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.87 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 10.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 31.65 Bn | 26.18 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 269.96 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.46 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 17.69 Mn |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 124.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 124.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 107.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 109.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 127.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 111.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 116.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 120.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 71.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 47.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 51.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 52.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 51.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 46.08 Mn |
API Access
First Advantage Payables 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=payables&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();