First Advantage (FA) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) reported Retained Earnings of -$212.1 million for Q1 2026, down 565.46% on a YoY basis from $45.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 944.81% quarter-over-quarter from -$20.3 million in Q4 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage has reported Retained Earnings for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$212.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 565.46% year-over-year to -$212.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$212.1 million (down 565.46% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$20.3 million, up 87.29% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$212.1 million, down from -$20.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was -$14.5 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$212.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$58.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$24.7 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings tumbled 2878.2% — and 2025, when it surged 87.29%.
  • First Advantage's Retained Earnings stood at -$27.4 million in 2022, then gained by 22.68% to -$21.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 655.34% to -$159.8 million in 2024, then surged by 87.29% to -$20.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 944.81% to -$212.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$212.1 million (Q1 2026), -$20.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$198.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 12.74 Bn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn -87.21 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn -65.00 Mn
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -195.25 Mn
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 586.26 Mn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 35.00 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn -12.28 Mn
10 First Advantage 2.87 Bn 2.65 Bn - -212.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -212.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -20.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -198.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -17.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -31.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -159.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -59.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -24.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -22.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -21.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -22.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -68.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -50.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -27.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -24.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -14.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -18.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 890,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 3.95 Mn