Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 565.46% to -$212.1 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$212.1 million through Mar 2026, down 565.46% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$20.3 million for FY2025, 87.29% up from the prior year.

First Advantage filings provide 7 years of Retained Earnings readings, the most recent being -$212.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings hit -$212.1 million in Q1 2026 for First Advantage, down from -$20.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$14.5 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$212.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$58.5 million, with a median of -$24.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings crashed 2878.2% in 2022 before it soared 87.29% in 2025.
  • First Advantage's Retained Earnings stood at -$27.4 million in 2022, then increased by 22.68% to -$21.2 million in 2023, then plummeted by 655.34% to -$159.8 million in 2024, then soared by 87.29% to -$20.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 944.81% to -$212.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FA's Retained Earnings are -$212.1 million (Q1 2026), -$20.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$198.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - 973.68
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - 6.38 Bn
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 12.74 Bn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 8.63 Bn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -195.25 Mn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn -65.00 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 586.26 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 35.00 Mn
10 First Advantage 2.62 Bn 2.39 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
Dec 31, 2020 2.48 Mn