First Advantage (FA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.67% for Q2 2026, up 4.55 percentage points from -3.88% a year earlier and up 0.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First Advantage posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.90%, up 3.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a four-year change of -1.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -3.97% in FY2024 (-6.09 pp), 2.12% in FY2023 (-1.30 pp), 3.43% in FY2022 (+2.55 pp) and 0.88% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 4.55 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 6.24 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.23% (Q1 2026), -0.91% (Q4 2025) and -3.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.42 Bn | 240.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.65% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 232.07 Bn | 212.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.68% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.35 Bn | 111.28 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 20.44% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 111.63 Bn | 98.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -12.62% |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.35 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 2.45% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.43 Bn | 20.55 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.87 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.20% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 31.65 Bn | 26.18 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 2.74% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.46 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 1.57% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 0.67% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.94% |
API Access
First Advantage Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();