First Advantage (FA) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
First Advantage's (FA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.41% in Q1 2026, up 589.0% YoY from 0.64% in Q1 2025, and up 20.36% on a QoQ basis from 3.66% in Q4 2025.
First Advantage (FA) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Advantage (FA) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.41% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 589.0% year-over-year to 4.41% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.41% (up 589.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.63%, up 610.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 4.41% in Q1 2026, from 3.66% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.28% in Q4 2023 to a low of 2.46% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 3.24% and a median of 4.52% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 773 bps — and 2025, when it surged 612 bps.
- Tracing FA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.23% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 5.28% in 2023, then tumbled by 147 bps to 2.46% in 2024, then jumped by 249 bps to 3.66% in 2025, then increased by 20 bps to 4.41% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.41% (Q1 2026), 3.66% (Q4 2025), and 0.19% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.39% |