First Advantage (FA) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.41% for Q1 2026, up 589.0% on a YoY basis from 0.64% in Q1 2025, and up 20.36% quarter-over-quarter from 3.66% in Q4 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 4.41% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 589.0% year-over-year to 4.41%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.41% (up 589.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.63%, up 610.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.41%, up from 3.66% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 5.23% in Q4 2022, with the low at 2.46% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 2.15% across 5 years, with a median of 3.66% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 649 bps — and 2025, when it surged 612 bps.
  • First Advantage's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.23% in 2022, then plunged by 87 bps to 0.66% in 2023, then tumbled by 473 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 30.25%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 17.98%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 7.10%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 27.02%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.08%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 7.90%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 5.80%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 9.19%
10 First Advantage 2.87 Bn 2.65 Bn - 4.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -1.55%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.62%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.12%
Dec 31, 2023 0.66%
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%