First Advantage (FA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
First Advantage's Return on Equity [ROE] was 1.94% in Q2 2026, up 13.59 percentage points from -11.65% a year earlier and up 1.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at First Advantage came in at -2.66%, up 7.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a four-year change of -4.32 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -9.96% in FY2024 (-13.63 pp), 3.67% in FY2023 (-2.05 pp), 5.72% in FY2022 (+4.05 pp) and 1.67% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 13.59 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 15.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FA's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.65% (Q1 2026), -2.66% (Q4 2025) and -10.66% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.42 Bn | 240.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.11% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 232.07 Bn | 212.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.60% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.35 Bn | 111.28 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 166.87% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 111.63 Bn | 98.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -53.23% |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.35 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 4.25% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.43 Bn | 20.55 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.87 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 31.65 Bn | 26.18 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.53% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.46 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 1.99% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 1.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.57% |
API Access
First Advantage Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();