First Advantage (FA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 12.71% in Q2 2026, up 3.05 percentage points from 9.66% a year earlier and up 4.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, First Advantage's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 10.68% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 12.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.41%, up 15.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +8.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -7.25% in FY2024 (-17.93 pp), 10.67% in FY2023 (-0.97 pp), 11.64% in FY2022 (+2.68 pp) and 8.96% in FY2021 (+9.39 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 36.95 percentage points in Q4 2025, against a drop of 40.77 percentage points in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.70% (Q1 2026), 10.68% (Q4 2025) and 10.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.42 Bn | 240.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 232.07 Bn | 212.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.35 Bn | 111.28 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 111.63 Bn | 98.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.35 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.43 Bn | 20.55 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.87 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 31.65 Bn | 26.18 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.46 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 3.68% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 12.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -26.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.64% |
API Access
First Advantage Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();