First Advantage (FA) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $57.81 million for Q2 2026, up 0.6% from $57.47 million a year earlier and up 8.1% from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, First Advantage reported Selling, General & Administrative of $224.41 million, down 27.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $236.18 million, down 10.5% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $263.94 million in FY2024 (+126.1%), $116.73 million in FY2023 (+0.1%), $116.64 million in FY2022 (+8.0%) and $107.98 million in FY2021 (+61.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 63.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 397.6%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 59.8%).
- Business Quant data shows FA's Selling, General & Administrative at $53.48 million (Q1 2026), $55.66 million (Q4 2025) and $57.46 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 267.38 Bn | 252.45 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 226.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 243.22 Bn | 223.62 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 175.95 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 127.18 Bn | 113.11 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 61.10 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 109.55 Bn | 96.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 120.59 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.85 Bn | 73.49 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 86.40 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 38.03 Bn | 24.15 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 35.05 Bn | 25.14 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 98.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 33.28 Bn | 27.81 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 290.98 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.21 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 74.42 Mn |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.64 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 57.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 53.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 55.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 138.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.20 Mn |
API Access
First Advantage Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();