First Advantage (FA) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) posted Share-based Compensation of $54.5 million for Q1 2026, up 984.36% on a QoQ basis from $5.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 584.07% year-over-year from $8.0 million in Q1 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage's Share-based Compensation history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $54.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 584.07% year-over-year to $54.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $54.5 million (up 564.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $24.5 million, down 34.43% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $54.5 million for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, up from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $54.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$4.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $5.0 million and a median of $1.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 196.51% — and 2025, when it jumped 716.29%.
  • First Advantage's Share-based Compensation stood at $2.0 million in 2022, then soared by 137.01% to $4.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 196.51% to -$4.6 million in 2024, then surged by 208.13% to $5.0 million in 2025, then surged by 984.36% to $54.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FA's Share-based Compensation at $54.5 million in Q1 2026, $5.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 34.25 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - -
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - 2.93 Mn
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - -
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 9.46 Mn
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn 21.49 Mn
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 15.60 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 18.48 Mn
10 First Advantage 3.41 Bn 3.18 Bn 173.79 Mn 54.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 54.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 54.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 531,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 531,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 7.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 221,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 221,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 976,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 976,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 4.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.82 Mn