First Advantage (FA) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) reported Share-based Compensation of $5.24 million for Q2 2026, down 8.7% from $5.74 million a year earlier but up 18.3% from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, First Advantage's Share-based Compensation came in at $20.42 million, down 42.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $24.46 million, down 23.0% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 67.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Share-based Compensation came in at $31.76 million in FY2024 (+108.1%), $15.27 million in FY2023 (+94.3%), $7.86 million in FY2022 (-17.6%) and $9.53 million in FY2021 (+408.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Share-based Compensation spans a low of $1.34 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $12.46 million in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Share-based Compensation has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 23.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Share-based Compensation in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 810.3%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 59.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $4.43 million (Q1 2026), $5.03 million (Q4 2025) and $5.72 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.69 Bn | 240.77 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 230.88 Bn | 211.29 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.21 Bn | 111.14 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 111.57 Bn | 98.89 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.00 Bn | 72.65 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 220.25 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.22 Bn | 20.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.52 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 32.06 Bn | 26.59 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.88 Bn | 19.35 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 148.94 Mn |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.39 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 5.24 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.34 Mn |
API Access
First Advantage Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();