First Advantage FA
NASDAQ FA
$21.30 +0.07 (+0.33%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:16 AM EDT

First Advantage (FA) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage's (FA) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $172.7 million in Q1 2026, down 0.54% YoY from $173.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.85% on a QoQ basis from $174.2 million in Q4 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage (FA) has 7 years of Shares Outstanding (Entity) data on file, last reported at $172.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 0.54% year-over-year to $172.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $172.7 million (down 0.54% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $174.2 million, up 0.59% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) eased to $172.7 million in Q1 2026, from $174.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) ranged from a high of $174.2 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $145.1 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $157.0 million and a median of $153.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) declined 5.19% — and 2025, when it climbed 19.62%.
  • Tracing FA's Shares Outstanding (Entity) over 5 years: stood at $148.7 million in 2022, then declined by 2.46% to $145.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 19.37% to $173.2 million in 2024, then increased by 0.59% to $174.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.85% to $172.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $172.7 million (Q1 2026), $174.2 million (Q4 2025), and $174.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.79 Bn 81.50 Bn 1.48 Bn 401.27 Mn
2 Relx 65.98 Bn 65.81 Bn - 1.83 Bn
3 Copart 32.29 Bn 28.93 Bn 732.88 Mn 936.29 Mn
4 Global Payments 25.26 Bn 19.86 Bn 2.03 Bn 269.92 Mn
5 Rb Global 16.33 Bn 15.81 Bn 935.50 Mn 185.80 Mn
6 Aramark 15.72 Bn 15.22 Bn 430.34 Mn 263.59 Mn
7 UL Solutions 15.13 Bn 14.70 Bn 417.00 Mn 202.00 Mn
8 Rentokil Initial 11.94 Bn 9.41 Bn - 504.80 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.11 Bn 5.44 Bn 264.68 Mn 94.24 Mn
10 First Advantage 3.66 Bn 3.42 Bn 203.99 Mn 171.75 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 171.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 173.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 173.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 173.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 173.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 172.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 148.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 144.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 143.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 143.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 144.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 143.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 144.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 145.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 150.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 150.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 150.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 150.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 140.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 149.94 Mn