First Advantage (FA) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) reported Tax Rate of 34.4% for Q1 2026, up 4013.0% on a YoY basis from 0.84% in Q1 2025, and down 33.77% quarter-over-quarter from 51.95% in Q4 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage has reported Tax Rate for 7 years, with the latest figure at 34.4% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 4013.0% year-over-year to 34.4%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 70.18% (down 7067.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.52%, up 273.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 34.4%, down from 51.95% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 128.8% in Q4 2023, with the low at 44.46% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 28.34% across 5 years, with a median of 27.62% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate jumped 13936 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 12458 bps.
  • First Advantage's Tax Rate stood at 10.56% in 2022, then jumped by 1319 bps to 128.8% in 2023, then slumped by 97 bps to 4.22% in 2024, then jumped by 1130 bps to 51.95% in 2025, then slumped by 34 bps to 34.4% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 34.4% (Q1 2026), 51.95% (Q4 2025), and 44.46% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 20.55%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.06%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 21.71%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 24.81%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 5.27%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 25.72%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 30.77%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 20.22%
10 First Advantage 2.87 Bn 2.65 Bn - 34.40%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 34.40%
Mar 31, 2026 34.40%
Dec 31, 2025 51.95%
Dec 31, 2025 51.95%
Sep 30, 2025 -44.46%
Sep 30, 2025 -44.46%
Jun 30, 2025 104.22%
Jun 30, 2025 104.22%
Mar 31, 2025 -5.73%
Mar 31, 2025 -5.73%
Dec 31, 2024 4.22%
Dec 31, 2024 4.22%
Sep 30, 2024 -9.68%
Sep 30, 2024 -9.68%
Jun 30, 2024 27.02%
Jun 30, 2024 27.02%
Mar 31, 2024 32.31%
Mar 31, 2024 32.31%
Dec 31, 2023 128.80%
Dec 31, 2023 128.80%