Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Tax Rate rose 4013.0% to 34.4% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 70.18% through Mar 2026, down 7067.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 6.52% for FY2025, 273.0% up from the prior year.

First Advantage filings provide 7 years of Tax Rate readings, the most recent being 34.4% for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate hit 34.4% in Q1 2026 for First Advantage, down from 51.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 128.8% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 44.46% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 28.34%, with a median of 27.62% recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Tax Rate surged 13936bps in 2023 before it plummeted -12458bps in 2024.
  • First Advantage's Tax Rate stood at 10.56% in 2022, then surged by 1319bps to 128.8% in 2023, then crashed by -97bps to 4.22% in 2024, then surged by 1130bps to 51.95% in 2025, then plummeted by -34bps to 34.4% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FA's Tax Rate are 34.4% (Q1 2026), 51.95% (Q4 2025), and 44.46% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 20.55
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 20.65
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 24.81
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 5.27
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 21.71
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 25.72
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 30.77
10 First Advantage 2.62 Bn 2.39 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%
Sep 30, 2023 31.18%
Sep 30, 2023 31.18%
Jun 30, 2023 28.86%
Jun 30, 2023 28.86%
Mar 31, 2023 26.13%
Mar 31, 2023 26.13%
Dec 31, 2022 -10.56%
Dec 31, 2022 -10.56%
Sep 30, 2022 28.05%
Sep 30, 2022 28.05%
Jun 30, 2022 27.62%
Jun 30, 2022 27.62%
Mar 31, 2022 27.50%
Mar 31, 2022 27.50%
Dec 31, 2021 43.44%
Dec 31, 2021 43.44%
Sep 30, 2021 17.26%
Sep 30, 2021 17.26%
Jun 30, 2021 44.83%
Jun 30, 2021 44.83%
Mar 31, 2021 18.62%
Mar 31, 2021 18.62%
Dec 31, 2020 290.69%
Dec 31, 2020 290.69%
Sep 30, 2020 -45.56%
Sep 30, 2020 -45.56%
Jun 30, 2020 -17.61%
Jun 30, 2020 -17.61%