First Advantage (FA) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) posted Tax Rate of 34.4% for Q1 2026, down 33.77% on a QoQ basis from 51.95% in Q4 2025, and up 4013.0% year-over-year from 0.84% in Q1 2025.
First Advantage (FA) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Advantage's Tax Rate history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 34.4% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 4013.0% year-over-year to 34.4% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 70.18% (down 5061.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.52%, up 2885.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 34.4% for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, down from 51.95% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 104.22% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 46.41% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 17.83% and a median of 27.5% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate sank 6085 bps — and 2025, when it surged 7720 bps.
- First Advantage's Tax Rate stood at 14.44% in 2022, then sank by 421 bps to 46.41% in 2023, then surged by 48 bps to 24.34% in 2024, then surged by 313 bps to 51.95% in 2025, then plunged by 34 bps to 34.4% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FA's Tax Rate at 34.4% in Q1 2026, 51.95% in Q4 2025, and 44.46% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 20.55% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | -19.56% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 20.06% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 5.27% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 21.71% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 24.81% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 25.72% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.34 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 173.79 Mn | 34.40% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -44.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -44.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -44.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 104.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 104.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 104.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.68% |