Last 24 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -90.45 | 45.13 | 237.10 | 183.46 | 259.97 | 2306.94 | — | — | — | 313.87 | — | 41.42 | 46.34 | 57.24 | 266.41 | 25.00 | 29.16 | 35.19 | 59.10 | 47.60 | 43.30 |
| — | -98.0% | — | — | — | +635.0% | — | — | — | +448.3% | — | +65.7% | +58.9% | +62.6% | +350.7% | -47.5% | -32.7% | -78.8% | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.97 | 1.74 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 1.65 | 1.86 | 1.72 | 2.48 | 3.59 | 3.18 | 3.44 | 2.96 | 2.49 | 3.02 | 2.92 | 2.29 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 4.05 | 3.41 | 3.76 |
| — | -6.4% | -22.2% | -39.6% | -54.0% | -41.4% | -50.1% | -16.3% | +44.2% | +5.1% | +17.6% | +29.2% | +5.0% | +26.2% | -27.8% | -32.7% | -37.0% | -37.9% | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.39 | 2.42 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 2.08 | 2.24 | 1.90 | 2.33 | 3.11 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.65 | 2.25 | 2.05 | 1.85 | 1.73 | 1.69 | 1.68 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 2.61 |
| — | +8.0% | -16.5% | -17.9% | -33.2% | -12.8% | -25.8% | -12.0% | +38.2% | +25.4% | +38.4% | +53.0% | +33.4% | +22.1% | -30.9% | -32.4% | -35.3% | -31.6% | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 22.03 | 11.34 | 11.03 | 9.47 | 11.47 | 15.55 | 32.05 | — | 12.78 | 23.79 | 18.27 | 12.10 | 18.55 | 21.45 | 15.79 | 7.65 | 12.38 | 10.27 | 22.60 | 12.34 | 33.95 |
| — | -27.1% | -65.6% | — | -10.2% | -34.6% | +75.5% | — | -31.1% | +10.9% | +15.7% | +58.2% | +49.8% | +108.8% | -30.1% | -38.0% | -63.5% | -60.3% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.70 | 10.36 | 10.12 | 10.07 | 11.01 | 12.20 | 15.92 | — | 19.85 | 16.56 | 22.78 | 11.02 | 10.77 | 12.12 | 12.87 | 8.34 | 8.84 | 9.41 | 16.34 | 12.82 | 13.21 |
| — | -15.0% | -36.5% | — | -44.5% | -26.4% | -30.1% | — | +84.3% | +36.6% | +77.0% | +32.2% | +21.9% | +28.9% | -21.2% | -35.0% | -33.1% | -33.1% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 35.07 | 21.75 | 29.39 | 23.65 | 26.99 | 30.35 | 96.64 | — | 34.95 | 34.57 | 63.90 | 23.45 | 25.82 | 34.15 | 44.84 | 18.51 | 20.81 | 23.61 | 48.86 | 31.21 | 32.62 |
| — | -28.3% | -69.6% | — | -22.8% | -12.2% | +51.2% | — | +35.4% | +1.2% | +42.5% | +26.7% | +24.1% | +44.7% | -8.2% | -40.7% | -36.2% | -45.4% | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 29.9% | 45.5% | 29.0% | 23.9% | 45.7% | 46.8% | 45.7% | 45.1% | 49.3% | 50.0% | 48.5% | 50.0% | 49.4% | 49.8% | 48.1% | 49.2% | 49.4% | 50.2% | 49.2% | 49.6% | 51.2% |
| — | -2.9% | -36.6% | -47.0% | -7.3% | -6.3% | -5.9% | -9.7% | -0.1% | +0.3% | +0.9% | +1.5% | +0.0% | -0.8% | -2.2% | -0.6% | -3.6% | -2.4% | -1.7% | +6.3% | +198.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 9.0% | 12.7% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 2.1% | -26.3% | 4.6% | 5.4% | -0.4% | 14.5% | 11.6% | 9.5% | 6.4% | 13.5% | 12.5% | 11.3% | 9.0% | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| — | +31.5% | +311.9% | +141.4% | +125.6% | +80.0% | +601.3% | -281.1% | -60.5% | -43.6% | -106.7% | +7.3% | -7.0% | -15.8% | -28.6% | +13.5% | -1.5% | +14.3% | +475.3% | +456.0% | +412.2% | |
| Net Margin | -2.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | -11.6% | -32.7% | -4.4% | 1.0% | -1.7% | 7.3% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 9.5% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 8.4% |
| — | +4683.0% | +104.8% | +102.5% | +114.2% | -92.2% | -576.8% | -546.9% | -182.8% | -80.9% | -256.5% | -22.8% | -35.6% | -25.3% | -84.0% | +30.9% | -1.1% | +227.5% | +146.7% | +293.4% | +116.0% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -2.7% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -3.2% | -9.0% | -1.0% | 0.2% | -0.3% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| — | +5369.5% | +105.2% | +102.9% | +120.6% | -88.3% | -894.1% | -645.9% | -188.9% | -77.0% | -286.0% | -6.3% | -27.0% | -28.3% | -84.9% | +28.6% | +1.2% | +208.6% | +146.3% | +308.2% | +111.3% | |
| ROA | -0.9% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -1.1% | -3.6% | -0.5% | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| — | +5537.5% | +105.4% | +102.5% | +112.5% | -93.0% | -492.8% | -495.9% | -186.6% | -78.5% | -272.9% | -14.1% | -30.8% | -28.9% | -85.0% | +28.7% | +2.0% | +250.9% | +161.4% | +306.0% | — | |
| ROIC | 3.3% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | -2.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | -0.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| — | +57.9% | +365.7% | +139.8% | +71.7% | +42.9% | +499.1% | -256.5% | -58.1% | -41.6% | -106.7% | +6.0% | -3.9% | -15.1% | -28.2% | +19.6% | +8.1% | +33.1% | +647.3% | +545.4% | +282.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.50 |
| — | -4.1% | -5.1% | -3.6% | +164.5% | +164.8% | +168.9% | +163.5% | -3.5% | +19.5% | +21.7% | +23.9% | +29.5% | +4.4% | +2.8% | +3.2% | -1.0% | -1.2% | -48.1% | -50.8% | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.36 | 17.16 | 21.45 | 19.28 | 20.28 | 21.45 | 31.05 | — | 14.43 | 14.23 | 19.52 | 9.08 | 10.19 | 11.45 | 13.20 | 8.93 | 9.46 | 10.03 | 11.21 | 9.00 | 9.21 |
| — | -20.0% | -30.9% | — | +40.6% | +50.8% | +59.1% | — | +41.7% | +24.3% | +47.9% | +1.8% | +7.6% | +14.2% | +17.7% | -0.8% | +2.8% | -3.7% | -52.8% | -53.8% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 2.44 | 2.53 | 2.65 | 2.44 | 2.26 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 3.85 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.39 | 3.69 | 6.35 | 6.54 | 5.62 | 5.62 | 5.15 | 4.76 | 4.26 | 4.47 |
| — | +27.3% | +35.4% | +28.4% | -41.2% | -54.0% | -54.3% | -56.8% | +4.4% | -32.1% | -34.4% | -21.8% | -34.5% | +23.1% | +37.5% | +31.7% | +25.9% | +27.6% | +94.6% | +50.2% | — | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.44 | 2.50 | 2.65 | 2.44 | 2.26 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 3.85 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.39 | 3.69 | 6.34 | 6.54 | 5.62 | 5.62 | 5.15 | 4.76 | 4.27 | 4.46 |
| — | +25.7% | +35.4% | +28.4% | -41.2% | -54.0% | -54.3% | -56.8% | +4.4% | -32.0% | -34.4% | -21.7% | -34.5% | +23.1% | +37.5% | +31.6% | +25.9% | +27.7% | +94.7% | +50.3% | — | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.78 | 1.79 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 1.04 | 0.95 | 0.25 | -3.42 | 1.30 | 2.60 | 2.91 | 2.27 | 3.07 | 4.54 | 1.43 | 5.53 | 14.75 | 7.32 | — | 8.15 | 5.15 |
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First Advantage Corporation's current P/E is -90.5x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 181.4x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
First Advantage Corporation's current operating margin is 9.0%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking First Advantage Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.