Seasonality
FA seasonality — First Advantage Corporation
Over the last 6 years, FA's strongest month on average has been May (+6.9%) and its weakest February (-8.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.37% | -1.21% | 40% | +6.8% | -11.1% | 5 |
| Feb | -7.97% | -4.55% | 20% | +4.5% | -20.8% | 5 |
| Mar | +4.23% | +2.17% | 60% | +25.0% | -5.8% | 5 |
| Apr | -2.57% | +0.07% | 60% | +8.5% | -14.0% | 5 |
| May | +6.90% | +5.05% | 60% | +25.4% | -15.9% | 5 |
| Jun | +2.15% | +0.06% | 60% | +14.1% | -13.2% | 5 |
| Jul | +4.62% | +5.63% | 67% | +10.7% | -2.7% | 6 |
| Aug | +3.19% | +2.30% | 50% | +15.7% | -7.0% | 6 |
| Sep | -7.01% | -6.61% | 17% | +3.7% | -16.0% | 6 |
| Oct | -0.56% | -3.75% | 33% | +21.3% | -17.9% | 6 |
| Nov | +4.53% | +6.13% | 60% | +19.2% | -7.3% | 5 |
| Dec | +3.29% | +4.68% | 60% | +9.8% | -2.6% | 5 |
Monthly returns heat map — FA
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -7.1 | -14.7 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 25.4 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 6.0 | -15.3 | 21.3 | 9.0 | +61.9% | |
| 2025 | 0.8 | -20.8 | -5.8 | 0.1 | 21.4 | -3.0 | 4.1 | -5.4 | -5.9 | -17.9 | 9.9 | 4.7 | -22.4% |
| 2024 | -1.2 | -4.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 3.7 | -8.7 | 6.1 | -2.6 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 4.5 | -3.8 | -7.9 | 5.0 | 14.1 | -2.7 | -7.0 | -1.1 | -5.7 | 19.2 | 6.8 | +27.5% |
| 2022 | -11.1 | -4.5 | 25.0 | -14.0 | -15.9 | -13.2 | 10.7 | -1.4 | -7.3 | 9.5 | -5.3 | -2.3 | -31.7% |
| 2021 | -1.5 | 15.7 | -16.0 | -1.8 | -7.3 | 9.8 |