First Advantage (FA) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) posted Cost of Revenue of $211.4 million for Q1 2026, down 9.21% on a QoQ basis from $232.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 9.79% year-over-year from $192.6 million in Q1 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage's Cost of Revenue history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $211.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 9.79% year-over-year to $211.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $874.2 million (up 57.71% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $855.3 million, up 90.53% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $211.4 million for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, down from $232.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $232.9 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $87.2 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $136.0 million and a median of $101.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cost of Revenue retreated 7.27% — and 2025, when it jumped 125.06%.
  • First Advantage's Cost of Revenue stood at $107.9 million in 2022, then declined by 6.11% to $101.3 million in 2023, then soared by 66.31% to $168.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 38.2% to $232.9 million in 2025, then dropped by 9.21% to $211.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FA's Cost of Revenue at $211.4 million in Q1 2026, $232.9 million in Q4 2025, and $222.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 1.39 Bn
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - -
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - -
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 504.19 Mn
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn 1.27 Bn
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 306.70 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 377.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 4.48 Bn
10 First Advantage 3.41 Bn 3.18 Bn 173.79 Mn 211.41 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 211.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 211.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 232.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 232.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 222.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 222.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 207.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 207.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 192.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 192.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 168.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 168.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 100.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 100.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 92.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 92.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 101.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 101.31 Mn