First Advantage (FA) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) posted EBIT Margin of 8.7% for Q1 2026, down 18.55% on a QoQ basis from 10.68% in Q4 2025, and up 655.0% year-over-year from 1.15% in Q1 2025.

First Advantage (FA) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage's EBIT Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.7% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 655.0% year-over-year to 8.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.87% (up 1504.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.41%, up 1567.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 8.7% for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, down from 10.68% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 14.5% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 26.27% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 6.65% and a median of 9.52% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBIT Margin tumbled 4077 bps — and 2025, when it soared 3695 bps.
  • First Advantage's EBIT Margin stood at 13.52% in 2022, then climbed by 7 bps to 14.5% in 2023, then tumbled by 281 bps to 26.27% in 2024, then surged by 141 bps to 10.68% in 2025, then decreased by 19 bps to 8.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FA's EBIT Margin at 8.7% in Q1 2026, 10.68% in Q4 2025, and 10.32% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 23.22%
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - 7.67%
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - 30.62%
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 37.53%
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.53%
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 17.62%
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 18.21%
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 4.48%
10 First Advantage 3.41 Bn 3.18 Bn 173.79 Mn 8.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.70%
Dec 31, 2025 10.68%
Sep 30, 2025 10.32%
Jun 30, 2025 9.66%
Mar 31, 2025 2.15%
Dec 31, 2024 -26.27%
Sep 30, 2024 4.58%
Jun 30, 2024 5.37%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.43%
Dec 31, 2023 14.50%
Sep 30, 2023 11.58%
Jun 30, 2023 9.52%
Mar 31, 2023 6.43%
Dec 31, 2022 13.52%
Sep 30, 2022 12.46%
Jun 30, 2022 11.30%
Mar 31, 2022 9.00%
Dec 31, 2021 11.91%
Sep 30, 2021 12.64%
Jun 30, 2021 9.89%