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

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

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

First Advantage has reported EBIT Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 8.7% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 655.0% year-over-year to 8.7%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.87% (up 1504.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.41%, up 1567.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.7%, down from 10.68% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 13.52% in Q4 2022, with the low at 26.27% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 4.58% across 5 years, with a median of 9.0% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin tumbled 3423 bps — and 2025, when it soared 3695 bps.
  • First Advantage's EBIT Margin stood at 13.52% in 2022, then tumbled by 253 bps to 20.71% in 2023, then slipped by 27 bps to 26.27% in 2024, then soared by 141 bps to 10.68% in 2025, then fell by 19 bps to 8.7% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 8.7% (Q1 2026), 10.68% (Q4 2025), and 10.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 23.22%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 37.53%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 17.62%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 18.21%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.53%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.48%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 4.34%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 28.55%
10 First Advantage 2.87 Bn 2.65 Bn - 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 -20.71%
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%