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

First Advantage (FA) reported EBT Margin of 0.86% for Q1 2026, up 1185.0% on a YoY basis from 0.07% in Q1 2025, and down 50.08% quarter-over-quarter from 1.72% in Q4 2025.

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

First Advantage has reported EBT Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.86% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 1185.0% year-over-year to 0.86%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31% (up 1459.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.37%, up 1096.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.86%, down from 1.72% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 11.61% in Q3 2022, with the low at 34.12% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 1.03% across 5 years, with a median of 1.48% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin slumped 4225 bps — and 2025, when it surged 3584 bps.
  • First Advantage's EBT Margin stood at 11.08% in 2022, then slipped by 27 bps to 8.13% in 2023, then sank by 520 bps to 34.12% in 2024, then soared by 105 bps to 1.72% in 2025, then slumped by 50 bps to 0.86% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 0.86% (Q1 2026), 1.72% (Q4 2025), and 0.44% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 22.26%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 40.59%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 14.03%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 17.02%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -7.56%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 2.80%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 2.24%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 30.26%
10 First Advantage 2.87 Bn 2.65 Bn - 0.86%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.86%
Dec 31, 2025 1.72%
Sep 30, 2025 0.44%
Jun 30, 2025 -1.87%
Mar 31, 2025 -10.99%
Dec 31, 2024 -34.12%
Sep 30, 2024 -4.06%
Jun 30, 2024 1.38%
Mar 31, 2024 -2.54%
Dec 31, 2023 8.13%
Sep 30, 2023 7.81%
Jun 30, 2023 7.42%
Mar 31, 2023 1.48%
Dec 31, 2022 11.08%
Sep 30, 2022 11.61%
Jun 30, 2022 9.76%
Mar 31, 2022 9.45%
Dec 31, 2021 10.46%
Sep 30, 2021 10.20%
Jun 30, 2021 3.91%