First Advantage (FA) EBT Margin (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) posted EBT Margin of 0.86% for Q1 2026, down 50.08% on a QoQ basis from 1.72% in Q4 2025, and up 1185.0% year-over-year from 0.07% in Q1 2025.
First Advantage (FA) EBT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Advantage's EBT Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.86% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 1185.0% year-over-year to 0.86% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.31% (up 1459.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.37%, up 1096.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 0.86% for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, down from 1.72% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 11.61% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 34.12% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 1.03% and a median of 1.48% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin sank 4225 bps — and 2025, when it surged 3584 bps.
- First Advantage's EBT Margin stood at 11.08% in 2022, then declined by 27 bps to 8.13% in 2023, then tumbled by 520 bps to 34.12% in 2024, then surged by 105 bps to 1.72% in 2025, then plunged by 50 bps to 0.86% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FA's EBT Margin at 0.86% in Q1 2026, 1.72% in Q4 2025, and 0.44% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 22.26% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | 30.62% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 40.59% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -7.56% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 14.03% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 17.02% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 2.80% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.34 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 173.79 Mn | 0.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |