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

First Advantage (FA) has reported Gross Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 45.46% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 134.0% year-over-year to 45.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 45.22% (down 126.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 45.67%, down 214.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin improved to 45.46% in Q2 2026 per FA's latest filing, from 45.12% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 50.24% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 44.56% in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 47.87% across 5 years, with a median of 48.87% in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin soared 74 bps in 2023, then tumbled 485 bps in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 49.24% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 49.99% in 2023, then dropped by 10 bps to 45.14% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 44.56% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 45.46% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 45.46%, 45.12%, and 44.56% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.