First Advantage (FA) Net Margin (2020 - 2026)
Quarterly Net Margin rose 1218.0% to 0.56% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.53% through Mar 2026, up 1474.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.21% for FY2025, 1061.0% up from the prior year.
First Advantage filings provide 7 years of Net Margin readings, the most recent being 0.56% for Q1 2026.
- Net Margin hit 0.56% in Q1 2026 for First Advantage, down from 0.83% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 12.24% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 32.68% in Q4 2024.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 0.2%, with a median of 0.83% recorded in 2025.
- The largest annual shift saw Net Margin plummeted -3034bps in 2024 before it skyrocketed 3351bps in 2025.
- First Advantage's Net Margin stood at 12.24% in 2022, then crashed by -119bps to 2.34% in 2023, then crashed by -1296bps to 32.68% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 103bps to 0.83% in 2025, then tumbled by -32bps to 0.56% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FA's Net Margin are 0.56% (Q1 2026), 0.83% (Q4 2025), and 0.63% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 17.68% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 31.20% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 12.80% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -76.01% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 10.09% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 2.08% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 1.55% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 2.62 Bn | 2.39 Bn | - | 0.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.16% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -14.68% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.20% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -6.75% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -22.25% |