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

First Advantage (FA) reported Net Margin of 0.56% for Q1 2026, up 1218.0% on a YoY basis from 0.04% in Q1 2025, and down 31.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.83% in Q4 2025.

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

First Advantage has reported Net Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.56% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 1218.0% year-over-year to 0.56%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.53% (up 1474.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.21%, up 1061.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.56%, down from 0.83% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 12.24% in Q4 2022, with the low at 32.68% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 0.2% across 5 years, with a median of 0.83% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Margin slumped 3034 bps — and 2025, when it soared 3351 bps.
  • First Advantage's Net Margin stood at 12.24% in 2022, then slumped by 119 bps to 2.34% in 2023, then tumbled by 1296 bps to 32.68% in 2024, then soared by 103 bps to 0.83% in 2025, then slumped by 32 bps to 0.56% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.56% (Q1 2026), 0.83% (Q4 2025), and 0.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 17.68%
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 32.45%
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 10.09%
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 12.80%
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -76.01%
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 2.08%
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 1.55%
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 24.14%
10 First Advantage 2.87 Bn 2.65 Bn - 0.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%