First Advantage (FA) Net Margin (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) posted Net Margin of 0.56% for Q1 2026, down 31.85% on a QoQ basis from 0.83% in Q4 2025, and up 1218.0% year-over-year from 0.04% in Q1 2025.
First Advantage (FA) Net Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Advantage's Net Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.56% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 1218.0% year-over-year to 0.56% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.53% (up 1761.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.21%, up 1409.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 0.56% for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, down from 0.83% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 11.9% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 42.43% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.1% and a median of 1.01% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Margin slumped 5433 bps — and 2025, when it soared 4325 bps.
- First Advantage's Net Margin stood at 9.48% in 2022, then grew by 26 bps to 11.9% in 2023, then plunged by 456 bps to 42.43% in 2024, then soared by 102 bps to 0.83% in 2025, then plunged by 32 bps to 0.56% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FA's Net Margin at 0.56% in Q1 2026, 0.83% in Q4 2025, and 0.63% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 82.43 Bn | 82.25 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 17.68% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 71.81 Bn | 69.31 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Relx | 63.28 Bn | 63.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 40.35 Bn | 39.49 Bn | - | 21.99% |
| 5 | Copart | 26.32 Bn | 22.97 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 32.45% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.09 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -53.41% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.79 Bn | 20.60 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 10.09% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.26 Bn | 17.01 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 12.80% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.08 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 2.08% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.41 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 173.79 Mn | 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 | -42.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.48% |
| 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% |