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

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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 -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%