First Advantage (FA) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage (FA) posted Operating Expenses of $351.7 million for Q1 2026, down 6.25% on a QoQ basis from $375.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.36% year-over-year from $347.0 million in Q1 2025.

First Advantage (FA) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Advantage's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $351.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 1.36% year-over-year to $351.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion (up 31.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 56.29% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $351.7 million for Q1 2026 at First Advantage, down from $375.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $387.8 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $164.2 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $242.0 million and a median of $180.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses declined 6.21% — and 2024, when it soared 123.93%.
  • First Advantage's Operating Expenses stood at $183.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 5.8% to $173.2 million in 2023, then soared by 123.93% to $387.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.26% to $375.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 6.25% to $351.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FA's Operating Expenses at $351.7 million in Q1 2026, $375.1 million in Q4 2025, and $366.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 788.55 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - 6.06 Bn
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - -1.20 Bn
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 772.78 Mn
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn 2.99 Bn
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 1.02 Bn
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 243.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 4.69 Bn
10 First Advantage 3.41 Bn 3.18 Bn 173.79 Mn 351.68 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 351.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 375.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 366.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 352.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 346.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 387.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 190.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 174.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 170.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 173.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 177.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 167.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 164.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 183.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 180.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 178.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 172.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 187.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 168.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 157.54 Mn