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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |