First Advantage (FA) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage's (FA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 8.7% in Q1 2026, up 655.0% YoY from 1.15% in Q1 2025, and down 18.55% on a QoQ basis from 10.68% in Q4 2025.
First Advantage (FA) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Advantage (FA) has 7 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 8.7% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 655.0% year-over-year to 8.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.87% (up 1504.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.41%, up 1567.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 8.7% in Q1 2026, from 10.68% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 14.5% in Q4 2023 to a low of 26.27% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 6.65% and a median of 9.52% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin plunged 4077 bps — and 2025, when it soared 3695 bps.
- Tracing FA's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 13.52% in 2022, then gained by 7 bps to 14.5% in 2023, then sank by 281 bps to 26.27% in 2024, then soared by 141 bps to 10.68% in 2025, then fell by 19 bps to 8.7% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 8.7% (Q1 2026), 10.68% (Q4 2025), and 10.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.84 Bn | 81.56 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 23.17% |
| 2 | Relx | 65.92 Bn | 65.74 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Copart | 31.68 Bn | 28.33 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
| 4 | Global Payments | 25.34 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 10.15% |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.15 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 17.07% |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.72 Bn | 15.22 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.16 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 18.38% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.92 Bn | 9.40 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.14 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 11.25% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.59 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 12.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -26.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.64% |