First Advantage (FA) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage's Operating Margin came in at 12.71% for Q2 2026, up 3.05 percentage points from 9.66% a year earlier and up 4.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, First Advantage reported Operating Margin of 10.68%, up 12.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.41%, up 15.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +8.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was -7.25% in FY2024 (-17.93 pp), 10.67% in FY2023 (-0.97 pp), 11.64% in FY2022 (+2.68 pp) and 8.96% in FY2021 (+9.39 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 36.95 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 40.77 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows FA's Operating Margin at 8.70% (Q1 2026), 10.68% (Q4 2025) and 10.32% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.19 Bn | 240.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 229.94 Bn | 210.34 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 124.90 Bn | 110.83 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 112.16 Bn | 99.48 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.95 Bn | 72.59 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.34 Bn | 20.46 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.43 Bn | 23.53 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 32.24 Bn | 26.77 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.94 Bn | 19.41 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 3.68% |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.39 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 12.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
First Advantage Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "FA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();