First Advantage (FA) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

First Advantage has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at $24.6 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 9.39% year-over-year to $24.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $99.3 million (up 26.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $101.9 million, up 59.6% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $24.6 million, up from $23.9 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $27.2 million in Q1 2025, with the low at $10.9 million in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $17.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $13.2 million in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development surged 127.43% — and 2026, when it decreased 9.39%.
• First Advantage's Research & Development stood at $12.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 8.97% to $10.9 million in 2023, then surged by 127.43% to $24.8 million in 2024, then slipped by 3.55% to $23.9 million in 2025, then advanced by 3.01% to $24.6 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $24.6 million (Q1 2026), $23.9 million (Q4 2025), and $25.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.