First Advantage Corp (FA) stock
FANasdaqServices-Computer Processing & Data PreparationFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 9/3040% above fair value
$21.55−0.03 (-0.14%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $3.70BP/E 86.2Yield –
First Advantage operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
First Advantage's operating margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 11.4%. For fiscal 2025 it was 8.4%, against -7.3% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 19.1% in fiscal 2019.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 8.4% | +15.7 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | -7.3% | −17.9 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 10.7% | −1.0 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 11.6% | +2.7 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 9.0% | −10.2 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 19.1% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 12.9% | +2.6 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 12.7% | +3.0 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 8.7% | +6.6 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 10.7% | +37.0 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 10.3% | +5.7 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 9.7% | +4.3 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 2.1% | +2.6 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | -26.3% | −40.8 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 4.6% | −7.0 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 5.4% | −4.2 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | -0.4% | −6.9 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 14.5% | +1.0 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 11.6% | −0.9 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 9.5% | −1.8 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 6.4% | −2.6 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 13.5% | +1.6 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 12.5% | −0.2 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 11.3% | +1.4 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 9.0% | +11.4 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 11.9% | +8.0 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 12.6% | +18.6 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 9.9% | – |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | -2.4% | – |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 3.9% | – |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | -5.9% | – |
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