Growth Metrics

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) Debt to Equity (2020 - 2026)

First Watch Restaurant's quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.43 in Q1 2026, up 33.39% year-on-year from $0.32 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $0.43 in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant has reported Debt to Equity for 7 years, with the latest figure at $0.43 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 33.39% year-over-year to $0.43; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.43 (up 33.39% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.43, up 35.69% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.43, roughly flat from $0.43 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.43 in Q4 2025, with the low at $0.16 in Q3 2023.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.27, with a median of $0.21 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity plunged 79.49% in 2022 and surged 97.59% in 2024.
  • Tracing FWRG's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.18 in 2022, then increased by 17.91% to $0.21 in 2023, then soared by 48.88% to $0.32 in 2024, then surged by 35.69% to $0.43 in 2025, then retreated by 0.48% to $0.43 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.43 (Q1 2026), $0.43 (Q4 2025), and $0.41 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.78
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -1.64
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 2.51
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.14
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.03
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -1.25
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 First Watch Restaurant 680.42 Mn 656.85 Mn 256.65 Mn 0.43

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.43
Dec 28, 2025 0.43
Sep 28, 2025 0.41
Jun 29, 2025 0.42
Mar 30, 2025 0.32
Dec 29, 2024 0.32
Sep 29, 2024 0.32
Jun 30, 2024 0.33
Mar 31, 2024 0.21
Dec 31, 2023 0.21
Sep 24, 2023 0.16
Jun 25, 2023 0.17
Mar 26, 2023 0.17
Dec 25, 2022 0.18
Sep 25, 2022 0.18
Jun 26, 2022 0.19
Mar 27, 2022 0.19
Dec 26, 2021 0.20
Sep 26, 2021 0.90
Dec 27, 2020 0.90