First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 0.3% in Q1 2026, down 89.43% quarter-over-quarter from 2.86% in Q4 2025, and down 9.0% on a YoY basis from 0.33% in Q1 2025.

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Watch Restaurant's EBIT Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.3% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 9.0% year-over-year to 0.3%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.16% (down 47.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.25%, down 158.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 0.3% for Q1 2026 at First Watch Restaurant, down from 2.86% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 7.25% in Q1 2023 to a low of 0.3% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 3.1% across 5 years, with a median of 2.8% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBIT Margin slumped 526 bps in 2022, then surged 277 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 0.8% in 2022, then jumped by 252 bps to 2.8% in 2023, then sank by 48 bps to 1.47% in 2024, then jumped by 95 bps to 2.86% in 2025, then slumped by 89 bps to 0.3% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 0.3% (Q1 2026), 2.86% (Q4 2025), and 3.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.69%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 12.86%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 First Watch Restaurant 722.06 Mn 698.50 Mn 256.65 Mn 0.30%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.30%
Dec 28, 2025 2.86%
Sep 28, 2025 3.18%
Jun 29, 2025 2.38%
Mar 30, 2025 0.39%
Dec 29, 2024 1.47%
Sep 29, 2024 2.51%
Jun 30, 2024 6.36%
Mar 31, 2024 5.07%
Dec 31, 2023 2.80%
Sep 24, 2023 3.53%
Jun 25, 2023 5.24%
Mar 26, 2023 7.25%
Dec 25, 2022 0.80%
Sep 25, 2022 1.40%
Jun 26, 2022 2.74%
Mar 27, 2022 4.48%
Dec 26, 2021 -0.66%
Sep 26, 2021 4.54%
Jun 27, 2021 8.00%