First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)
First Watch Restaurant's EBIT Margin came in at 2.29% for Q2 2026, down 0.08 percentage points from 2.38% a year earlier but up 1.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, First Watch Restaurant reported EBIT Margin of 2.14%, up 0.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.25%, down 1.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +16.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 3.83% in FY2024 (-0.80 pp), 4.63% in FY2023 (+2.31 pp), 2.32% in FY2022 (-1.38 pp) and 3.70% in FY2021 (+17.49 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is -0.66% (Q4 2021) to 7.25% (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.14 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 13.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 5.26 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows FWRG's EBIT Margin at 0.30% (Q1 2026), 2.86% (Q4 2025) and 3.18% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.62 Bn | 160.44 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 47.02% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.79 Bn | 96.42 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.35 Bn | 36.33 Bn | - | 15.70% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.59 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 30.20% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.96 Bn | 22.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.28 Bn | 21.39 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 13.90% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.08 Bn | 8.44 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.31 Bn | 9.67 Bn | - | 8.50% |
| 10 | First Watch Restaurant | 640.58 Mn | 554.57 Mn | - | 2.29% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 2.29% |
| 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% |
First Watch Restaurant EBIT 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=ebit-margin&ticker=FWRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "FWRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=FWRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();