First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)
First Watch Restaurant's (FWRG) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 0.3% in Q1 2026, down 9.0% year-on-year from 0.33% in Q1 2025, and down 89.43% quarter-over-quarter from 2.86% in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 9.0% year-over-year to 0.3% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.16%, a 47.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.25%, down 158.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin fell to 0.3% in Q1 2026 per FWRG's latest filing, from 2.86% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 7.25% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.3% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 2.8% (2023), against an average of 3.1%.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin slumped 526 bps in 2022 and jumped 277 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 0.8% in 2022, then jumped by 252 bps to 2.8% in 2023, then tumbled by 48 bps to 1.47% in 2024, then jumped by 95 bps to 2.86% in 2025, then plunged by 89 bps to 0.3% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FWRG EBIT Margin figures stand at 0.3% (Q1 2026), 2.86% (Q4 2025), and 3.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 117.61 Bn | 115.91 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.20 Bn | 40.33 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 40.68 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.13 Bn | 25.66 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 22.23 Bn | 21.99 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.90% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.22 Bn | 14.47 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.56 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.74 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Dutch Bros | 8.14 Bn | 8.10 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 7.39% |
| 10 | First Watch Restaurant | 737.04 Mn | 713.47 Mn | 279.06 Mn | 0.30% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |