Growth Metrics

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) EBITDA (2020 - 2026)

First Watch Restaurant's quarterly EBITDA came in at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026, down 42.83% year-on-year from -$3.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 114.02% quarter-over-quarter from $15.2 million in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant has reported EBITDA for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA fell 42.83% year-over-year to -$2.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $18.1 million (up 90.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $18.8 million, down 1.95% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.1 million, down from $15.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was $15.2 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average EBITDA over 5 years is $4.0 million, with a median of $2.7 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA jumped 13819.57% in 2023 and sank 118.32% in 2025.
  • Tracing FWRG's EBITDA over 5 years: stood at -$486000.0 in 2022, then soared by 337.86% to $1.2 million in 2023, then soared by 137.2% to $2.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 454.38% to $15.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 114.02% to -$2.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$2.1 million (Q1 2026), $15.2 million (Q4 2025), and $3.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 1.19 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 644.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 302.10 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 606.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 406.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 447.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 123.38 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 230.36 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.81 Mn
10 First Watch Restaurant 680.42 Mn 656.85 Mn 256.65 Mn -2.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -2.13 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 15.20 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 3.06 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 2.01 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -1.49 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 2.74 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -560,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 8.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.16 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 6.40 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 7.80 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 9.36 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 -486,000.00
Sep 25, 2022 46,000.00
Jun 26, 2022 2.71 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 4.64 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 -4.65 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 783,000.00
Jun 27, 2021 3.81 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 -2.04 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 -7.12 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -11.14 Mn