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

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 0.64% in Q1 2026, down 113.4% quarter-over-quarter from 4.81% in Q4 2025, and down 12.0% on a YoY basis from 0.73% in Q1 2025.

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

First Watch Restaurant's EBITDA Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.64% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 12.0% year-over-year to 0.64%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.43% (up 53.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.54%, down 35.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin was 0.64% for Q1 2026 at First Watch Restaurant, down from 4.81% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 4.81% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.64% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 1.66% across 5 years, with a median of 1.04% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBITDA Margin soared 429 bps in 2022, then plunged 389 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 0.26% in 2022, then soared by 281 bps to 0.47% in 2023, then surged by 120 bps to 1.04% in 2024, then soared by 361 bps to 4.81% in 2025, then sank by 113 bps to 0.64% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 0.64% (Q1 2026), 4.81% (Q4 2025), and 0.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 12.50%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.78%
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 7.55%
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 -0.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.64%
Dec 28, 2025 4.81%
Sep 28, 2025 0.97%
Jun 29, 2025 0.65%
Mar 30, 2025 -0.53%
Dec 29, 2024 1.04%
Sep 29, 2024 -0.22%
Jun 30, 2024 3.41%
Mar 31, 2024 3.36%
Dec 31, 2023 0.47%
Sep 24, 2023 2.92%
Jun 25, 2023 3.61%
Mar 26, 2023 4.43%
Dec 25, 2022 -0.26%
Sep 25, 2022 0.02%
Jun 26, 2022 1.47%
Mar 27, 2022 2.68%
Dec 26, 2021 -2.86%
Sep 26, 2021 0.50%
Jun 27, 2021 2.47%