Growth Metrics

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

First Watch Restaurant's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 1.04% in Q1 2026, down 49.0% year-on-year from 2.03% in Q1 2025, and down 174.26% quarter-over-quarter from 1.4% in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant has reported EBT Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 1.04% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 49.0% year-over-year to 1.04%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.81% (down 76.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.99%, down 177.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.04%, down from 1.4% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 6.58% in Q1 2023, with the low at 1.04% in Q1 2026.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 2.2%, with a median of 1.8% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin surged 574 bps in 2022 and sank 467 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing FWRG's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.14% in 2022, then soared by 1533 bps to 2.25% in 2023, then sank by 88 bps to 0.28% in 2024, then soared by 398 bps to 1.4% in 2025, then sank by 174 bps to 1.04% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 1.04% (Q1 2026), 1.4% (Q4 2025), and 1.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.64%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 25.06%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 13.14%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 21.33%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 10.67%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.82%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 15.70%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.21%
10 First Watch Restaurant 680.42 Mn 656.85 Mn 256.65 Mn -1.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -1.04%
Dec 28, 2025 1.40%
Sep 28, 2025 1.80%
Jun 29, 2025 1.16%
Mar 30, 2025 -0.54%
Dec 29, 2024 0.28%
Sep 29, 2024 1.39%
Jun 30, 2024 5.33%
Mar 31, 2024 4.13%
Dec 31, 2023 2.25%
Sep 24, 2023 3.04%
Jun 25, 2023 4.62%
Mar 26, 2023 6.58%
Dec 25, 2022 0.14%
Sep 25, 2022 0.74%
Jun 26, 2022 2.19%
Mar 27, 2022 4.00%
Dec 26, 2021 -2.96%
Sep 26, 2021 0.84%
Jun 27, 2021 3.96%
Mar 28, 2021 -1.74%
Dec 27, 2020 -10.03%
Sep 27, 2020 -14.44%