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

First Watch Restaurant's (FWRG) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 1.54% in Q1 2026, up 736.0% year-on-year from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and up 126.64% quarter-over-quarter from 5.8% in Q4 2025.

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

First Watch Restaurant's FCF Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.54% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 736.0% year-over-year to 1.54% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.75%, a 163.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.54%, down 133.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 1.54% in Q1 2026 per FWRG's latest filing, from 5.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 31.66% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 6.73% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 0.55% (2025), against an average of 1.5%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 2523 bps in 2022 and tumbled 3504 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 31.66% in 2022, then slumped by 111 bps to 3.38% in 2023, then sank by 99 bps to 6.73% in 2024, then rose by 14 bps to 5.8% in 2025, then soared by 127 bps to 1.54% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FWRG FCF Margin figures stand at 1.54% (Q1 2026), 5.8% (Q4 2025), and 1.73% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 10.19%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.93%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 13.96%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.97%
10 First Watch Restaurant 737.04 Mn 713.47 Mn 279.06 Mn 1.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 1.54%
Dec 28, 2025 -5.80%
Sep 28, 2025 1.73%
Jun 29, 2025 -0.55%
Mar 30, 2025 -5.81%
Dec 29, 2024 -6.73%
Sep 29, 2024 2.70%
Jun 30, 2024 0.89%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.49%
Dec 31, 2023 -3.38%
Sep 24, 2023 -2.57%
Jun 25, 2023 2.53%
Mar 26, 2023 9.67%
Dec 25, 2022 31.66%
Sep 25, 2022 -1.92%
Jun 26, 2022 -1.30%
Mar 27, 2022 4.41%
Dec 26, 2021 6.43%
Sep 26, 2021 3.77%
Jun 27, 2021 10.36%