Growth Metrics

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

First Watch Restaurant's quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $5.1 million in Q1 2026, up 131.15% year-on-year from $2.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 127.87% quarter-over-quarter from -$18.3 million in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant has reported Free Cash Flow for 7 years, with the latest figure at $5.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 131.15% year-over-year to $5.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$9.5 million (up 62.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$31.0 million, down 153.18% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $5.1 million, up from -$18.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $20.4 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$18.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$1.5 million, with a median of -$1.7 million recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 706.77% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 778.32% in 2023.
  • Tracing FWRG's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$941000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 778.32% to -$8.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 114.39% to -$17.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.49% to -$18.3 million in 2025, then soared by 127.87% to $5.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $5.1 million (Q1 2026), -$18.3 million (Q4 2025), and $5.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 First Watch Restaurant 680.42 Mn 656.85 Mn 256.65 Mn 5.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 5.11 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 5.11 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -18.34 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -18.34 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 5.46 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 5.46 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -1.71 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -1.71 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -16.41 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -16.41 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -17.72 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -17.72 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 6.78 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 6.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -8.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -8.27 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 -5.63 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 -5.63 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 5.47 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 5.47 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 20.44 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 20.44 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 -941,000.00
Dec 25, 2022 -941,000.00
Sep 25, 2022 -3.59 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 -3.59 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 8.61 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 8.61 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -3.37 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -3.37 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 10.46 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 10.46 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 5.94 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 5.94 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 5.53 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 5.53 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 5.74 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 5.74 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 -2.54 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 -2.54 Mn