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

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 77.55% in Q1 2026, down 42.13% quarter-over-quarter from 134.0% in Q4 2025, and down 677.0% on a YoY basis from 13.44% in Q1 2025.

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

First Watch Restaurant's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 77.55% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 677.0% year-over-year to 77.55%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 94.92% (up 866.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 91.76%, up 1372.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 77.55% for Q1 2026 at First Watch Restaurant, down from 134.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 134.0% in Q4 2025 to a low of 76.62% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 89.78% across 5 years, with a median of 85.12% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Gross Margin slumped 2301 bps in 2023, then surged 5650 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 107.93% in 2022, then fell by 21 bps to 84.91% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 77.5% in 2024, then jumped by 73 bps to 134.0% in 2025, then slumped by 42 bps to 77.55% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 77.55% (Q1 2026), 134.0% (Q4 2025), and 91.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 First Watch Restaurant 722.06 Mn 698.50 Mn 256.65 Mn 77.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 77.55%
Dec 28, 2025 134.00%
Sep 28, 2025 91.81%
Jun 29, 2025 76.62%
Mar 30, 2025 84.32%
Dec 29, 2024 77.50%
Sep 29, 2024 91.62%
Jun 30, 2024 92.08%
Mar 31, 2024 92.09%
Dec 31, 2023 84.91%
Sep 24, 2023 84.63%
Jun 25, 2023 85.12%
Mar 26, 2023 85.01%
Dec 25, 2022 107.93%
Sep 25, 2022 91.92%
Jun 26, 2022 91.95%
Mar 27, 2022 77.24%
Dec 26, 2021 76.74%
Sep 26, 2021 99.92%
Jun 27, 2021 91.06%