Growth Metrics

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

First Watch Restaurant's quarterly Gross Margin came in at 77.55% in Q1 2026, down 677.0% year-on-year from 13.44% in Q1 2025, and down 42.13% quarter-over-quarter from 134.0% in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant has reported Gross Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 77.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 677.0% year-over-year to 77.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 94.92% (up 866.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 91.76%, up 1372.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 77.55%, down from 134.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 134.0% in Q4 2025, with the low at 76.62% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 89.78%, with a median of 85.12% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin slumped 2301 bps in 2023 and jumped 5650 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing FWRG's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 107.93% in 2022, then retreated by 21 bps to 84.91% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 77.5% in 2024, then surged by 73 bps to 134.0% in 2025, then sank 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 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 First Watch Restaurant 680.42 Mn 656.85 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%
Mar 28, 2021 89.54%
Dec 27, 2020 64.65%
Sep 27, 2020 80.07%