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

First Watch Restaurant's (FWRG) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 84.32% in Q1 2026, down 748.0% year-on-year from 13.01% in Q1 2025, and up 50.48% quarter-over-quarter from 56.03% in Q4 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 84.32% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 748.0% year-over-year to 84.32% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 77.54%, a 266.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 77.09%, down 795.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin rose to 84.32% in Q1 2026 per FWRG's latest filing, from 56.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 130.51% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 56.03% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 84.54% (2022), against an average of 85.07%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 4597 bps in 2023 and sank 6516 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 84.54% in 2022, then surged by 54 bps to 130.51% in 2023, then sank by 50 bps to 65.35% in 2024, then fell by 14 bps to 56.03% in 2025, then surged by 50 bps to 84.32% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FWRG Gross Margin figures stand at 84.32% (Q1 2026), 56.03% (Q4 2025), and 77.94% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 66.34%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 98.84%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 70.56%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 40.04%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%
10 First Watch Restaurant 737.04 Mn 713.47 Mn 279.06 Mn 84.32%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 84.32%
Dec 28, 2025 56.03%
Sep 28, 2025 77.94%
Jun 29, 2025 91.94%
Mar 30, 2025 91.80%
Dec 29, 2024 65.35%
Sep 29, 2024 84.54%
Jun 30, 2024 78.42%
Mar 31, 2024 84.82%
Dec 31, 2023 130.51%
Sep 24, 2023 91.99%
Jun 25, 2023 77.95%
Mar 26, 2023 92.46%
Dec 25, 2022 84.54%
Sep 25, 2022 91.92%
Jun 26, 2022 84.41%
Mar 27, 2022 77.24%
Dec 26, 2021 66.91%
Sep 26, 2021 77.22%
Jun 27, 2021 84.79%