Growth Metrics

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2020 - 2026)

First Watch Restaurant's quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 0.21 in Q1 2026, down 37.37% year-on-year from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and down 88.9% quarter-over-quarter from 1.88 in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.21 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 37.37% year-over-year to 0.21; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.51 (down 27.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.65, down 46.48% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.21, down from 1.88 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 8.04 in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.21 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 3.23, with a median of 2.2 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio soared 1167.1% in 2022 and tumbled 92.94% in 2025.
  • Tracing FWRG's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.85 in 2022, then jumped by 254.71% to 3.02 in 2023, then slumped by 60.26% to 1.2 in 2024, then surged by 57.09% to 1.88 in 2025, then slumped by 88.9% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 0.21 (Q1 2026), 1.88 (Q4 2025), and 2.2 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 6.04
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 4.98
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 First Watch Restaurant 680.42 Mn 656.85 Mn 256.65 Mn 0.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.21
Dec 28, 2025 1.88
Sep 28, 2025 2.20
Jun 29, 2025 1.83
Mar 30, 2025 0.33
Dec 29, 2024 1.20
Sep 29, 2024 1.83
Jun 30, 2024 4.86
Mar 31, 2024 4.73
Dec 31, 2023 3.02
Sep 24, 2023 4.19
Jun 25, 2023 5.57
Mar 26, 2023 8.04
Dec 25, 2022 0.85
Sep 25, 2022 1.92
Jun 26, 2022 4.49
Mar 27, 2022 7.71
Dec 26, 2021 -0.74
Sep 26, 2021 1.18
Jun 27, 2021 1.96
Mar 28, 2021 0.61
Dec 27, 2020 -0.75
Sep 27, 2020 -1.48