Growth Metrics

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

First Watch Restaurant's quarterly Net Margin came in at 0.81% in Q1 2026, down 52.0% year-on-year from 1.69% in Q1 2025, and down 116.92% quarter-over-quarter from 4.79% in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant has reported Net Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.81% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 52.0% year-over-year to 0.81%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.38% (up 35.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.59%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.81%, down from 4.79% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 4.79% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.81% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 1.67%, with a median of 1.08% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Margin reached 453 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 327 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing FWRG's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.26% in 2022, then soared by 514 bps to 1.08% in 2023, then sank by 75 bps to 0.27% in 2024, then jumped by 1706 bps to 4.79% in 2025, then tumbled by 117 bps to 0.81% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.81% (Q1 2026), 4.79% (Q4 2025), and 0.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 5.36%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 20.98%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.81%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 14.93%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn -0.11%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.06%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.56%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.15%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.79%
10 First Watch Restaurant 680.42 Mn 656.85 Mn 256.65 Mn -0.81%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.81%
Dec 28, 2025 4.79%
Sep 28, 2025 0.95%
Jun 29, 2025 0.68%
Mar 30, 2025 -0.29%
Dec 29, 2024 0.27%
Sep 29, 2024 0.84%
Jun 30, 2024 3.44%
Mar 31, 2024 2.98%
Dec 31, 2023 1.08%
Sep 24, 2023 2.47%
Jun 25, 2023 3.68%
Mar 26, 2023 4.43%
Dec 25, 2022 -0.26%
Sep 25, 2022 0.02%
Jun 26, 2022 1.47%
Mar 27, 2022 2.68%
Dec 26, 2021 -2.86%
Sep 26, 2021 0.50%
Jun 27, 2021 2.47%
Mar 28, 2021 -1.61%
Dec 27, 2020 -6.51%
Sep 27, 2020 -11.17%