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

First Watch Restaurant's (FWRG) 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 131.76% quarter-over-quarter from 2.55% in Q4 2025.

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

First Watch Restaurant's Net Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.81% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 52.0% year-over-year to 0.81% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.83%, a 21.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.01%, down 85.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin retreated to 0.81% in Q1 2026 per FWRG's latest filing, from 2.55% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 4.43% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.81% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 1.47% (2022), against an average of 1.72%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin soared 566 bps in 2022 and slumped 327 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 2.8% in 2022, then slumped by 61 bps to 1.08% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 0.27% in 2024, then jumped by 862 bps to 2.55% in 2025, then tumbled by 132 bps to 0.81% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FWRG Net Margin figures stand at 0.81% (Q1 2026), 2.55% (Q4 2025), and 0.95% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 5.36%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.81%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 20.98%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 14.93%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -0.08%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 10.06%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.56%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 11.37%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.10%
10 First Watch Restaurant 737.04 Mn 713.47 Mn 279.06 Mn -0.81%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.81%
Dec 28, 2025 2.55%
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 2.80%
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%