First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

First Watch Restaurant's (FWRG) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $330.0 million in Q1 2026, up 17.37% year-on-year from $281.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.37% quarter-over-quarter from $307.3 million in Q4 2025.

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Watch Restaurant's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $330.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 17.37% year-over-year to $330.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 21.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, up 22.31% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $330.0 million in Q1 2026 per FWRG's latest filing, from $307.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $330.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $165.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $237.8 million (2023), against an average of $239.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 34.08% in 2022 and grew 9.11% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $184.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 29.04% to $237.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 9.11% to $259.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 18.46% to $307.3 million in 2025, then rose by 7.37% to $330.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FWRG Operating Expenses figures stand at $330.0 million (Q1 2026), $307.3 million (Q4 2025), and $306.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 3.20 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 115.37 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 430.11 Mn
10 First Watch Restaurant 737.04 Mn 713.47 Mn 279.06 Mn 329.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 329.96 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 307.32 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 305.97 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 300.57 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 281.13 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 259.43 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 245.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 242.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 230.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 237.78 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 211.47 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 204.96 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 196.08 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 184.27 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 184.23 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 179.40 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 165.35 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 163.69 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 150.29 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 141.65 Mn