First Watch Restaurant FWRG
NASDAQ FWRG
$9.98 -0.40 (-3.81%)
As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 2:30 PM EDT

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

Updated

First Watch Restaurant's Operating Leases came in at $701.66 million for Q2 2026, up 11.5% from $629.35 million a year earlier and up 4.3% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

At the end of FY2025, First Watch Restaurant's Operating Leases was $651.25 million, up 17.2% from FY2024.

  • Operating Leases has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Going back by year, Operating Leases was $555.58 million in FY2024 (+25.9%), $441.29 million in FY2023 (+20.5%), $366.11 million in FY2022 (+10.8%) and $330.5 million in FY2021 (+7.4%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Leases in data going back to Q4 2020.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Leases has increased for 16 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 21.7% over the last eight quarters.
  • Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Operating Leases ran from 7.4% in Q4 2021 to 30.3% in Q1 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FWRG's Operating Leases at $672.56 million (Q1 2026), $651.25 million (Q4 2025) and $645.46 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 165.62 Bn 160.44 Bn 6.42 Bn
2 Starbucks 108.79 Bn 96.42 Bn -
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 40.35 Bn 36.33 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 37.59 Bn 34.48 Bn 1.47 Bn
5 Restaurant Brands International 24.96 Bn 22.07 Bn 1.38 Bn
6 Darden Restaurants 22.28 Bn 21.39 Bn -113.70 Mn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.01 Bn 12.57 Bn 1.38 Bn
8 Yum China Holdings 14.08 Bn 8.44 Bn 537.00 Mn
9 Texas Roadhouse 10.31 Bn 9.67 Bn -
10 First Watch Restaurant 640.58 Mn 554.57 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 701.66 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 672.56 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 651.25 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 645.46 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 629.35 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 578.90 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 555.58 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 533.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 504.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 444.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 441.29 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 420.50 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 387.87 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 370.73 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 366.11 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 361.17 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 353.78 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 338.46 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 330.50 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 322.52 Mn
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