First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (FWRG) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) recorded Share-based Compensation of $3.7 million in Q2 2026, up 32.5% from $2.79 million a year earlier and up 10.3% from the prior quarter.
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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (FWRG) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, First Watch Restaurant's Share-based Compensation came in at $12.76 million as of Jun 28, 2026, up 37.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $10.76 million, up 26.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 70.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $8.53 million in FY2024 (+12.1%), $7.6 million in FY2023 (-26.7%), $10.37 million in FY2022 (+20.7%) and $8.6 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 25.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 532.3% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 67.5% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.35 million (Q1 2026), $2.83 million (Q4 2025) and $2.88 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 3.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.35 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2.83 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2.88 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.79 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.26 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 2.13 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.22 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 1.76 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.13 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.50 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 2.55 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 2.72 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 2.81 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.29 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 7.85 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 430,000.00 |
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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=FWRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "FWRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=FWRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();