Growth Metrics

First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

First Watch Restaurant has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 7 years, most recently at $3.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 48.38% year-over-year to $3.4 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $11.9 million, up 32.91%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $10.8 million, 26.22% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 was $3.4 million at First Watch Restaurant, up from $2.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $3.4 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $2.4 million and a median of $2.3 million in 2022 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • On a YoY basis, Share-based Compensation climbed as much as 1678.29% in 2022 and fell as far as 67.48% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $2.6 million in 2022, then fell by 13.12% to $2.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.92% to $2.1 million in 2024, then surged by 32.99% to $2.8 million in 2025, then grew by 18.28% to $3.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for FWRG at $3.4 million in Q1 2026, $2.8 million in Q4 2025, and $2.9 million in Q3 2025.