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First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) Financials

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$12.18 -0.03 (-0.25%)
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Annual Income Statements for First Watch Restaurant Group

Annual Income Statements for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table shows First Watch Restaurant Group's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/29/2019 12/27/2020 12/26/2021 12/25/2022 12/31/2023 12/29/2024 12/28/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
-45 -50 -2.11 6.91 25 19 19
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
-45 -50 -2.11 6.91 25 19 19
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
-45 -50 -2.11 6.91 25 19 19
Total Pre-Tax Income
-58 -70 0.37 13 36 28 12
Total Operating Income
-38 -47 22 17 41 39 28
Total Gross Profit
336 265 467 558 491 793 942
Total Revenue
436 342 601 730 892 1,016 1,223
Operating Revenue
436 342 601 730 892 1,016 1,223
Total Cost of Revenue
101 77 134 173 400 223 280
Operating Cost of Revenue
101 77 134 173 400 223 280
Total Operating Expenses
373 313 445 541 450 754 915
Selling, General & Admin Expense
56 46 70 85 103 113 129
Depreciation Expense
28 31 32 34 41 58 75
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
250 231 338 415 297 572 698
Impairment Charge
34 0.32 0.38 0.92 1.36 0.53 0.45
Other Special Charges / (Income)
5.82 3.88 3.31 5.41 7.17 10 13
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-20 -22 -22 -4.32 -5.19 -11 -15
Interest Expense
20 23 20 5.23 8.06 13 17
Other Income / (Expense), net
-0.26 0.48 -1.77 0.91 2.87 1.76 1.32
Income Tax Expense
-12 -20 2.48 5.68 11 9.10 -7.30
Basic Earnings per Share
($1.01) ($1.10) ($0.04) $0.12 $0.43 $0.31 $0.32
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
45.01M 45.01M 48.21M 59.10M 59.53M 60.37M 60.96M
Diluted Earnings per Share
($1.01) ($1.10) ($0.04) $0.11 $0.41 $0.30 $0.31
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
45.01M 45.01M 48.21M 60.14M 61.19M 62.35M 62.84M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
- - 59.05M 59.26M 59.91M 60.70M 61.14M

Quarterly Income Statements for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table shows First Watch Restaurant Group's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025
Period end date 6/25/2023 9/24/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/29/2024 12/29/2024 3/30/2025 6/29/2025 9/28/2025 12/28/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
7.96 5.42 2.65 7.21 8.90 2.11 0.70 -0.83 2.11 2.99 15
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
7.96 5.42 2.65 7.21 8.90 2.11 0.70 -0.83 2.11 2.99 15
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
7.96 5.42 2.65 7.21 8.90 2.11 0.70 -0.83 2.11 2.99 15
Total Pre-Tax Income
9.99 6.66 5.51 10 14 3.50 0.74 -1.54 3.58 5.67 4.42
Total Operating Income
11 7.74 6.86 12 16 6.31 3.86 1.11 7.31 10 9.04
Total Gross Profit
169 119 39 134 145 157 299 171 164 196 410
Total Revenue
216 219 245 242 259 252 263 282 308 316 316
Operating Revenue
216 219 245 242 259 252 263 282 308 316 316
Total Cost of Revenue
48 100 206 108 114 95 -36 111 143 120 -94
Operating Cost of Revenue
48 100 206 108 114 95 -36 111 143 120 -94
Total Operating Expenses
157 112 32 122 128 151 295 170 157 186 401
Selling, General & Admin Expense
25 25 30 28 27 28 31 30 33 34 32
Depreciation Expense
9.44 10 12 12 15 15 16 17 18 20 21
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
121 74 -14 80 85 105 244 121 102 129 346
Impairment Charge
0.30 0.19 0.74 0.12 0.15 0.11 0.14 0.01 0.13 0.18 0.14
Other Special Charges / (Income)
1.25 2.04 2.85 1.57 1.83 2.39 4.33 2.66 3.51 3.81 2.95
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-1.35 -1.08 -1.35 -2.27 -2.67 -2.82 -3.12 -2.65 -3.74 -4.38 -4.62
Interest Expense
2.04 1.85 2.27 2.60 3.38 3.44 3.22 3.33 4.00 4.57 4.80
Other Income / (Expense), net
0.69 0.77 0.92 0.33 0.71 0.62 0.10 0.68 0.27 0.19 0.18
Income Tax Expense
2.03 1.24 2.86 2.80 4.88 1.38 0.04 -0.71 1.47 2.68 -11
Basic Earnings per Share
$0.13 $0.09 $0.05 $0.12 $0.15 $0.03 $0.01 ($0.01) $0.03 $0.05 $0.25
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
59.39M 59.65M 59.53M 60.01M 60.38M 60.43M 60.37M 60.77M 61.01M 61.03M 60.96M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.13 $0.09 $0.04 $0.12 $0.14 $0.03 $0.01 ($0.01) $0.03 $0.05 $0.24
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
60.94M 61.56M 61.19M 62.48M 62.46M 61.85M 62.35M 60.77M 62.58M 62.83M 62.84M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
59.52M 59.82M 59.91M 60.37M 60.41M 60.57M 60.70M 60.99M 61.02M 61.03M 61.14M

Annual Cash Flow Statements for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table details how cash moves in and out of First Watch Restaurant Group's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/29/2019 12/27/2020 12/26/2021 12/25/2022 12/31/2023 12/29/2024 12/28/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-5.16 28 13 -2.19 0.04 -17 -12
Net Cash From Operating Activities
21 -18 63 63 95 116 126
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
21 -18 63 63 95 116 126
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
-45 -50 -2.11 6.91 25 19 19
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
-45 -50 -2.11 6.91 25 19 19
Depreciation Expense
28 31 32 34 41 58 75
Amortization Expense
1.13 1.28 1.09 0.45 0.45 0.57 0.66
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
45 21 14 27 28 36 34
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-7.59 -22 18 -5.76 -0.16 2.48 -3.16
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-82 -27 -36 -63 -123 -207 -214
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-82 -27 -36 -63 -123 -207 -214
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-59 -27 -35 -62 -83 -128 -157
Acquisitions
-23 -0.23 -0.37 -1.11 -40 -79 -57
Net Cash From Financing Activities
56 73 -14 -2.02 28 74 76
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
56 73 -14 -2.02 28 74 76
Repayment of Debt
-36 -43 -294 -3.37 -7.56 -152 -396
Issuance of Debt
92 77 100 0.00 30 220 471
Other Financing Activities, net
-0.23 0.00 2.87 1.35 5.63 6.05 1.19
Cash Interest Paid
19 20 16 3.37 8.73 12 16
Cash Income Taxes Paid
0.15 0.16 0.08 0.92 1.95 3.11 2.56

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table details how cash moves in and out of First Watch Restaurant Group's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025
Period end date 6/25/2023 9/24/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/29/2024 12/29/2024 3/30/2025 6/29/2025 9/28/2025 12/28/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
12 -27 9.71 -6.46 1.86 5.77 -18 -15 0.57 1.54 0.53
Net Cash From Operating Activities
34 17 22 25 32 36 23 20 39 48 18
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
34 17 22 25 32 36 23 20 39 48 18
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
7.96 5.42 2.65 7.21 8.90 2.11 0.70 -0.83 2.11 2.99 15
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
7.96 5.42 2.65 7.21 8.90 2.11 0.70 -0.83 2.11 2.99 15
Depreciation Expense
9.44 10 12 12 15 15 16 17 18 20 21
Amortization Expense
0.11 0.11 0.12 5.86 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.17 0.17 0.17
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
6.61 7.05 -3.53 4.60 2.21 8.40 12 5.51 15 11 1.56
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
10 -5.55 11 -4.96 6.12 10 -5.79 -1.26 3.62 14 -19
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-23 -45 -41 -32 -103 -31 -41 -37 -96 -43 -38
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-23 -45 -41 -32 -103 -31 -41 -37 -96 -43 -38
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-15 -23 -32 -29 -30 -29 -41 -37 -41 -42 -37
Acquisitions
-8.02 -22 -9.54 -3.42 -74 -1.49 -0.09 -0.06 -55 -0.45 -1.20
Net Cash From Financing Activities
0.71 1.16 28 0.56 73 0.48 -0.01 1.76 57 -3.42 20
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
0.71 1.16 28 0.56 73 0.48 -0.01 1.76 57 -3.42 20
Repayment of Debt
-0.64 -1.73 -2.66 -125 -24 -1.36 -1.39 -4.37 -91 -138 -163
Issuance of Debt
- - 30 123 98 - - 6.00 149 135 182
Other Financing Activities, net
1.36 2.89 0.82 3.15 -0.31 1.83 1.39 0.13 0.17 - 0.89
Cash Interest Paid
1.76 1.94 3.36 2.77 1.59 1.58 6.39 3.07 -0.28 4.13 8.59
Cash Income Taxes Paid
0.92 0.36 0.62 0.00 2.10 0.85 0.16 0.10 0.91 1.05 0.50

Annual Balance Sheets for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table presents First Watch Restaurant Group's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/27/2020 12/26/2021 12/25/2022 12/31/2023 12/29/2024 12/28/2025
Total Assets
1,008 1,047 1,104 1,267 1,514 1,742
Total Current Assets
49 68 67 71 56 49
Cash & Equivalents
39 52 50 50 33 21
Accounts Receivable
3.92 4.45 6.16 5.53 7.24 6.86
Inventories, net
2.92 4.02 5.03 5.38 6.12 7.17
Prepaid Expenses
2.49 5.68 5.80 7.49 7.01 7.95
Other Current Assets
0.62 1.43 0.37 2.82 2.20 5.86
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Noncurrent Assets
958 979 1,037 1,196 1,458 1,693
Goodwill
345 345 345 360 399 420
Intangible Assets
144 143 143 151 168 175
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
470 491 549 685 892 1,098
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
1,008 1,047 1,104 1,267 1,514 1,742
Total Liabilities
687 542 581 706 919 1,116
Total Current Liabilities
77 97 100 115 138 167
Short-Term Debt
3.59 5.54 7.63 5.63 9.23 13
Accounts Payable
4.22 11 7.59 6.32 6.96 8.70
Accrued Expenses
13 16 23 36 40 38
Current Deferred Revenue
4.27 4.65 5.19 5.50 5.62 6.78
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
11 21 18 22 21 24
Other Current Liabilities
40 38 39 40 56 76
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
610 446 481 591 780 948
Long-Term Debt
286 100 95 120 189 269
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
14 12 17 25 32 22
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
310 334 369 446 559 657
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
321 504 523 561 595 626
Total Preferred & Common Equity
321 504 523 561 595 626
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
321 504 523 561 595 626
Common Stock
424 609 621 635 650 662
Retained Earnings
-103 -105 -98 -73 -54 -34
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
- - 0.00 -0.67 -0.44 -1.10

Quarterly Balance Sheets for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table presents First Watch Restaurant Group's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025
Period end date 6/26/2022 9/25/2022 3/26/2023 6/25/2023 9/24/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/29/2024 3/30/2025 6/29/2025 9/28/2025
Total Assets
1,080 1,090 1,115 1,163 1,206 1,279 1,437 1,485 1,544 1,676 1,720
Total Current Assets
70 65 70 85 59 63 67 73 44 43 44
Cash & Equivalents
54 49 54 67 40 43 45 51 19 19 21
Accounts Receivable
3.87 3.43 3.83 4.47 4.99 4.13 4.03 4.93 5.96 5.48 5.51
Inventories, net
3.97 4.12 4.41 4.89 4.79 5.20 5.67 5.33 6.20 6.77 6.49
Prepaid Expenses
5.54 4.33 6.67 5.89 4.70 8.91 8.49 7.44 11 8.40 6.71
Other Current Assets
2.84 3.72 0.59 1.98 3.84 1.69 3.85 4.18 2.80 3.12 4.30
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Noncurrent Assets
1,010 1,025 1,045 1,078 1,147 1,216 1,369 1,412 1,500 1,633 1,677
Goodwill
345 345 345 350 357 361 399 399 399 420 420
Intangible Assets
143 143 143 144 150 151 171 169 166 179 177
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
522 537 557 583 640 704 800 844 935 1,034 1,079
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
1,080 1,090 1,115 1,163 1,206 1,279 1,437 1,485 1,544 1,676 1,720
Total Liabilities
563 570 580 617 649 705 851 896 948 1,075 1,113
Total Current Liabilities
93 93 92 109 110 106 119 134 142 158 177
Short-Term Debt
4.92 5.63 6.49 7.23 6.89 3.03 6.65 7.83 10 12 13
Accounts Payable
6.99 7.50 5.22 5.51 5.55 5.68 7.18 6.87 7.69 7.51 7.23
Accrued Expenses
21 24 25 32 34 32 39 44 41 48 50
Current Deferred Revenue
3.07 2.39 3.23 3.47 2.66 3.34 3.25 2.37 3.41 3.51 2.64
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
19 15 11 21 18 21 17 25 23 20 31
Other Current Liabilities
38 38 40 40 43 41 46 48 57 68 73
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
470 478 489 507 539 598 732 762 806 916 936
Long-Term Debt
97 96 93 92 91 123 192 190 192 250 251
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
16 17 21 23 24 28 32 32 31 32 34
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
357 365 374 392 424 448 508 540 584 635 651
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
517 520 535 546 557 574 586 589 596 601 607
Total Preferred & Common Equity
517 520 535 546 557 574 586 589 596 601 607
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
517 520 535 546 557 574 586 589 596 601 607
Common Stock
615 618 623 627 632 640 642 646 652 655 658
Retained Earnings
-98 -98 -89 -81 -75 -66 -57 -55 -55 -53 -50
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
- - - -0.16 0.83 0.26 0.19 -2.48 -1.10 -1.20 -1.13

Annual Metrics And Ratios for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from First Watch Restaurant Group's official financial filings.

Metric 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/29/2019 12/27/2020 12/26/2021 12/25/2022 12/31/2023 12/29/2024 12/28/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
0.00% -21.54% 75.59% 21.45% 22.10% 13.95% 20.34%
EBITDA Growth
0.00% -70.19% 466.11% -2.67% 63.46% 15.31% 5.62%
EBIT Growth
0.00% -23.61% 143.79% -12.93% 147.65% -7.87% -29.10%
NOPAT Growth
0.00% -25.74% -283.19% 107.32% 212.99% -9.53% 67.71%
Net Income Growth
0.00% -9.26% 95.76% 427.81% 267.53% -25.45% 2.68%
EPS Growth
0.00% -8.91% 96.36% 375.00% 272.73% -26.83% 3.33%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
0.00% -185.55% 442.90% -0.05% 51.48% 21.33% 8.85%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
0.00% 0.00% 81.40% 92.33% -272.73% -202.67% 14.74%
Invested Capital Growth
0.00% 0.00% -2.48% 3.21% 10.63% 19.42% 16.71%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.27% 7.07% 1.87% 4.54%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 12.58% 11.85% -0.26% 10.79%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 43.13% 15.07% -8.58% 22.30%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 77.12% 12.09% -1.50% 235.62%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 152.08% 14.08% -9.34% 291.22%
EPS Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 175.00% 17.14% -9.09% 287.50%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 36.02% -3.69% 6.72% 0.55% -3.42%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -93.89% -3.43% 18.70%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.58% 3.58% 3.38% 4.31%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - -
Gross Margin
76.93% 77.52% 77.68% 76.37% 55.11% 78.04% 77.09%
EBITDA Margin
-1.98% -4.30% 8.97% 7.19% 9.63% 9.74% 8.55%
Operating Margin
-8.61% -13.79% 3.70% 2.32% 4.63% 3.83% 2.25%
EBIT Margin
-8.66% -13.65% 3.40% 2.44% 4.95% 4.00% 2.36%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
-10.42% -14.51% -0.35% 0.95% 2.85% 1.86% 1.59%
Tax Burden Percent
78.55% 71.43% -569.46% 54.86% 70.37% 67.53% 160.16%
Interest Burden Percent
153.11% 148.81% 1.81% 70.64% 81.73% 68.92% 42.08%
Effective Tax Rate
0.00% 0.00% 669.46% 45.14% 29.63% 32.47% -60.16%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
0.00% -11.56% -22.43% 1.64% 4.79% 3.76% 5.35%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
0.00% -24.82% 59.50% -2.85% -0.93% -2.35% -6.21%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
0.00% -19.40% 21.92% -0.29% -0.11% -0.49% -2.17%
Return on Equity (ROE)
0.00% -30.97% -0.51% 1.34% 4.68% 3.27% 3.18%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
0.00% -211.56% -19.92% -1.52% -5.31% -13.94% -10.07%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
0.00% -4.64% 1.99% 1.66% 3.72% 2.92% 1.77%
Return on Assets (ROA)
0.00% -4.93% -0.21% 0.64% 2.14% 1.36% 1.19%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
0.00% -30.97% -0.51% 1.34% 4.68% 3.27% 3.18%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
0.00% -15.48% -0.42% 1.32% 4.52% 3.18% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
-26 -33 -127 9.28 29 26 44
NOPAT Margin
-6.02% -9.65% -21.07% 1.27% 3.26% 2.59% 3.60%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
0.00% 13.25% -81.93% 4.49% 5.72% 6.11% 11.56%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - 1.48% 4.23% 3.31% 4.85%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
23.07% 22.48% 22.32% 23.63% 44.89% 21.96% 22.91%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
12.79% 13.53% 11.71% 11.64% 11.57% 11.15% 10.55%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
85.53% 91.31% 73.98% 74.05% 50.48% 74.21% 74.84%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
-38 -47 20 18 44 41 29
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
-8.66 -15 54 52 86 99 105
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
0.00 0.53 1.87 1.61 2.14 1.90 1.55
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 58.17 24.20 23.94 38.75 31.16
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.39 0.50 1.57 1.15 1.35 1.11 0.79
Price to Earnings (P/E)
0.00 0.00 0.00 121.79 47.36 59.85 49.97
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.82% 2.11% 1.67% 2.00%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
0.00 0.74 1.79 1.55 2.01 1.71 1.39
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.00 1.23 1.66 1.22 1.43 1.28 1.01
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
0.00 0.00 18.47 17.02 14.89 13.11 11.79
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
0.00 0.00 48.67 50.14 28.95 31.91 42.74
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
0.00 0.00 0.00 96.32 44.00 49.39 27.96
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
0.00 0.00 15.82 14.20 13.40 11.22 9.79
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.00 0.90 0.21 0.20 0.22 0.33 0.45
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.00 0.89 0.20 0.18 0.21 0.32 0.43
Financial Leverage
0.00 0.78 0.37 0.10 0.12 0.21 0.35
Leverage Ratio
0.00 3.14 2.49 2.09 2.19 2.40 2.67
Compound Leverage Factor
0.00 4.67 0.05 1.48 1.79 1.66 1.12
Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 47.47% 17.27% 16.36% 18.26% 24.98% 31.08%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 0.59% 0.91% 1.22% 0.82% 1.16% 1.46%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 46.89% 16.36% 15.14% 17.44% 23.82% 29.61%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 52.53% 82.73% 83.64% 81.74% 75.02% 68.92%
Debt to EBITDA
0.00 -19.68 1.95 1.95 1.46 2.00 2.70
Net Debt to EBITDA
0.00 -17.03 0.99 1.00 0.88 1.67 2.50
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
0.00 -19.44 1.85 1.80 1.40 1.91 2.57
Debt to NOPAT
0.00 -8.77 -0.83 11.03 4.32 7.55 6.41
Net Debt to NOPAT
0.00 -7.59 -0.42 5.65 2.60 6.28 5.93
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
0.00 -8.66 -0.79 10.20 4.12 7.20 6.11
Altman Z-Score
0.00 0.16 1.51 1.42 1.72 1.38 1.17
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.00 0.64 0.70 0.67 0.62 0.40 0.29
Quick Ratio
0.00 0.56 0.58 0.56 0.48 0.29 0.17
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
0.00 -605 -113 -8.63 -32 -97 -83
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
36.28% -68.65% 178.33% 101.15% 112.79% 90.41% 80.25%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
0.00 -26.51 -5.60 -1.65 -3.99 -7.70 -4.97
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
1.07 -0.80 3.13 12.03 11.82 9.15 7.54
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-1.88 -1.98 1.38 0.14 1.34 -0.97 -1.86
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.00 0.34 0.59 0.68 0.75 0.73 0.75
Accounts Receivable Turnover
0.00 87.46 143.74 137.58 152.45 159.15 173.48
Inventory Turnover
0.00 26.41 38.69 38.13 76.90 38.81 42.15
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Accounts Payable Turnover
0.00 18.24 17.57 18.51 57.53 33.59 35.77
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
0.00 4.17 2.54 2.65 2.39 2.29 2.10
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
0.00 13.82 9.44 9.57 4.75 9.41 8.66
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
0.00 20.01 20.78 19.72 6.34 10.87 10.20
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
0.00 -2.01 -8.81 -7.50 0.80 0.83 0.56
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - -
Invested Capital
0.00 572 558 576 637 760 887
Invested Capital Turnover
0.00 1.20 1.06 1.29 1.47 1.45 1.48
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
0.00 572 -14 18 61 124 127
Enterprise Value (EV)
0.00 421 996 894 1,278 1,298 1,232
Market Capitalization
170 170 943 841 1,202 1,133 971
Book Value per Share
$0.00 $7.13 $8.54 $8.84 $9.38 $9.83 $10.26
Tangible Book Value per Share
$0.00 ($3.73) $0.27 $0.59 $0.84 $0.48 $0.51
Total Capital
0.00 611 610 625 687 794 909
Total Debt
0.00 290 105 102 125 198 282
Total Long-Term Debt
0.00 286 100 95 120 189 269
Net Debt
0.00 251 53 52 75 165 261
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
59 27 35 62 85 128 157
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
0.00 -63 -75 -75 -88 -107 -126
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
0.00 -24 -23 -25 -38 -73 -105
Net Working Capital (NWC)
0.00 -27 -29 -33 -44 -83 -118
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
19 17 -125 2.37 3.65 7.35 25
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
0.00 251 53 52 75 165 261
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
29 32 33 35 42 58 76
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.00% -18.40% -12.54% -10.27% -9.89% -10.50% -10.34%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.00% -6.98% -3.87% -3.43% -4.29% -7.22% -8.60%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.00% -8.03% -4.79% -4.48% -4.92% -8.13% -9.69%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 ($0.04) $0.12 $0.43 $0.31 $0.32
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 48.21M 59.10M 59.53M 60.37M 60.96M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 ($0.04) $0.11 $0.41 $0.30 $0.31
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 48.21M 60.14M 61.19M 62.35M 62.84M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 59.05M 59.26M 59.91M 60.70M 61.14M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1.30 -30 18 13 35 33 29
Normalized NOPAT Margin
0.30% -8.80% 3.02% 1.75% 3.93% 3.29% 2.34%
Pre Tax Income Margin
-13.27% -20.31% 0.06% 1.72% 4.05% 2.76% 0.99%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
-1.88 -2.05 1.02 3.41 5.47 3.22 1.73
NOPAT to Interest Expense
-1.31 -1.45 -6.30 1.77 3.60 2.08 2.64
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-4.83 -3.22 -0.74 -8.49 -5.01 -6.91 -7.67
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-4.26 -2.62 -8.06 -10.12 -6.88 -8.04 -6.76
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% -231.66% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for First Watch Restaurant Group

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from First Watch Restaurant Group's official financial filings.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025
Period end date 6/25/2023 9/24/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/29/2024 12/29/2024 3/30/2025 6/29/2025 9/28/2025 12/28/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
17.27% 17.32% 31.70% 14.68% 19.54% 14.78% 7.63% 16.41% 19.08% 25.60% 20.15%
EBITDA Growth
57.75% 65.30% 82.43% -0.25% 47.56% 16.76% -1.29% -39.80% -0.80% 35.18% 51.22%
EBIT Growth
132.69% 210.89% 289.97% -20.30% 42.67% -18.47% -49.11% -85.75% -55.83% 47.63% 132.88%
NOPAT Growth
167.08% 7,078.04% 217.44% -14.15% 17.57% -39.41% 10.91% -91.20% -59.46% 38.91% 747.62%
Net Income Growth
194.02% 11,678.26% 644.86% -22.93% 11.82% -61.02% -73.60% -111.49% -76.34% 41.62% 2,069.38%
EPS Growth
160.00% 0.00% 300.00% -20.00% 7.69% -66.67% -75.00% -108.33% -78.57% 66.67% 2,300.00%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
44.57% 17.73% 36.83% 18.16% -7.34% 105.35% 2.83% -19.39% 23.57% 33.54% -19.47%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
99.31% -313.50% -179.53% -4,967.05% -3,785.51% -223.15% -107.18% -79.37% 33.09% 6.04% 19.93%
Invested Capital Growth
2.28% 7.43% 10.63% 13.26% 27.81% 19.65% 19.42% 18.70% 14.18% 15.67% 16.71%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
2.32% 1.35% 11.60% -0.89% 6.65% -2.69% 4.64% 7.20% 9.09% 2.64% 0.10%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
-13.86% -11.71% 5.63% 24.16% 27.43% -30.14% -10.70% -6.84% 39.85% 16.19% -0.11%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
-23.99% -29.26% -8.61% 62.19% 36.06% -59.57% -42.96% -54.59% 321.76% 35.12% -10.02%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
-12.36% -30.35% -47.61% 168.44% 20.02% -64.10% -4.11% -78.70% 452.79% 23.01% 485.10%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
-14.97% -31.93% -51.13% 172.43% 23.37% -76.27% -66.90% -218.60% 354.04% 42.02% 406.99%
EPS Q/Q Growth
-13.33% -30.77% -55.56% 200.00% 16.67% -78.57% -66.67% -200.00% 400.00% 66.67% 380.00%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
62.89% -49.30% 27.68% 12.06% 27.74% 12.36% -36.07% -12.15% 95.81% 21.43% -61.45%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
-187.92% -836.45% -59.95% -17.49% -120.78% 22.12% -2.55% -1.72% 17.64% -9.37% 12.61%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-0.26% 6.29% 3.58% 3.13% 12.56% -0.49% 3.38% 2.52% 8.27% 0.80% 4.31%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
77.95% 54.40% 15.80% 63.30% 55.97% 77.80% 113.52% 60.71% 53.43% 62.07% 129.74%
EBITDA Margin
9.98% 8.69% 8.23% 10.31% 12.32% 8.84% 7.55% 6.56% 8.41% 9.52% 9.50%
Operating Margin
5.24% 3.53% 2.80% 5.07% 6.36% 2.51% 1.47% 0.39% 2.38% 3.18% 2.86%
EBIT Margin
5.56% 3.88% 3.18% 5.20% 6.64% 2.76% 1.50% 0.64% 2.46% 3.24% 2.91%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
3.68% 2.47% 1.08% 2.98% 3.44% 0.84% 0.27% -0.29% 0.68% 0.95% 4.79%
Tax Burden Percent
79.66% 81.34% 48.10% 72.05% 64.59% 60.41% 94.72% 53.94% 58.89% 52.71% 343.08%
Interest Burden Percent
83.06% 78.28% 70.79% 79.39% 80.30% 50.40% 18.65% -85.53% 47.18% 55.40% 47.97%
Effective Tax Rate
20.34% 18.66% 51.90% 27.95% 35.41% 39.59% 5.28% 0.00% 41.11% 47.29% -243.08%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
5.85% 4.03% 1.98% 5.45% 6.02% 2.24% 2.02% 0.41% 1.95% 2.47% 14.54%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
3.18% 2.43% 0.97% 2.88% 4.16% 0.57% -0.44% -0.81% 0.84% 1.29% 7.11%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
0.24% 0.25% 0.11% 0.33% 0.68% 0.10% -0.09% -0.18% 0.28% 0.42% 2.48%
Return on Equity (ROE)
6.09% 4.28% 2.10% 5.78% 6.70% 2.34% 1.93% 0.22% 2.23% 2.89% 17.02%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
1.30% -2.80% -5.31% -7.97% -19.99% -13.94% -13.94% -14.55% -11.71% -12.87% -10.07%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
3.97% 2.82% 2.39% 4.01% 4.93% 2.04% 1.10% 0.48% 1.75% 2.36% 2.19%
Return on Assets (ROA)
2.63% 1.79% 0.81% 2.29% 2.56% 0.62% 0.19% -0.22% 0.49% 0.69% 3.60%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
6.09% 4.28% 2.10% 5.78% 6.70% 2.34% 1.93% 0.22% 2.23% 2.89% 17.02%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
3.09% 3.99% 0.00% 4.05% 4.13% 3.54% 0.00% 1.83% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
9.04 6.29 3.30 8.85 11 3.81 3.66 0.78 4.31 5.30 31
NOPAT Margin
4.18% 2.87% 1.35% 3.65% 4.11% 1.52% 1.39% 0.28% 1.40% 1.68% 9.80%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
2.67% 1.60% 1.02% 2.57% 1.85% 1.67% 2.46% 1.21% 1.11% 1.18% 7.43%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - 0.48% - - - 0.46% 0.10% 0.50% 0.61% 3.41%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
22.05% 45.60% 84.20% 36.70% 44.03% 22.20% -13.52% 39.29% 46.57% 37.93% -29.74%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
11.69% 11.49% 12.24% 11.41% 10.52% 11.00% 11.68% 10.71% 10.78% 10.68% 10.05%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
72.71% 50.87% 13.00% 58.23% 49.61% 75.29% 112.05% 60.31% 51.05% 58.89% 126.88%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
12 8.51 7.78 13 17 6.94 3.96 1.80 7.58 10 9.22
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
22 19 20 25 32 22 20 19 26 30 30
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
1.75 1.91 2.14 2.57 1.81 1.61 1.90 1.72 1.63 1.61 1.55
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
18.64 21.38 23.94 23.64 65.47 44.77 38.75 32.23 498.02 98.94 31.16
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
1.19 1.28 1.35 1.60 1.10 0.95 1.11 0.97 0.89 0.83 0.79
Price to Earnings (P/E)
56.62 47.88 47.36 63.47 43.84 45.56 59.85 94.05 240.36 196.57 49.97
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
1.77% 2.09% 2.11% 1.58% 2.28% 2.20% 1.67% 1.06% 0.42% 0.51% 2.00%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.71 1.83 2.01 2.37 1.64 1.49 1.71 1.55 1.45 1.43 1.39
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
1.23 1.35 1.43 1.69 1.26 1.10 1.28 1.14 1.11 1.04 1.01
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
14.28 14.64 14.89 18.16 12.64 11.06 13.11 13.91 14.16 12.93 11.79
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
30.32 29.28 28.95 38.05 26.35 24.67 31.91 40.42 60.45 51.74 42.74
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
48.58 43.35 44.00 56.40 41.65 41.14 49.39 65.87 101.08 92.91 27.96
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
11.40 12.57 13.40 15.70 12.56 9.54 11.22 10.89 10.35 9.36 9.79
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
132.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.18 0.18 0.22 0.22 0.34 0.34 0.33 0.34 0.44 0.43 0.45
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.17 0.16 0.21 0.21 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.42 0.41 0.43
Financial Leverage
0.08 0.10 0.12 0.11 0.16 0.18 0.21 0.23 0.33 0.33 0.35
Leverage Ratio
2.11 2.13 2.19 2.16 2.30 2.35 2.40 2.41 2.62 2.68 2.67
Compound Leverage Factor
1.75 1.67 1.55 1.71 1.84 1.18 0.45 -2.06 1.24 1.48 1.28
Debt to Total Capital
15.41% 14.94% 18.26% 17.96% 25.33% 25.11% 24.98% 25.29% 30.33% 30.31% 31.08%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
1.12% 1.05% 0.82% 0.43% 0.85% 1.00% 1.16% 1.29% 1.37% 1.51% 1.46%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
14.29% 13.89% 17.44% 17.52% 24.48% 24.11% 23.82% 24.00% 28.97% 28.80% 29.61%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
84.59% 85.06% 81.74% 82.04% 74.67% 74.89% 75.02% 74.71% 69.67% 69.69% 68.92%
Debt to EBITDA
1.44 1.28 1.46 1.47 2.07 1.99 2.00 2.33 3.03 2.80 2.70
Net Debt to EBITDA
0.47 0.75 0.88 0.96 1.60 1.48 1.67 2.11 2.81 2.58 2.50
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
1.33 1.19 1.40 1.43 2.00 1.91 1.91 2.21 2.89 2.66 2.57
Debt to NOPAT
4.89 3.78 4.32 4.55 6.82 7.40 7.55 11.02 21.60 20.12 6.41
Net Debt to NOPAT
1.59 2.22 2.60 2.98 5.26 5.49 6.28 10.00 20.02 18.54 5.93
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
4.53 3.51 4.12 4.44 6.59 7.11 7.20 10.46 20.63 19.12 6.11
Altman Z-Score
1.53 1.56 1.62 1.90 1.36 1.22 1.30 1.21 1.10 1.09 1.13
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.78 0.53 0.62 0.60 0.57 0.54 0.40 0.31 0.27 0.25 0.29
Quick Ratio
0.65 0.41 0.48 0.44 0.41 0.42 0.29 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.17
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-3.87 -36 -58 -68 -150 -117 -120 -122 -101 -110 -96
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
227.21% 75.61% 70.20% 87.40% 107.75% 123.32% 56.36% 55.09% 95.88% 112.86% 50.17%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-1.90 -19.59 -25.50 -26.18 -44.43 -34.00 -37.27 -36.60 -25.11 -24.07 -20.04
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
16.91 9.45 9.82 9.61 9.44 10.42 7.12 6.04 9.85 10.48 3.85
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
9.47 -3.05 -4.17 -1.39 0.68 1.97 -5.51 -4.93 -0.42 1.19 -3.82
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.71 0.73 0.75 0.77 0.74 0.74 0.73 0.75 0.71 0.73 0.75
Accounts Receivable Turnover
192.03 197.74 152.45 231.87 227.08 201.02 159.15 209.26 232.25 224.07 173.48
Inventory Turnover
15.46 14.04 76.90 49.92 57.97 51.74 38.81 39.63 41.07 47.49 42.15
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Accounts Payable Turnover
10.95 9.59 57.53 43.97 48.20 42.14 33.59 33.78 34.79 39.78 35.77
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
1.90 1.85 2.39 1.57 1.61 1.82 2.29 1.74 1.57 1.63 2.10
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
23.61 25.99 4.75 7.31 6.30 7.06 9.41 9.21 8.89 7.69 8.66
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
33.34 38.08 6.34 8.30 7.57 8.66 10.87 10.81 10.49 9.18 10.20
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
-7.83 -10.24 0.80 0.58 0.33 0.21 0.83 0.15 -0.03 0.14 0.56
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
578 615 637 657 739 735 760 779 844 851 887
Invested Capital Turnover
1.40 1.40 1.47 1.49 1.46 1.48 1.45 1.47 1.40 1.47 1.48
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
13 42 61 77 161 121 124 123 105 115 127
Enterprise Value (EV)
988 1,123 1,278 1,557 1,213 1,097 1,298 1,207 1,225 1,220 1,232
Market Capitalization
956 1,065 1,202 1,475 1,060 951 1,133 1,023 983 976 971
Book Value per Share
$9.19 $9.36 $9.38 $9.59 $9.70 $9.75 $9.83 $9.82 $9.86 $9.95 $10.26
Tangible Book Value per Share
$0.86 $0.84 $0.84 $1.04 $0.27 $0.35 $0.48 $0.52 $0.03 $0.16 $0.51
Total Capital
645 655 687 700 785 787 794 798 863 871 909
Total Debt
99 98 125 126 199 197 198 202 262 264 282
Total Long-Term Debt
92 91 120 123 192 190 189 192 250 251 269
Net Debt
32 58 75 82 153 146 165 183 243 243 261
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
15 23 32 29 30 29 41 37 41 42 37
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
-84 -85 -88 -84 -90 -104 -107 -106 -123 -141 -126
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
-17 -45 -38 -40 -45 -53 -73 -87 -104 -120 -105
Net Working Capital (NWC)
-24 -51 -44 -43 -51 -61 -83 -98 -115 -133 -118
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
1.08 0.88 0.65 1.64 1.72 1.70 2.96 1.61 2.20 2.31 16
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
32 58 75 82 153 146 165 183 243 243 261
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
9.55 11 12 12 15 15 16 17 18 20 21
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-10.49% -10.19% -9.89% -9.05% -9.34% -10.46% -10.50% -10.03% -11.11% -12.03% -10.34%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-2.11% -5.36% -4.29% -4.34% -4.64% -5.33% -7.22% -8.27% -9.37% -10.26% -8.60%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
-3.01% -6.18% -4.92% -4.67% -5.33% -6.12% -8.13% -9.24% -10.44% -11.38% -9.69%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.13 $0.09 $0.05 $0.12 $0.15 $0.03 $0.01 ($0.01) $0.03 $0.05 $0.25
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
59.39M 59.65M 59.53M 60.01M 60.38M 60.43M 60.37M 60.77M 61.01M 61.03M 60.96M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.13 $0.09 $0.04 $0.12 $0.14 $0.03 $0.01 ($0.01) $0.03 $0.05 $0.24
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
60.94M 61.56M 61.19M 62.48M 62.46M 61.85M 62.35M 60.77M 62.58M 62.83M 62.84M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
59.52M 59.82M 59.91M 60.37M 60.41M 60.57M 60.70M 60.99M 61.02M 61.03M 61.14M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
10 8.10 7.31 10 12 5.32 7.89 2.65 6.45 7.40 8.49
Normalized NOPAT Margin
4.75% 3.69% 2.99% 4.15% 4.60% 2.12% 3.00% 0.94% 2.09% 2.34% 2.68%
Pre Tax Income Margin
4.62% 3.04% 2.25% 4.13% 5.33% 1.39% 0.28% -0.54% 1.16% 1.80% 1.40%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
5.90 4.60 3.42 4.85 5.08 2.02 1.23 0.54 1.89 2.24 1.92
NOPAT to Interest Expense
4.44 3.41 1.45 3.41 3.14 1.11 1.14 0.23 1.08 1.16 6.46
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-1.54 -7.89 -10.56 -6.15 -3.68 -6.43 -11.41 -10.43 -8.38 -7.05 -5.75
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-3.01 -9.09 -12.53 -7.59 -5.62 -7.34 -11.50 -10.73 -9.20 -8.13 -1.21
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Financials Breakdown Chart

Key Financial Trends

Here is a concise, data-driven snapshot of First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) using the latest four years of quarterly income, cash flow, and balance sheet data. All figures are in USD and reflect the company’s quarterly results as reported.

  • Revenue growth: In 2025, the company shows higher quarterly revenues, with Q4 2025 operating revenue at 316.35 million versus Q4 2024 at 263.29 million, indicating a top-line recovery year over year.
  • Net income improving through 2025: Net income attributable to common shareholders turns positive by Q2 2025 and remains positive through Q4 2025 (Q4 2025: 15.16 million), marking a notable earnings improvement from earlier quarters in 2025.
  • Strong operating cash flow in 2025: Operating cash flow from continuing operations is robust, with Q3 2025 at 47.88 million and Q2 2025 at 39.43 million, while Q4 2025 also remains positive at 18.46 million.
  • Positive free cash flow in at least one key quarter: Free cash flow (net cash from continuing operating activities minus capital expenditures) was about +5.46 million in Q3 2025, showing cash-generation strength when capex is modest relative to operating cash flow.
  • Earnings per share improving: Q4 2025 shows basic EPS of 0.25 and diluted EPS of 0.24, reflecting meaningful per-share earnings despite seasonal fluctuations.
  • Capex remains steady: Capital spending runs in the roughly 36–42 million per quarter range (e.g., Q4 2025 capex 36.80 million; Q3 2025 capex 42.43 million; Q2 2025 capex 41.13 million; Q1 2025 capex 36.56 million), indicating ongoing reinvestment in the business.
  • Asset base growth and large intangibles: Total assets rose from about 1.54 billion in Q1 2025 to roughly 1.72 billion by Q3 2025, supported by sizable goodwill (~420–420+ million) and intangible assets (roughly 177–178 million in 2025), suggesting acquisitions or brand value on the balance sheet.
  • Debt and liquidity signals: Long-term debt sits around 251 million in mid-2025, with quarterly short-term debt generally in the low tens of millions. Notably, Q4 2025 shows an issuance of debt of 182 million, signaling access to capital for growth or liquidity needs.
  • Financing activity variability: Net cash from financing activities was strong in Q2 2025 (+57.38 million) but more modest or negative in some other quarters (e.g., Q3 2025; Q4 2025), implying episodic financing activity rather than a consistent pattern.
  • Margins tempered by large other operating items: The "Other Operating Expenses / (Income)" line item can be substantial in several quarters (for example, 128.71 million in Q3 2025 and 345.84 million in Q4 2025), indicating one-time charges or non-operating costs that can compress reported margin in those periods.
  • Free cash flow pressure in multiple quarters: Outside of one quarter where FCF was positive, free cash flow remained negative in Q1, Q2, and Q4 of 2025, highlighting ongoing cash-out for capex or other non-operating outflows despite positive net income in later 2025 quarters.

Bottom line: 2025 shows a shift toward higher revenue and positive net income in the latter part of the year, accompanied by positive operating cash flow and a cash-flow-friendly earnings profile in several quarters. However, sizable and recurring non-operating charges, along with capex demands and episodic financing activity, keep free cash flow and margin dynamics nuanced. Investors may view the improving earnings trajectory in late 2025 as a potentially favorable setup, while remaining cautious about the ongoing cash outlays and one-time expense items observed in multiple quarters.

05/05/26 05:25 PM ETAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

Frequently Asked Questions About First Watch Restaurant Group's Financials

When does First Watch Restaurant Group's financial year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, First Watch Restaurant Group's fiscal year ends in December. Their fiscal year 2025 ended on December 28, 2025.

How has First Watch Restaurant Group's net income changed over the last 6 years?

First Watch Restaurant Group's net income appears to be on a downward trend, with a most recent value of $19.43 million in 2025, falling from -$45.47 million in 2019. The previous period was $18.93 million in 2024. Find out what analysts predict for First Watch Restaurant Group in the coming months.

What is First Watch Restaurant Group's operating income?
First Watch Restaurant Group's total operating income in 2025 was $27.51 million, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $942.40 million
  • Total Operating Expenses: $914.89 million
How has First Watch Restaurant Group's revenue changed over the last 6 years?

Over the last 6 years, First Watch Restaurant Group's total revenue changed from $436.37 million in 2019 to $1.22 billion in 2025, a change of 180.2%.

How much debt does First Watch Restaurant Group have?

First Watch Restaurant Group's total liabilities were at $1.12 billion at the end of 2025, a 21.4% increase from 2024, and a 62.5% increase since 2020.

How much cash does First Watch Restaurant Group have?

In the past 5 years, First Watch Restaurant Group's cash and equivalents has ranged from $21.25 million in 2025 to $51.86 million in 2021, and is currently $21.25 million as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

How has First Watch Restaurant Group's book value per share changed over the last 6 years?

Over the last 6 years, First Watch Restaurant Group's book value per share changed from 0.00 in 2019 to 10.26 in 2025, a change of 1,026.2%.



Financial statements for NASDAQ:FWRG last updated on 2/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. New filings and market data are monitored continuously.
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