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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. FWRG

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 2021-10-01

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$785.4M
P / E40.4×
P / S0.6×
P / B1.3×
Net margin1.6%
FCF margin-2.5%
Return on capital1.7%
Graham number -34.1%$8.34

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($8.34); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-14.50% -0.40% 0.90% 2.80% 1.90% 1.60% 202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-13.80% 3.70% 2.30% 4.60% 3.80% 2.30% 202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-15.50% -0.40% 1.30% 4.50% 3.20% 3.10% 202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
45.0M 59.0M 60.1M 61.2M 62.4M 62.8M 202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-4.90% -0.20% 0.60% 2.00% 1.20% 1.10% 202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-13.20% 4.60% 0.10% 1.30% -1.20% -2.50% 202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.10 -$0.04 $0.11 $0.41 $0.30 $0.31 202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. trades at about 40.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 51.6×–147.3×, median 69.9×).

40.8× 147.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (51.6×–147.3×); dot = today's 40.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Operating margin2.3%3.8%4.6%2.3%3.7%-13.8%
Net margin1.6%1.9%2.8%0.9%-0.4%-14.5%
FCF margin-2.5%-1.2%1.3%0.1%4.6%-13.2%
Return on assets1.1%1.2%2.0%0.6%-0.2%-4.9%
Return on equity3.1%3.2%4.5%1.3%-0.4%-15.5%
Current ratio0.290.400.620.670.700.64

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.