First Watch Restaurant Stock Today
| FWRG Stock | USD 15.37 0.34 2.16% |
PerformanceWeakest
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First Watch is trading at 15.37 as of the 15th of February 2026. This is a 2.16 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 15.22. First Watch has about a 42 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation and has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. Note, on December 16, 2025, Representative Gilbert Cisneros of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of First Watch Restaurant's common stock.
Business Domain Consumer Services | IPO Date 1st of October 2021 | Category Consumer Cyclical | Classification Consumer Discretionary |
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. operates and franchises restaurants under the First Watch trade name. First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bradenton, Florida. First Watch operates under Restaurants classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. The company has 61.03 M outstanding shares of which 5.52 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.28 trading days to cover. More on First Watch Restaurant
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| President CEO | Christopher Tomasso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Concentration | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Consumer Services, Consumer Discretionary, Nasdaq Benchmark Consumer, NASDAQ Composite, Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Restaurants, Consumer Cyclical (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsFirst Watch utilizes debt financing to potentially enhance returns on invested capital. The relationship between total debt and total assets provides valuable insight into First Watch's leverage profile, showing how much of First Watch's resources are funded through borrowing.
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First Watch Restaurant (FWRG) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA and employs 15,000 people. First Watch is listed under Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 938.06 M. First Watch Restaurant conducts business under Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure sector and is part of Consumer Discretionary industry. The entity has 61.03 M outstanding shares of which 5.52 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.28 trading days to cover.
First Watch Restaurant currently holds about 53.57 M in cash with 115.67 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.91.
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Ownership AllocationThe majority of First Watch Restaurant outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in First Watch Restaurant to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in First Watch. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of First Watch Restaurant as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On December 16, 2025, Representative Gilbert Cisneros of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of First Watch Restaurant's common stock.
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First Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Granahan Investment Management Inc.. | 2025-06-30 | 1.6 M | |
| Neuberger Berman Group Llc | 2025-06-30 | 1.6 M | |
| 12 West Capital Management Lp | 2025-06-30 | 1.5 M | |
| Riverbridge Partners Llc | 2025-06-30 | 1.3 M | |
| Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd | 2025-06-30 | 1.2 M | |
| Loomis, Sayles & Company Lp | 2025-06-30 | 1.1 M | |
| Brown Advisory Holdings Inc | 2025-06-30 | 1.1 M | |
| Geode Capital Management, Llc | 2025-06-30 | 1 M | |
| Wellington Management Company Llp | 2025-06-30 | 1 M | |
| Advent International Lp | 2025-06-30 | 14.7 M | |
| Blackrock Inc | 2025-06-30 | 2.9 M |
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First Watch Corporate Management
| Jay Wolszczak | General Officer | Profile | |
| Jody Gale | Senior Legal | Profile | |
| Henry III | CFO Treasurer | Profile | |
| Shane Schaibly | Senior Inc | Profile | |
| Calum Middleton | Inc Restaurants | Profile | |
| Steven CFA | Vice Relations | Profile |
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Can Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry sustain growth momentum? Does First have expansion opportunities? Factors like these will boost the valuation of First Watch. Market participants price First higher when confident in its future expansion prospects. Determining accurate worth demands scrutiny of both present operating results and projected expansion capacity. Evaluating First Watch demands reviewing these metrics collectively while recognizing certain factors exert disproportionate influence.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.634 | Earnings Share 0.08 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.256 | Return On Assets |
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