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First Watch

NSQ:FWRG US33748L1017
45
  • Value
    18
  • Growth
    39
  • Safety
    Safety
    56
  • Combined
    23
  • Sentiment
    95
  • 360° View
    360° View
    45
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Company Description

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. is a daytime dining concept company. The Company is engaged in serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch using fresh ingredients. Its menu includes elevated executions of classic favorites alongside specialties, such as its Quinoa Power Bowl, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Chickichanga, Morning Meditation fresh juice and signature Million Dollar Bacon. It operates and franchises restaurants in 29 states operating under the First Watch trade name, which are focused on made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch. It uses a variety of marketing channels, including affiliate partnerships, social media interactions, digital marketing, direct mailers, public relations initiatives and local community sponsorships, e-mail communications, promotions and partnerships. The Company operates restaurants through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Watch Restaurants, Inc., and is a franchisor through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Watch Franchise Development Co.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock First Watch are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for First Watch. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 95% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 56 or better than 56% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 18, meaning that the share price of First Watch is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 39. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country USA
Industry Restaurants
Size Medium
Website n/a
Index
NASDAQ
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
18 15 12 25
Growth
39 41 100 41
Safety
Safety
56 96 85 50
Sentiment
95 90 98 94
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45 71 98 52
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
89 100 97 77
Opinions Change
85 81 67 35
Pro Holdings
n/a 32 26 72
Market Pulse
20 69 87 96
Sentiment
95 90 98 94
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
18 15 12 25
Growth
39 41 100 41
Safety Safety
56 96 85 50
Combined
23 55 89 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
74 54 51 50
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
5 8 17 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
59 50 49 52
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
18 15 12 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
89 92 86 57
Profit Growth
19 30 96 69
Capital Growth
45 23 91 64
Stock Returns
28 33 83 11
Growth
39 41 100 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
78 87 86 80
Refinancing
45 42 44 27
Liquidity
35 87 70 36
Safety Safety
56 96 85 50

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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