Logotype for First Watch Restaurant Group Inc

First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) Corporate presentation summary

Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.

Logotype for First Watch Restaurant Group Inc

Corporate presentation summary

5 Aug, 2026

Long-term growth targets

  • Plans to open approximately 55 new restaurants annually, with about 50 company-owned and 5 franchise-owned locations.

  • Targets same restaurant sales growth of 2% to 4% and total revenue growth of 10% to 13% per year.

  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to grow by 11% to 14% annually, with G&A expense growth remaining below total revenue growth.

  • Positive free cash flow is projected to begin in 2027 and increase each subsequent year.

Expansion strategy and financial discipline

  • Capital allocation focuses on self-funding new restaurant openings and maintenance through operating cash flow.

  • New units have strong economics, with a $1.8M net build cost and a $2.8M third-year sales target.

  • Achieves a third-year cash-on-cash return of approximately 35%.

  • Sees a total addressable market of over 2,200 units in the continental U.S., supporting a long growth runway.

  • G&A expense discipline and margin initiatives are expected to drive adjusted EBITDA growth faster than sales growth.

Use of non-GAAP financial measures and cautionary notes

  • Utilizes non-GAAP metrics such as Adjusted EBITDA and restaurant-level operating profit to provide additional operational insight.

  • Non-GAAP measures are intended to supplement, not replace, GAAP results and may not be comparable to other companies.

  • Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

Partial view of Summaries dataset, powered by Quartr API
AI can get things wrong. Verify important information.
All investor relations material. One API.
Learn more