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Bradenton, Florida-based restaurant chain First Watch Restaurant Group hit the IPO market Oct. 1, raising about $190 million. Shares priced overnight at $18, and at midday were trading near $22.
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| Latest market close | $12.74 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $9.88 - $18.77 |
| 50-day moving average | $11.37 |
| 200-day moving average | $12.41 |
| Wall St. target price | $18.30 |
| PE ratio | 46.25 |
| Dividend yield | N/A |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.28 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $13.12 from 2026-11-05
| 1 week (2026-10-30) | 2.98% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2026-10-07) | 24.95% |
| 3 months (2026-08-07) | 5.64% |
| 6 months (2026-05-07) | 9.79% |
| 1 year (2025-11-07) | -23.68% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2024-11-07) | -37.01% |
| 3 years (2023-11-07) | -21.90% |
| 5 years (2021-11-05) | -34.79% |
Valuing First Watch Restaurant Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of First Watch Restaurant Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
First Watch Restaurant Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 46x. In other words, First Watch Restaurant Group shares trade at around 46x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, First Watch Restaurant Group's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the restaurants industry or those of similar companies.
First Watch Restaurant Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $116.4 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a First Watch Restaurant Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put First Watch Restaurant Group's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.
| Revenue TTM | $1.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 2.48% |
| Gross profit TTM | $271.9 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.18% |
| Return on equity TTM | 2.88% |
| Profit margin | 1.35% |
| Book value | $10.28 |
| Market Capitalization | $799.2 million |
| EBITDA | $116.4 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting First Watch Restaurant Group to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
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Over the last 12 months, First Watch Restaurant Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.88 up to $18.77. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while First Watch Restaurant Group's is 0.999. This would suggest that First Watch Restaurant Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
To put First Watch Restaurant Group's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
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