First Watch Restaurant Group, I (FWRG) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.05
- Estimate
- $0.05
- Surprise
- -13.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-28)
- $354.7M
- Score today
- 5.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
First Watch Restaurant Group, I (FWRG) reported diluted EPS of $0.05, in line with the $0.05 estimate.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates FWRG Sell at 5.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -13.1% surprise compares with a +71.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-03.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 2.3/10 — below 4.5 minimum
- Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $10.49
- Price target
- $16.77
- Stop
- $9.95
- Upside to target
- +59.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.1:1
At 40.3× trailing and 40.8× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 24 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
FWRG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $647.4M
- P/E (fwd)
- 40.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 40.3
- 52-week range
- $9.97–$18.82
- Off 52-week high
- 44.3%
- RSI (14)
- 24
- Volume vs avg
- 1.44×
- Score today
- 5.0/10