First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (FWRG) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of September 2025: 1.79x

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (FWRG) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 1.79x as of September 2025, reinvesting $85.80 Million (capex $42.88 Million plus investments $-42.92 Million) from operating cash flow of $47.88 Million. See FWRG free cash flow generation to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

1.79x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$85.80 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$47.88 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$42.88 Million
USD

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (2018–2024)

Historical reinvestment intensity for First Watch Restaurant Group Inc across 6 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of First Watch Restaurant Group Inc.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (2018–2024)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for First Watch Restaurant Group Inc. See FWRG financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2024 2.89x $334.60 Million $115.67 Million $127.95 Million ▲ +49.3%
2023 1.94x $184.73 Million $95.34 Million $84.69 Million ▼ -3.6%
2022 2.01x $126.44 Million $62.94 Million $63.33 Million ▲ +77.3%
2021 1.13x $71.36 Million $62.97 Million $35.68 Million ▼ -82.8%
2019 6.59x $141.56 Million $21.46 Million $59.17 Million ▲ +437.9%
2018 1.23x $37.73 Million $30.77 Million $37.73 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow