First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Chris Tomasso, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.5M in fiscal 2025, up 134% from $4.9M the year before.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.5M+134% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
83%$9.6M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$932,793For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$9,576,365Grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$963,610Cash incentive bonus earned
CEO Total Compensation
$11,523,150Fiscal 2025 total

How Tomasso was paid

$11.5M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards83%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Chris TomassoPresident and Chief Executive Officer$11,523,150
Mel HopeChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$1,596,122
Eric HartmanChief Development Officer$3,206,115
Laura SorensenChief People Officer$3,133,813
Jay WolszczakChief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary$3,464,364

What changed and why

  • $11.5MChris Tomasso received total compensation of $11,523,150 for fiscal 2025.
  • $9.6MStock awards granted to Chris Tomasso totaled $9,576,365 in fiscal 2025.
  • $964KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for Chris Tomasso was $963,610.
  • $933KBase salary for Chris Tomasso was $932,793 for fiscal 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.