Growth Metrics

Sweetgreen (SG) EBITDA (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen recorded quarterly EBITDA of -$17.4 million in Q1 2026, up 45.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$32.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 23.41% year-over-year from -$22.8 million in Q1 2025.

Sweetgreen's EBITDA history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$17.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA fell 23.41% year-over-year to -$17.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$81.4 million (down 102.42% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$78.1 million, down 98.75% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA came in at -$17.4 million for Q1 2026 at Sweetgreen, up from -$32.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of -$2.2 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$43.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$21.3 million and a median of -$17.4 million in 2026 frame the typical range for EBITDA.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA surged 88.65% in 2024 and tumbled 409.29% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Sweetgreen's EBITDA stood at -$37.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 57.07% to -$15.9 million in 2023, then decreased by 5.92% to -$16.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 90.64% to -$32.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 45.62% to -$17.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA over the past three periods registered -$17.4 million, -$32.1 million, and -$20.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 1.19 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 644.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 302.10 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 606.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 406.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 447.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 123.38 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 230.36 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.81 Mn
10 Sweetgreen 1.15 Bn 989.50 Mn 16.20 Mn -17.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -17.45 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -32.08 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -20.77 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -11.12 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -14.14 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -16.83 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -7.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -13.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -15.89 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 -13.59 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 -19.25 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -24.22 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 -37.01 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 -43.03 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 -33.27 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -41.22 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 -39.68 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 -24.72 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 -17.27 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 -23.64 Mn