Growth Metrics

Sweetgreen (SG) EBITDA Margin (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 10.8% in Q1 2026, up 47.75% quarter-over-quarter from 20.67% in Q4 2025, and down 230.0% year-over-year from 8.31% in Q1 2025.

Sweetgreen's EBITDA Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.8% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 230.0% year-over-year to 10.8%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.07% (down 620.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.5%, down 569.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 10.8% for Q1 2026 at Sweetgreen, up from 20.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 1.18% in Q2 2024 to a low of 40.18% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 15.65% and a median of 10.8% in 2026 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin soared 2584 bps in 2023 and sank 1021 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Sweetgreen's EBITDA Margin stood at 31.21% in 2022, then soared by 67 bps to 10.38% in 2023, then fell by 1 bps to 10.46% in 2024, then tumbled by 98 bps to 20.67% in 2025, then soared by 48 bps to 10.8% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 10.8%, 20.67%, and 12.05% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 12.50%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.78%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.55%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Sweetgreen 1.15 Bn 989.50 Mn 16.20 Mn -10.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -10.80%
Dec 28, 2025 -20.67%
Sep 28, 2025 -12.05%
Jun 29, 2025 -5.99%
Mar 30, 2025 -8.50%
Dec 29, 2024 -10.46%
Sep 29, 2024 -4.08%
Jun 30, 2024 -1.18%
Mar 31, 2024 -8.37%
Dec 31, 2023 -10.38%
Sep 24, 2023 -8.86%
Jun 25, 2023 -12.62%
Mar 26, 2023 -19.37%
Dec 25, 2022 -31.21%
Sep 25, 2022 -34.70%
Jun 26, 2022 -26.64%
Mar 27, 2022 -40.18%
Dec 26, 2021 -41.15%
Sep 26, 2021 -25.79%
Jun 27, 2021 -20.03%
Mar 28, 2021 -38.50%