Sweetgreen (SG) EBITDA Margin (2021 - 2026)
Sweetgreen (SG) posted EBITDA Margin of -4.33% for Q2 2026, up 0.06 percentage points from -4.39% a year earlier and up 5.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sweetgreen (SG) EBITDA Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Sweetgreen was -10.44%, down 5.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -9.83%, down 5.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +42.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sweetgreen's EBITDA Margin was -4.05% in FY2024 (+6.56 pp), -10.61% in FY2023 (+20.58 pp), -31.19% in FY2022 (-2.11 pp) and -29.08% in FY2021 (+22.93 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.74 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 26.21 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 10.48 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was -9.55% (Q1 2026), -19.13% (Q4 2025) and -10.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.62 Bn | 160.44 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 54.98% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.79 Bn | 96.42 Bn | - | 14.70% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.35 Bn | 36.33 Bn | - | 18.63% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.59 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 32.96% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.96 Bn | 22.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.47% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.28 Bn | 21.39 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 17.83% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.47% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.08 Bn | 8.44 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 14.91% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.31 Bn | 9.67 Bn | - | 11.97% |
| 10 | Sweetgreen | 1.04 Bn | 521.78 Mn | 25.18 Mn | -4.33% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -4.33% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -9.55% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -19.13% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -10.26% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -4.39% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -6.71% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -8.65% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -2.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.42% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -6.88% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -10.81% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -17.57% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -29.42% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -33.09% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -25.11% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -38.35% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -39.19% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | -24.01% |
API Access
Sweetgreen EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=SG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "SG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=SG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();