Sweetgreen (SG) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen (SG) posted FCF Margin of 14.74% for Q1 2026, up 77.65% sequentially from 65.93% in Q4 2025, and down 137.0% YoY from 39.83% in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Sweetgreen (SG) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sweetgreen has reported FCF Margin for 6 years, with the latest figure at 14.74% in Q1 2026.

Quarterly FCF Margin fell 137.0% year-over-year to 14.74% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.9% (down 2101.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.54%, down 2251.0% from the prior year.
FCF Margin improved to 14.74% in Q1 2026 per SG's latest filing, from 65.93% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 50.31% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 95.85% in Q4 2022.
A 5-year average of 10.99% and a median of 11.12% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Margin surged 14616 bps in 2023, then sank 6949 bps in 2025.
Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 95.85% in 2022, then soared by 152 bps to 50.31% in 2023, then slumped by 93 bps to 3.55% in 2024, then slumped by 1956 bps to 65.93% in 2025, then jumped by 78 bps to 14.74% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 14.74%, 65.93%, and 15.16% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Set

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	FCF Margin (Qtr)
1	Mcdonalds	181.46 Bn	180.64 Bn	6.42 Bn	27.83%
2	Starbucks	119.15 Bn	115.53 Bn	6.49 Bn	14.49%
3	Chipotle Mexican Grill	47.22 Bn	46.55 Bn	2.35 Bn	13.84%
4	Yum Brands	41.34 Bn	40.66 Bn	1.47 Bn	18.76%
5	Restaurant Brands International	27.92 Bn	26.86 Bn	1.89 Bn	19.01%
6	Darden Restaurants	25.01 Bn	24.79 Bn	3.68 Bn	10.19%
7	Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership	17.24 Bn	16.18 Bn	1.89 Bn	19.01%
8	Yum China Holdings	15.19 Bn	13.80 Bn	2.22 Bn	9.53%
9	Texas Roadhouse	12.42 Bn	12.22 Bn	1.44 Bn	4.85%
10	Sweetgreen	815.05 Mn	672.42 Mn	25.18 Mn	-5.49%

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