Sweetgreen (SG) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026)
Sweetgreen (SG) recorded FCF Margin of -5.49% in Q2 2026, up 1.59 percentage points from -7.08% a year earlier and up 12.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sweetgreen (SG) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Sweetgreen's FCF Margin came in at -17.06% as of Jun 28, 2026, down 6.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -17.54%, down 11.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of +45.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at -6.07% in FY2024 (+4.75 pp), -10.82% in FY2023 (+18.97 pp), -29.79% in FY2022 (+14.06 pp) and -43.85% in FY2021 (+18.93 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.01 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 36.96 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 15.62 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -18.30% (Q1 2026), -25.13% (Q4 2025) and -21.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.62 Bn | 160.44 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 27.83% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.79 Bn | 96.42 Bn | - | 14.49% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.35 Bn | 36.33 Bn | - | 13.84% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.59 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 18.76% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.96 Bn | 22.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.28 Bn | 21.39 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 10.19% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.08 Bn | 8.44 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.31 Bn | 9.67 Bn | - | 4.85% |
| 10 | Sweetgreen | 1.04 Bn | 521.78 Mn | 25.18 Mn | -5.49% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -5.49% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -18.30% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -25.13% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -21.57% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -7.08% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -17.96% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -12.80% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -5.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.83% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -4.16% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -11.12% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -27.18% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -40.80% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -21.01% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -24.24% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -34.46% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -54.71% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | -32.12% |
API Access
Sweetgreen FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=SG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=SG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();