Sweetgreen (SG) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen's (SG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$29.6 million in Q1 2026, up 1.01% year-on-year from -$29.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 24.2% quarter-over-quarter from -$39.0 million in Q4 2025.

Sweetgreen (SG) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sweetgreen has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 6 years of filings, most recently posting -$29.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$29.6 million, up 1.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$118.9 million (down 77.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$119.2 million, down 190.23% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$29.6 million for Q1 2026 at Sweetgreen, up from -$39.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $77.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$69.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$20.1 million (2022), against an average of -$13.0 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 527.29% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1373.37% in 2022.
  • Sweetgreen's Free Cash Flow stood at -$24.7 million in 2022, then soared by 411.17% to $77.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 189.57% to -$69.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 43.44% to -$39.0 million in 2025, then increased by 24.2% to -$29.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$29.6 million (Q1 2026), -$39.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$37.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Sweetgreen 1.07 Bn 908.81 Mn 16.20 Mn -29.56 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 -29.56 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -29.56 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -39.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -39.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -37.19 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -37.19 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -13.14 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -13.14 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -29.86 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -29.86 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -68.95 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -68.95 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 16.75 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 16.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 76.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 76.98 Mn