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

Sweetgreen (SG) reported Free Cash Flow of -$23.8 million for Q1 2026, down 7.04% on a YoY basis from -$25.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 76.74% sequentially from -$102.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

Sweetgreen (SG) has 6 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$23.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 7.04% year-over-year to -$23.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$120.8 million (down 665.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$119.2 million, down 454.74% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to -$23.8 million in Q1 2026, from -$102.3 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 -$113.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$13.5 million and a median of -$17.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 362.46% in 2024 and plunged 1890.5% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SG's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$113.6 million in 2022, then surged by 167.74% to $77.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 92.58% to $5.7 million in 2024, then sank by 1890.5% to -$102.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 76.74% to -$23.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SG's Free Cash Flow at -$23.8 million in Q1 2026, -$102.3 million in Q4 2025, and $26.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 379.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 227.47 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 166.68 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 27.72 Mn
10 Sweetgreen 715.55 Mn 558.75 Mn 16.20 Mn -23.81 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 -23.81 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -23.81 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -102.33 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -102.33 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 26.14 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 26.14 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -20.76 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -20.76 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -22.24 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -22.24 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 5.72 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 5.72 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 16.75 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 16.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 21.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 21.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -9.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -9.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 76.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 76.98 Mn