Growth Metrics

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

Sweetgreen recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$29.6 million in Q1 2026, up 24.2% quarter-over-quarter from -$39.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.01% year-over-year from -$29.3 million in Q1 2025.

Sweetgreen's Free Cash Flow history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$29.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 1.01% year-over-year to -$29.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$118.9 million (down 77.76% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$13.0 million and a median of -$20.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Free Cash Flow climbed as much as 527.29% in 2022 and fell as far as 1373.37% in 2022.
  • Sweetgreen's Free Cash Flow stood at -$24.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 411.17% to $77.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 189.57% to -$69.0 million in 2024, then surged by 43.44% to -$39.0 million in 2025, then rose by 24.2% to -$29.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$29.6 million, -$39.0 million, and -$37.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Sweetgreen 1.15 Bn 989.50 Mn 16.20 Mn -29.56 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 24, 2023 -55.43 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 -55.43 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 7.14 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 7.14 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -9.04 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -9.04 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 -24.74 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 -24.74 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 39.22 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 39.22 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 -45.56 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 -45.56 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -20.07 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -20.07 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 -110.39 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 -110.39 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 -9.18 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 -9.18 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 3.58 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 3.58 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 -33.05 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 -33.05 Mn