Growth Metrics

Sweetgreen (SG) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 10.03% in Q1 2026, down 3.94% quarter-over-quarter from 10.44% in Q4 2025, and down 782.0% year-over-year from 1.47% in Q1 2025.

Sweetgreen's Gross Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.03% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 782.0% year-over-year to 10.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.35% (down 622.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.24%, down 441.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 10.03% for Q1 2026 at Sweetgreen, down from 10.44% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 22.49% in Q2 2024 to a low of 10.03% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 16.23% and a median of 17.37% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 963 bps in 2022 and plunged 782 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Sweetgreen's Gross Margin stood at 10.81% in 2022, then soared by 50 bps to 16.19% in 2023, then gained by 7 bps to 17.37% in 2024, then slumped by 40 bps to 10.44% in 2025, then slipped by 4 bps to 10.03% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 10.03%, 10.44%, and 13.06% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 Sweetgreen 1.15 Bn 989.50 Mn 16.20 Mn 10.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 10.03%
Dec 28, 2025 10.44%
Sep 28, 2025 13.06%
Jun 29, 2025 18.93%
Mar 30, 2025 17.85%
Dec 29, 2024 17.37%
Sep 29, 2024 20.15%
Jun 30, 2024 22.49%
Mar 31, 2024 18.08%
Dec 31, 2023 16.19%
Sep 24, 2023 18.98%
Jun 25, 2023 20.38%
Mar 26, 2023 13.54%
Dec 25, 2022 10.81%
Sep 25, 2022 16.07%
Jun 26, 2022 18.53%
Mar 27, 2022 13.05%
Dec 26, 2021 12.80%
Sep 26, 2021 13.70%
Jun 27, 2021 14.89%
Mar 28, 2021 3.42%