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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |