Sweetgreen (SG) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen (SG) reported Gross Margin of 10.03% for Q1 2026, down 782.0% on a YoY basis from 1.47% in Q1 2025, and down 3.94% sequentially from 10.44% in Q4 2025.

Sweetgreen (SG) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sweetgreen (SG) has 6 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 10.03% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 782.0% year-over-year to 10.03%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.35% (down 622.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.24%, down 441.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin slipped to 10.03% in Q1 2026, 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 soared 963 bps in 2022 and tumbled 782 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SG's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 10.81% in 2022, then jumped by 50 bps to 16.19% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 17.37% in 2024, then plunged by 40 bps to 10.44% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 10.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SG's Gross Margin at 10.03% in Q1 2026, 10.44% in Q4 2025, and 13.06% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 66.34%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 98.84%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 70.56%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 40.04%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%
10 Sweetgreen 715.55 Mn 558.75 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%