Sweetgreen (SG) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen (SG) reported Operating Expenses of $50.5 million for Q1 2026, down 13.19% on a YoY basis from $58.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 21.38% sequentially from $64.3 million in Q4 2025.

Sweetgreen (SG) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sweetgreen (SG) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $50.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 13.19% year-over-year to $50.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $235.2 million (up 1.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $242.8 million, up 6.21% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $50.5 million in Q1 2026, from $64.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $72.9 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $50.5 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $59.3 million and a median of $58.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 96.7% in 2022 and fell 23.69% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SG's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $60.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 10.68% to $54.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 9.82% to $59.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.26% to $64.3 million in 2025, then declined by 21.38% to $50.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SG's Operating Expenses at $50.5 million in Q1 2026, $64.3 million in Q4 2025, and $58.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 3.20 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 115.37 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 430.11 Mn
10 Sweetgreen 715.55 Mn 558.75 Mn 16.20 Mn 50.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 50.55 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 64.29 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 58.79 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 61.55 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 58.22 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 59.38 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 56.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 57.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 55.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 54.07 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 55.60 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 62.34 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 52.26 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 60.53 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 72.86 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 65.82 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 63.41 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 60.12 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 45.45 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 37.00 Mn