Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Sweetgreen (SG) recorded Operating Expenses of $52.59 million in Q2 2026, down 14.6% from $61.55 million a year earlier but up 4.0% from the prior quarter.
Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Sweetgreen's Operating Expenses came in at $226.21 million as of Jun 28, 2026, down 3.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $242.85 million, up 6.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $228.65 million in FY2024 (+2.0%), $224.26 million in FY2023 (-14.6%), $262.62 million in FY2022 (+50.2%) and $174.8 million in FY2021 (+31.5%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has ranged from $45.45 million in Q3 2021 to $72.86 million in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 96.7% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 23.7% in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $50.55 million (Q1 2026), $64.29 million (Q4 2025) and $58.79 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 52.59 Mn |
| 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 |
Sweetgreen, Inc. Operating Expenses API
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params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "SG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();