Sweetgreen (SG) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)
Sweetgreen (SG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 19.58% for Q1 2026, down 644.0% on a YoY basis from 3.6% in Q1 2025, and up 3.35% sequentially from 20.26% in Q4 2025.
Sweetgreen (SG) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sweetgreen (SG) has 5 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.58% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 644.0% year-over-year to 19.58%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.58% (down 644.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.8%, down 688.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 19.58% in Q1 2026, from 20.26% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.31% in Q3 2024 to a low of 29.03% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 18.61% and a median of 17.54% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1149 bps in 2023 and sank 735 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing SG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 26.41% in 2022, then surged by 40 bps to 15.75% in 2023, then grew by 18 bps to 12.91% in 2024, then slumped by 57 bps to 20.26% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 19.58% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SG's Return on Capital Employed at 19.58% in Q1 2026, 20.26% in Q4 2025, and 17.22% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Sweetgreen | 715.55 Mn | 558.75 Mn | 16.20 Mn | -19.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -19.58% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -20.26% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -17.22% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -14.76% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -13.14% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -12.91% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -12.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.75% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -17.54% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -20.55% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -21.55% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -26.41% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -29.03% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -25.33% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -22.02% |