Sweetgreen (SG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2026)
Sweetgreen's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -18.50% in Q2 2026, down 3.74 percentage points from -14.76% a year earlier but up 1.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sweetgreen (SG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Sweetgreen came in at -19.80%, down 6.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a three-year change of +5.54 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -12.92% in FY2024 (+2.55 pp), -15.46% in FY2023 (+9.87 pp) and -25.33% in FY2022.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -29.03% (Q3 2022) and -12.31% (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 11.49 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 7.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SG's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -19.58% (Q1 2026), -20.26% (Q4 2025) and -17.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 199.07 Bn | 195.11 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 23.46% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 125.34 Bn | 125.35 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 45.50 Bn | 42.00 Bn | - | 23.30% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 42.97 Bn | 38.79 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 82.24% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.07 Bn | 24.44 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.61% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 25.87 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.87% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.61% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 16.86 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 652.00 Mn | 18.56% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.35 Bn | 11.68 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 16.63% |
| 10 | Sweetgreen | 1.58 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.32 Mn | -18.47% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -18.47% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | -18.50% |
| 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% |
API Access
Sweetgreen Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();