Sweetgreen (SG) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026)

Sweetgreen (SG) reported Share-based Compensation of $5.8 million for Q1 2026, down 43.21% on a YoY basis from $10.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 124.41% sequentially from -$23.8 million in Q4 2025.

Sweetgreen (SG) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sweetgreen (SG) has 6 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $5.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 43.21% year-over-year to $5.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.2 million (down 110.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $259000.0, down 99.34% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation climbed to $5.8 million in Q1 2026, from -$23.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $23.2 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$23.8 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $10.2 million and a median of $10.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 1710.87% in 2022 and plunged 369.84% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SG's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $15.8 million in 2022, then sank by 40.37% to $9.4 million in 2023, then declined by 6.27% to $8.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 369.84% to -$23.8 million in 2025, then surged by 124.41% to $5.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SG's Share-based Compensation at $5.8 million in Q1 2026, -$23.8 million in Q4 2025, and $5.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -65.90 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 48.00 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 8.25 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn
10 Sweetgreen 715.55 Mn 558.75 Mn 16.20 Mn 5.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 5.80 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 5.80 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -23.77 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -23.77 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 5.81 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 5.81 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 8.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 8.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 10.22 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 10.22 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 8.81 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 8.81 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 9.69 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 9.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.40 Mn