Growth Metrics

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

Sweetgreen recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $5.8 million in Q1 2026, down 53.36% quarter-over-quarter from $12.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 43.21% year-over-year from $10.2 million in Q1 2025.

Sweetgreen's Share-based Compensation history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 43.21% year-over-year to $5.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $32.1 million (down 19.08% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $36.5 million, down 6.53% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $5.8 million for Q1 2026 at Sweetgreen, down from $12.4 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 $5.8 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $12.3 million and a median of $10.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 1710.87% in 2022 and plunged 43.21% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Sweetgreen's Share-based Compensation stood at $15.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 40.37% to $9.4 million in 2023, then retreated by 6.27% to $8.8 million in 2024, then surged by 41.24% to $12.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 53.36% to $5.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $5.8 million, $12.4 million, and $5.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Sweetgreen 1.15 Bn 989.50 Mn 16.20 Mn 5.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 5.80 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 5.80 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 12.44 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 12.44 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
Sep 24, 2023 11.47 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 11.47 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 14.40 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 14.40 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 14.27 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 14.27 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 15.76 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 15.76 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 17.60 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 17.60 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 23.21 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 23.21 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 22.17 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 22.17 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 22.79 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 22.79 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 3.01 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 3.01 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 1.88 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 1.88 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 1.22 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 1.22 Mn