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Sweetgreen, Inc. SG

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Sweetgreen, Inc.

Overview of Sweetgreen, Inc.

SG NYQ
Consumer Cyclical Restaurants Framework: General Corporate Small Cap
Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG), is a Small Cap company, in the Restaurants industry, last closed at $11.47, about 68.1% overvalued vs fair value, +83.5% 1Y return, ranked 288/548 in sector.
Metrics Rev Growth 0.4% ROE -33.4% Gross Margin 15.2%
USD 11.47
3.61%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 73.7%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.37B
Enterprise Value
$1.22B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Weak
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Weak
Completeness: 82%
Confidence: 89%
Updated: Oct 31
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.sweetgreen.com
HQ Los Angeles, CA
Employees 6,407
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Nov 5 Call: Nov 5

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$3
$4
$5
Current: $11.47 -68% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$679.5M
0.4%%
Gross Profit
$103.5M
-22.1%%
Operating Income
-$139.3M
-45.6%%
Net Income
-$134.1M
-48.3%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
94.7%

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - not meaningful while net income is negative (a near-100% ratio here only reflects cash burn tracking accounting losses, not earnings quality)

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
0/1
Improving
0
High Impact
1
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Sweetgreen, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
22
/100
Weak
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.93), with margins expanding over time.
  • Strong Liquidity Buffer Liquidity position is strong (score 0.65), providing operational cushion.

Key risks

  • Commodity Pressure / Weak Differentiation Gross margin at 16.7th percentile with high volatility suggests weak pricing power or commoditized products.
  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 11.1th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.

The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.

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Pricing Power

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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

vs Industry Peers 85% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing SG's balance between Growth (50.0%), Profitability (21.7%), and Safety (28.4%). Growth 50% Safety 28% Profitability 22%

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Growth

48th percentile vs peers
48
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 13.1% 77p Rev Growth YoY 0.4% 38p EPS Growth YoY -43.8% 26p
Strengths

No notable strengths identified for this axis.

Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

20th percentile vs peers
21
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Safety

27th percentile vs peers
27
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Strengths
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Sweetgreen, Inc..

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Bear
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Base
$3.66
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-68.1% vs current
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