Sweetgreen Inc (SG)
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Sweetgreen shows up in our Reddit hype scanner — just 3 mentions in 24 hours (as of July 15, 2026), not a storm, more of a first knock. The stock market is far ahead: up 82 percent in three months, a stage-2 uptrend, the CEO buying his own shares (data as of July 10, 2026). We read the annual reports (10-K) for 2024 and 2025 and the quarterly report (10-Q) as of March 29, 2026: same-store sales down 12.8 percent, a $134.1 million annual loss, more than a billion dollars of cumulative losses — and a first quarterly profit that came not from salad but from selling the company's own kitchen robots. Not investment advice — just the ingredient list before you order the comeback story.
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AI Rating
Uses AIDie Berichte belegen operativen KI-Einsatz ohne KI-Umsatzquelle: Der Geschäftsbericht 10-K 2025 bestätigt den begonnenen Einsatz KI-gestützter Drittanbieter-Software einschließlich generativer KI sowie generative KI-Werkzeuge für Mitarbeiter in Teilen des Unternehmens; eine KI-basierte Umsatzquelle nennen die Filings nicht — die Küchenautomatisierung „Infinite Kitchen“ wird in den Berichten nicht als KI-Produkt vermarktet und wurde am 29.12.2025 an Wonder verkauft. Ein konkreter Bedroht-Befund für das eigene Geschäftsmodell findet sich nicht; die KI-Passagen der Risikofaktoren betreffen den eigenen Einsatz (Fehler, Datenschutz, Compliance).
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„We have begun using various third party software solutions that rely upon artificial intelligence (AI), including but not limited to generative AI."
Wir haben begonnen, verschiedene Software-Lösungen von Drittanbietern einzusetzen, die auf künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) beruhen, einschließlich, aber nicht beschränkt auf generative KI.
„Various generative AI tools are available to employees within parts of our company, and in the future we may more broadly use, develop, and incorporate generative AI within our systems, technology platforms, and services."
Verschiedene generative KI-Werkzeuge stehen Mitarbeitern in Teilen unseres Unternehmens zur Verfügung, und künftig könnten wir generative KI breiter in unseren Systemen, Technologieplattformen und Diensten nutzen, entwickeln und integrieren.
Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-05-08 · 10-Q 2025-11-07 · 10-Q 2025-08-08 · 10-Q 2025-05-08 · 10-K 2026-02-27 · 10-K 2025-02-27
Rated on July 15, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built
Quarterly Figures
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q4 | -0.25 | – | 161 | 5.10 | -18.00 | 6 | -23 |
| 2025: Q1 | -0.21 | – | 166 | 5.40 | -15.10 | -13 | -32 |
| 2025: Q2 | -0.20 | – | 186 | 0.50 | -12.50 | 11 | -15 |
| 2025: Q3 | -0.31 | – | 172 | -0.60 | -21.00 | -1 | -37 |
| 2025: Q4 | -0.42 | – | 155 | -3.50 | -32.00 | -9 | -39 |
| 2026: Q1 | 1.05 | – | 162 | -2.90 | 77.90 | -17 | -30 |
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Assessment: Opportunities & Risks
No bank debt, $161.0 million of cash as of March 29, 2026 (after the $100 million cash inflow from the Spyce sale), plus $86.4 million of Wonder shares at carrying value — the company has bought itself time (quarterly report 10-Q as of March 29, 2026).
Same-store sales minus 7.9 percent (2025) and minus 12.8 percent (Q1 2026), per the quarterly report primarily driven by an 11.2 percent traffic decline; average unit volume down from $2.907 million to $2.572 million; five permanent closures in the first quarter of 2026 alone.
Net loss 2025: $134.1 million (up 48 percent), losses since inception, $1,009.4 million accumulated; general and administrative expenses of 21.1 percent of revenue stand against a calculated restaurant-level spread of roughly 15 percent — the overhead costs more than the stores earn; operating cash flow negative in 2025.
The Spyce sale ($186.4 million, December 29, 2025) brought liquidity and a royalty-free perpetual license, but turned the in-house future technology into a vendor relationship: supply, maintenance and development hang on Wonder, $86.4 million of the proceeds are illiquid shares, and unit costs are expected to rise per the annual report (2025 tariffs: roughly plus 5 percent).
A stage-2 uptrend, price above the 50- and 200-day moving averages, up 81.9 percent in three months, CEO purchases and 12 adding institutions — against a Piotroski score of 4 of 9, an Altman Z of 1.92 and minus 30.6 percent over twelve months (data as of July 10, 2026): momentum is pricing a turnaround the business numbers do not yet show.
Sweetgreen is no bankruptcy candidate, but it is not a proven turnaround either: the till is full thanks to the robot sale ($161.0 million, no bank debt), the brand and the digital business are real — but the guests are disappearing faster (minus 12.8 percent same-store in Q1 2026), losses are growing again, and the only quarterly profit in company history comes from selling the future technology, not from the business. The stock market comeback (up 82 percent in three months) is an advance on a turnaround that has not yet appeared in the SEC numbers. Not investment advice.
- SG reached our research list via the Reddit hype scanner (ApeWisdom, 3 mentions in 24 hours, as of July 15, 2026); that is attention measurement, not a quality verdict. The 9 hits in our in-house stock scanner carry the July 10, 2026 data cut-off and rotate daily.
- Scanner metrics (Piotroski, Altman Z, price-to-sales, trend stages) are computed from trailing twelve-month figures; the Spyce one-off gain from the first quarter of 2026 inflates earnings-based metrics such as the P/E — which is why we did not use them.
- Price and valuation figures are dated to July 10, 2026 (about $9, market value roughly $1.1 billion); analyses are evergreen, daily prices are not a buy argument.
About the Company
Sweetgreen, Inc. betreibt zusammen mit seinen Tochtergesellschaften Schnellrestaurants, die gesunde Speisen und Getränke in den USA servieren.
| CEO Insider Trades (12 Mo.) | buying own stock |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,486 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA |
| Website | sweetgreen.com |
| IPO Date | 18. Nov 2021 |
| Next Earnings | 6. Aug 2026 |
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Neman | Co-Founder, Chairman, President & CEO | 1986 |
| Nicolas H. Jammet | Co-Founder, Secretary, Chief Concept Officer & Director | 1986 |
| Nathaniel Ru | Co-Founder & Director | 1986 |
| Jamie McConnell | CFO & Treasurer | 1980 |
| Jason Cochran | Chief Operating Officer | 1968 |
| Wouleta Ayele | Chief Technology Officer | 1966 |
| Rebecca Nounou | Head of Investor Relations | – |
| Matthew Scott Alexander J.D. | Chief Legal Officer | 1973 |
| Adrienne Gemperle | Chief People Officer | 1966 |
| Chad Brauze | Head of Culinary | – |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
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Data as of: July 20, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.