Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
6.97 USD
+0.18
(2.651%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.94 -0.03 (-0.030%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Sweetgreen is currently broken by a severe disconnect between its operational reality and its market valuation. Fundamentally, the company is in a deep structural decline; it has lost nearly half its value over the last three years, is burning cash with negative free cash flow, and operates with crushing operating losses. Despite trading at a low P/E multiple, this is not a bargain; it is a reflection of a business that failed to generate sustainable profits despite a massive one-time spike in valuation two years ago. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing equity, and there is no dividend to provide any income cushion. While the stock has recently rallied, the technicals are mixed, and the statistical forecasting models offer no reliable edge, suggesting the recent price action may be noise rather than a reversal. The options market confirms this uncertainty; traders are not betting on a smooth recovery but are instead placing asymmetric bets on a dramatic move up or down, highlighting the high risk of further volatility. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability and stabilizes its cash burn, the long-term outlook remains deeply bearish. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.142847 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.142848 |
| MSTL | 0.145478 |
| AutoTheta | 0.238263 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 3.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.138 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.34 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 76.001 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.75 |
| Market Cap | 829,717,888 |
| Trailing P/E | 77.44 |
| Forward P/E | -9.97 |
| Beta | 2.20 |
| Profit Margins | 2.00% |
| Website | https://www.sweetgreen.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for extreme volatility rather than a specific directional outcome. Call and put open interest are heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (OTM), creating massive 'walls' at strikes like $20, $60, and $15. This indicates a bet on a binary event—either a massive spike or a crash—rather than a steady trend. The heavy concentration of volume at the $7 strike suggests traders are hedging around the current price level, while the lack of significant in-the-money positioning implies skepticism about the stock sustaining its recent recovery or reaching the lofty targets implied by the OTM walls.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.2088536 |
| Address1 | 3,102 West 36th Street |
| All Time High | 56.2 |
| All Time Low | 4.49 |
| Ask | 7.08 |
| Ask Size | 1,800 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,718,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,769,755 |
| Average Volume | 5,769,755 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,718,030 |
| Beta | 2.199 |
| Bid | 6.86 |
| Bid Size | 1,700 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 3.928 |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.97 |
| Current Ratio | 1.434 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 7.12 |
| Day Low | 6.805 |
| Debt To Equity | 76.001 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | -59,441,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.08719 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -17.538 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.529 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,042,481,984 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.25733 |
| Eps Forward | -0.69886 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.09 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 7.0228 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.05280018 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0075183944 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -20.88536 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.63 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.6600003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.34430858 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.49 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.48 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.55233854 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.49 - 10.63 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,637,245,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 102,943,358 |
| Forward Eps | -0.69886 |
| Forward P E | -9.973385 |
| Free Cashflow | -61,834,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 6,486 |
| Fullday Change | 0.18 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.65095 |
| Fullday Price | 6.94 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.12746 |
| Gross Profits | 86,897,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03479 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.91932 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 119,041,315 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-11-18 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,766,880,000 |
| Long Business Summary | Sweetgreen, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy food and beverages in the United States. It accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. |
| Long Name | Sweetgreen, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 829,717,888 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_82334289 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,604,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 13,671,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,416,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 808,290,528 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 6.83 |
| Operating Cashflow | -27,636,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.12589 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 323 990 7040 |
| Post Market Change | -0.029999733 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.43041226 |
| Post Market Price | 6.94 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,002 |
| Previous Close | 6.79 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -27.085842 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7744399 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2170056 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02005 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.297 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.18 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.65095 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.12 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.805 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.805 - 7.12 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.79 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.97 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,239,247 |
| Return On Assets | -0.09035 |
| Return On Equity | 0.03069 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.038 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.75 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 107,147,757 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.20040001 |
| Shares Short | 23,854,005 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 21,231,426 |
| Short Name | Sweetgreen, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.255 |
| Short Ratio | 3.35 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | SG |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.4 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.65 |
| Target Median Price | 6.45 |
| Total Cash | 142,631,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.198 |
| Total Debt | 355,395,008 |
| Total Revenue | 681,769,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.09 |
| Trailing P E | 77.44444 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 6.77825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.19174957 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.02828895 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,239,247 |
| Website | https://www.sweetgreen.com |
| Zip | 90,018 |