What is Sweetgreen's non-cash lease expense?

Sweetgreen (SG) reported non-cash lease expense of $9.29M in Q1 2026.

How has Sweetgreen's non-cash lease expense changed year-over-year?

Sweetgreen's non-cash lease expense increased by 11.4% year-over-year, from $8.34M to $9.29M.

What does non-cash lease expense mean?

Non-cash portion of operating lease cost — the difference between straight-line lease expense and actual cash rent payments.

Sweetgreen SG Non-Cash Lease Expense

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$161.5M-2.9%

Gross profit$16.2M-45.4%

Operating income-$34.3M-20.4%

Net income$125.8M+602%

EPS (diluted)$1.05+600%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$161.0M-13.7%

Total debt$356.1M+8.1%

Total equity$488.9M+13.0%

Total assets$912.7M+9.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$17.2M-30.7%

CapEx$12.4M-25.9%

Free cash flow-$29.6M+1.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.06B-26.3%

Enterprise value$1.26B-20.6%

P/E63.4×—

P/S1.6×-0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin13.3%-6.2pp

Operating margin-21.5%+22.8pp

Net margin2.5%+1.4pp

FCF margin-17.6%+929pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.6%+2.0pp

Debt / equity0.7×0.0×

Current ratio1.6×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sweetgreen in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense.

The official record: Sweetgreen’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Sweetgreen's non-cash lease expense?: Sweetgreen (SG) reported non-cash lease expense of $9.29M in Q1 2026.
How has Sweetgreen's non-cash lease expense changed year-over-year?: Sweetgreen's non-cash lease expense increased by 11.4% year-over-year, from $8.34M to $9.29M.
What does non-cash lease expense mean?: Non-cash portion of operating lease cost — the difference between straight-line lease expense and actual cash rent payments.