What is Sweetgreen's retained earnings?

Sweetgreen (SG) reported retained earnings of -$883.61M in Q1 2026.

How has Sweetgreen's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Sweetgreen's retained earnings increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from -$900.4M to -$883.61M.

What is the long-term trend for Sweetgreen's retained earnings?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sweetgreen's retained earnings has grown at a 20.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$476.22M to -$1.01B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Sweetgreen SG Retained Earnings

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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$1.25B-20.6%

P/E63×—

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:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?: Sweetgreen (SG) reported retained earnings of -$883.61M in Q1 2026.
How has Sweetgreen's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Sweetgreen's retained earnings increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from -$900.4M to -$883.61M.
What is the long-term trend for Sweetgreen's retained earnings?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sweetgreen's retained earnings has grown at a 20.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$476.22M to -$1.01B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.