Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.46BP/E 81.7Yield –
About Sweetgreen
Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812
Sweetgreen, Inc. operates a fast-casual restaurant chain that prepares and serves customizable, health-focused food. Its core menu consists of curated signature salads, warm bowls, and plates, alongside options for diners to build customized meals from an array of fresh ingredients and house dressings. The business supplements these offerings with seasonal dishes, limited-time items, and exclusive selections available through its digital ordering platforms. The company serves individual consumers seeking convenient lunch and dinner options across in-store dining, pickup, and delivery channels.
As of late 2025, the company operates 281 restaurant locations across 24 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Its domestic operations are supported by a regional supply and distribution network of agricultural producers and food distributors, along with thousands of restaurant and administrative workers. Sweetgreen is based in the United States, maintaining its principal executive offices and support center in Los Angeles, California.
Summary of the business section of Sweetgreen's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Sweetgreen, Inc.
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Address
- 3102 36th Street 90018
- Phone
- (323) 990-7040
- Website
- sweetgreen.com
- Employees
- 6,486, Dec 28, 2025
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Los Angeles, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SG
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Nov 19, 2021
- Shares outstanding
- 119M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $1.40B, Jun 29, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1477815
- CUSIP
- 87043Q108
- ISIN
- US87043Q1085
- FIGI
- BBG005NTTSP9
- Share class FIGI
- BBG005NTTSQ8
- EIN
- 27-1159215
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Jammet | Chief Concept Officer, Director | 4,975,266 |
| Jonathan Neman | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director | 5,590,361 |
| Jamie McConnell | Chief Financial Officer | 206,489 |
| Jason Miles Cochran | Chief Operating Officer | 207,076 |
| Mitch Reback | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 561,298 |
| Rossann Williams | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 95,516 |
| Wouleta Ayele | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | 140,302 |
| Adrienne Gemperle | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | 102,852 |
| Dawn Ostroff | Director | 37,870 |
| Neil Harris Blumenthal | Director | 123,287 |
| Montgomery F. Moran | Director | 77,870 |
| Bradley E. Singer | Director | 249,060 |
| Clifford Burrows | Director | 163,635 |
| Julie Bornstein | Director | 70,507 |
| Nathaniel Ru | Director | 5,075,349 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.23M | -$36.15M | $2.93M | $25 | $87 |
| FY2024 | $910.55K | $52.28M | $2.17M | $116 | $103 |
| FY2023 | $622.55K | $6.74M | $1.08M | $40 | $89 |
| FY2022 | $350.14K | -$61.52M | $649.69K | $32 | $76 |
| FY2021 | $38.83M | $111.25M | $38.81M | $112 | $98 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Neman President and Chief Executive Officer | $550.00K | – | – | $2.68M | $144 | $3.23M | +254% |
| Jamie McConnell Chief Financial Officer | $148.08K | – | $1.13M | $1.15M | $39 | $2.43M | – |
| Nicolas Jammet Chief Concept Officer | $375.00K | – | – | – | $144 | $375.14K | – |
| Jason Cochran Chief Operating Officer | $326.92K | $50.00K | $1.94M | $2.17M | $94 | $4.49M | – |
| Mitch Reback Former Chief Financial Officer | $347.12K | – | $300.73K | $3.76M | $105 | $4.41M | +151% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Nov 19, 2021
- Offer price
- $28.00
- Securities offered
- 13,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $364.00M
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- Nov 18, 2021
- First-day close
- $49.50+76.8%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- May 17, 2022
“The initial public offering price is $28.00 per share.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 28, 2025, we had a total of 6,486 employees, 248 of whom worked at our Sweetgreen Support Center and 6,238 of whom worked in our restaurants.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
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