Pay vs Performance Disclosure

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2025

USD ($)

$ / shares

Dec. 29, 2024

USD ($)

$ / shares

Dec. 31, 2023

USD ($)

$ / shares

Dec. 25, 2022

USD ($)

$ / shares

Dec. 26, 2021

USD ($)

$ / shares

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay Versus Performance Table

The following table sets forth additional compensation information of our Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and our non-PEO NEOs, along with total shareholder return (“TSR”), net income, and Same-Store Sales Change performance results, for our fiscal years ending in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025:


	Year⁽¹⁾			Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($)			Compensation Actually Paid to PEO⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ ($)			Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-PEO NEOs ($)			Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-PEO NEOs⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ ($)			Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:						Net Income (Loss) ($)			Same-Store Sales Change⁽⁶⁾ (%)
	Year⁽¹⁾			Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($)			Compensation Actually Paid to PEO⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ ($)									Total Shareholder Return⁽⁵⁾ ($)			Peer Group Total Shareholder Return⁽⁵⁾ ($)			Net Income (Loss) ($)			Same-Store Sales Change⁽⁶⁾ (%)
	2025			3,226,081			(36,146,134) ⁽⁴⁾			2,925,944			(9,702,306) ⁽⁴⁾			25			87			(134,065,000)			(7.9)
	2024			910,550			52,279,549 ⁽⁴⁾			2,173,466			9,187,848 ⁽⁴⁾			116			103			(90,373,000)			6.2
	2023			622,548			6,744,537 ⁽⁴⁾			1,080,321			1,570,321 ⁽⁴⁾			40			89			(113,384,000)			4.4
	2022			350,144			(61,516,400) ⁽⁴⁾			649,693			(5,807,584) ⁽⁴⁾			32			76			(190,441,000)			13.1
	2021			38,834,483			111,254,241 ⁽⁴⁾			38,814,481			111,234,239 ⁽⁴⁾			112			98			(153,175,000)			24.6

(1)	Our PEO and other NEOs included in the above compensation columns reflect the following:


	Year			PEO			Non-PEOs
	2025			Jonathan Neman			Jamie McConnell, Nicolas Jammet, Jason Cochran, Mitch Reback
	2024			Jonathan Neman			Mitch Reback, Wouleta Ayele, Adrienne Gemperle, and Rossann Williams
	2023			Jonathan Neman			Mitch Reback, Wouleta Ayele, Adrienne Gemperle, and Jim McPhail
	2022			Jonathan Neman			Mitch Reback, Wouleta Ayele, Jim McPhail, and Daniel Shlossman
	2021			Jonathan Neman			Nicolas Jammet and Nathaniel Ru

(2)

Except as described in footnote (3) below, fair value or change in fair value, as applicable, of equity awards in the “Compensation Actually Paid” columns was calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718, and the valuation methods used to calculate the fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant.

(3)

For the portion of “Compensation Actually Paid” that represents compensation based on year-end stock prices, the following prices were used: for 2025, $6.97 (78% reduction from prior year): for 2024, $32.37 (186% increase from prior year), for 2023, $11.30 (28% increase from prior year); for 2022, $8.83 (72% reduction from prior year); and for 2021, $31.36 (304% increase from IPO date).

(4)	“Compensation Actually Paid” to our PEO (Jonathan Neman) and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to our non-PEO NEOs in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 reflect the following adjustments from total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table (in thousands):


				2025						2024						2023						2022						2021
				PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO
	Total Reported in Summary Compensation Table (SCT)			$3,226,081			$2,925,944			$910,550			$2,173,466			$622,548			$1,080,321			$350,144			$649,693			$38,834,483			$38,814,481
	Less, Value of Stock and Option Awards reported in SCT			($2,675,937)			($2,614,069)			—			$(1,445,702)			—			$(555,610)			—			$(240,953)			$(38,142,732)			$(38,142,732)
	Plus, Year-End Fair Value of Awards Granted During Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding			$200,488			$968,450			—			$4,546,299			—			$612,484			—			$68,574			$77,526,763			$77,526,763
	Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Fiscal Year-End to Current Fiscal Year-End) of Prior Year Awards that are Outstanding and Unvested			($37,363,830)			($9,620,691)			$30,769,608			$1,937,709			$5,878,490			$232,898			$(57,677,180)			$(4,941,831)			$7,770,827			$7,770,827
	Plus, Vesting Date Fair Value of Awards Granted During Fiscal Year and that Vested During Fiscal Year			$468,253			$96,181			—			$418,991			—			$28,967			—			$21,083			—			—
	Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Fiscal Year-End to Vesting Date) of Prior Year Awards that Vested During Fiscal Year			($1,190)			($815,842)			$20,599,391			$1,557,085			$243,499			$171,261			$(4,189,364)			$(1,364,150)			$25,264,900			$25,264,900
	Less Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year Awards that Failed to Vest this Year			—			($642,278)			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Total Adjustments			($39,372,215)			($12,628,250)			$51,368,999			$7,014,382			$6,121,989			$490,000			$(61,866,544)			$(6,457,277)			$72,419,758			$72,419,758
	“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year			($36,146,134)			($9,702,306)			$52,279,549			$9,187,848			$6,744,537			$1,570,321			$(61,516,400)			$(5,807,584)			$111,254,241			$111,234,239

(5)

Peer group TSR reflects the S&P 600 Restaurants Index as reflected in our 2025 Form 10-K pursuant to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K. Each year reflects what the cumulative value of $100 would be, including reinvestment of dividends, if such amount were invested on our IPO date of November 19, 2021 through the last day of the fiscal year presented.

(6)

As required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we have determined that Same-Store Sales Change is the Company-Selected Measure, the calculation of which is described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2025. Same-Store Sales Change may not have been the most important financial performance measure for years prior to 2025 and we may determine a different financial performance measure to be the most important financial performance measure in future years.

Company Selected Measure Name

Same-Store Sales Change

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(1)	Our PEO and other NEOs included in the above compensation columns reflect the following:


	Year			PEO			Non-PEOs
	2025			Jonathan Neman			Jamie McConnell, Nicolas Jammet, Jason Cochran, Mitch Reback
	2024			Jonathan Neman			Mitch Reback, Wouleta Ayele, Adrienne Gemperle, and Rossann Williams
	2023			Jonathan Neman			Mitch Reback, Wouleta Ayele, Adrienne Gemperle, and Jim McPhail
	2022			Jonathan Neman			Mitch Reback, Wouleta Ayele, Jim McPhail, and Daniel Shlossman
	2021			Jonathan Neman			Nicolas Jammet and Nathaniel Ru

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

(5)

Peer group TSR reflects the S&P 600 Restaurants Index as reflected in our 2025 Form 10-K pursuant to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K. Each year reflects what the cumulative value of $100 would be, including reinvestment of dividends, if such amount were invested on our IPO date of November 19, 2021 through the last day of the fiscal year presented.

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 3,226,081

$ 910,550

$ 622,548

$ 350,144

$ 38,834,483

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ (36,146,134)

52,279,549

6,744,537

(61,516,400)

111,254,241

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

(4)	“Compensation Actually Paid” to our PEO (Jonathan Neman) and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to our non-PEO NEOs in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 reflect the following adjustments from total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table (in thousands):


				2025						2024						2023						2022						2021
				PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO
	Total Reported in Summary Compensation Table (SCT)			$3,226,081			$2,925,944			$910,550			$2,173,466			$622,548			$1,080,321			$350,144			$649,693			$38,834,483			$38,814,481
	Less, Value of Stock and Option Awards reported in SCT			($2,675,937)			($2,614,069)			—			$(1,445,702)			—			$(555,610)			—			$(240,953)			$(38,142,732)			$(38,142,732)
	Plus, Year-End Fair Value of Awards Granted During Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding			$200,488			$968,450			—			$4,546,299			—			$612,484			—			$68,574			$77,526,763			$77,526,763
	Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Fiscal Year-End to Current Fiscal Year-End) of Prior Year Awards that are Outstanding and Unvested			($37,363,830)			($9,620,691)			$30,769,608			$1,937,709			$5,878,490			$232,898			$(57,677,180)			$(4,941,831)			$7,770,827			$7,770,827
	Plus, Vesting Date Fair Value of Awards Granted During Fiscal Year and that Vested During Fiscal Year			$468,253			$96,181			—			$418,991			—			$28,967			—			$21,083			—			—
	Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Fiscal Year-End to Vesting Date) of Prior Year Awards that Vested During Fiscal Year			($1,190)			($815,842)			$20,599,391			$1,557,085			$243,499			$171,261			$(4,189,364)			$(1,364,150)			$25,264,900			$25,264,900
	Less Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year Awards that Failed to Vest this Year			—			($642,278)			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Total Adjustments			($39,372,215)			($12,628,250)			$51,368,999			$7,014,382			$6,121,989			$490,000			$(61,866,544)			$(6,457,277)			$72,419,758			$72,419,758
	“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year			($36,146,134)			($9,702,306)			$52,279,549			$9,187,848			$6,744,537			$1,570,321			$(61,516,400)			$(5,807,584)			$111,254,241			$111,234,239

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 2,925,944

2,173,466

1,080,321

649,693

38,814,481

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ (9,702,306)

9,187,848

1,570,321

(5,807,584)

111,234,239

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

(4)	“Compensation Actually Paid” to our PEO (Jonathan Neman) and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to our non-PEO NEOs in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 reflect the following adjustments from total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table (in thousands):


				2025						2024						2023						2022						2021
				PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO			PEO			Average Non-PEO
	Total Reported in Summary Compensation Table (SCT)			$3,226,081			$2,925,944			$910,550			$2,173,466			$622,548			$1,080,321			$350,144			$649,693			$38,834,483			$38,814,481
	Less, Value of Stock and Option Awards reported in SCT			($2,675,937)			($2,614,069)			—			$(1,445,702)			—			$(555,610)			—			$(240,953)			$(38,142,732)			$(38,142,732)
	Plus, Year-End Fair Value of Awards Granted During Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding			$200,488			$968,450			—			$4,546,299			—			$612,484			—			$68,574			$77,526,763			$77,526,763
	Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Fiscal Year-End to Current Fiscal Year-End) of Prior Year Awards that are Outstanding and Unvested			($37,363,830)			($9,620,691)			$30,769,608			$1,937,709			$5,878,490			$232,898			$(57,677,180)			$(4,941,831)			$7,770,827			$7,770,827
	Plus, Vesting Date Fair Value of Awards Granted During Fiscal Year and that Vested During Fiscal Year			$468,253			$96,181			—			$418,991			—			$28,967			—			$21,083			—			—
	Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Fiscal Year-End to Vesting Date) of Prior Year Awards that Vested During Fiscal Year			($1,190)			($815,842)			$20,599,391			$1,557,085			$243,499			$171,261			$(4,189,364)			$(1,364,150)			$25,264,900			$25,264,900
	Less Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year Awards that Failed to Vest this Year			—			($642,278)			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Total Adjustments			($39,372,215)			($12,628,250)			$51,368,999			$7,014,382			$6,121,989			$490,000			$(61,866,544)			$(6,457,277)			$72,419,758			$72,419,758
	“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year			($36,146,134)			($9,702,306)			$52,279,549			$9,187,848			$6,744,537			$1,570,321			$(61,516,400)			$(5,807,584)			$111,254,241			$111,234,239

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Note: Sweetgreen’s TSR was not available in 2020.

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Note: Sweetgreen’s TSR was not available in 2020.

Tabular List, Table

Most Important Financial Performance Measures to Link Compensation Actually Paid

to Performance

The following performance measures reflect the Company’s most important performance measures in effect for fiscal year 2025:

•	Same-Store Sales Change

•	Restaurant-Level Profit Margin

•	Sweetgreen stock price performance

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 25

116

40

32

112

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

87

103

89

76

98

Net Income (Loss)

$ (134,065,000)

$ (90,373,000)

$ (113,384,000)

$ (190,441,000)

$ (153,175,000)

Company Selected Measure Amount

(0.079)

0.062

0.044

0.131

0.246

Jonathan Neman

Jonathan Neman

Jonathan Neman

Jonathan Neman

Jonathan Neman

Share Price | $ / shares

$ 6.97

$ 32.37

$ 11.3

$ 8.83

$ 31.36

Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year Share Price Percentage

(78.00%)

186.00%

28.00%

(72.00%)

304.00%

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Same-Store Sales Change

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Restaurant-Level Profit Margin

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Sweetgreen stock price performance

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ (39,372,215)

$ 51,368,999

$ 6,121,989

$ (61,866,544)

$ 72,419,758

PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(2,675,937)

0

0

0

(38,142,732)

PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

200,488

0

0

0

77,526,763

PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(37,363,830)

30,769,608

5,878,490

(57,677,180)

7,770,827

PEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

468,253

0

0

0

0

PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(1,190)

20,599,391

243,499

(4,189,364)

25,264,900

PEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

0

0

0

0

0

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(12,628,250)

7,014,382

490,000

(6,457,277)

72,419,758

Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(2,614,069)

(1,445,702)

(555,610)

(240,953)

(38,142,732)

Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

968,450

4,546,299

612,484

68,574

77,526,763

Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(9,620,691)

1,937,709

232,898

(4,941,831)

7,770,827

Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

96,181

418,991

28,967

21,083

0

Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(815,842)

1,557,085

171,261

(1,364,150)

25,264,900

Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ (642,278)

$ 0

$ 0

$ 0

$ 0