Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG)
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-09-15
$6.83-5.79%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Restaurants is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Revenue reaches at least $679.5 million in fiscal 2026: FY26 revenue guidance -8.0% to -7.0% YoY vs 0.0% target.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 1% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 17% growth a year, above the roughly 6% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 4% on a typical day and fell roughly 47% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskSG's growth has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue guidance for fiscal 2026 is down 8% to 7% year over year, missing the target. Revenue grew 3.8% year over year, but the latest quarter missed expectations. SG trades at 1.3× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 0.9×. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast, indicating expectations look full. The primary pillar has broken due to the revenue miss and lowered guidance. Peer multiples imply a price about 22% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. SG is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 16 analysts currently covering SG (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for SG in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Restaurants — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Increase Revenue via New Restaurant Openings
New restaurant opening supports revenue growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $6.83
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $6.83.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Advances: Improve Same-Store Sales Performance
Upgrade indicates potential for improved same-store sales.
Threatens: Improve Same-Store Sales Performance
Weak sales report poses a challenge to same-store sales performance.
Advances: Increase Revenue via New Restaurant Openings
Partnership may drive new customer interest and revenue.
Threatens: Improve Same-Store Sales Performance
Customer reluctance impacts same-store sales performance.
Advances: Increase Revenue via New Restaurant Openings
New restaurant opening supports revenue growth objective.
Threatens: Improve Same-Store Sales Performance
Setback may affect same-store sales performance.
Threatens: Improve Restaurant-Level Profit Margin
Cyclospora impact could hinder restaurant-level profit margin.
