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SG Stock Forecast: Sweetgreen, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 2 Oct 2026
$9.10
+4.78% on the day

The 14 Wall Street analysts covering Sweetgreen, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $7.8 — -14.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 9 of 100 as at 2 Oct 2026 — in the weakest quartile.

Market cap
$1.1B
Ticker Nerd rank
9 / 100
Median analyst target
$7.80
Analysts covering
14
Revenue$192.7M+3.8% y/y
Operating income−$23.3M
Net income−$26.3M
Free cash flow−$12.0M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+10.4%
1M
+35.1%
YTD
+34.5%
1Y
+12.0%
From 52W high
−10.9%
From 52W low
+93.5%
$5
$10
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

SG stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Sweetgreen, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 2 Oct 2026
9 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Momentum
44
Size
43
Issuance
37
Growth
37
Quality
29
Revisions
27
Value
19
Accruals
19
Volatility
10

Momentum (44): The shares have been drifting up relative to others.

Volatility (10): The share price moves around a lot.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

SG stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on SG, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$4$6$8$10$12Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SGHigh $11.00Median $7.80Low $4.40

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says14 analysts
6 Buy7 Hold1 Sell
Low $4.40Median $7.80High $11.00

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits −14.2% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 3 moved their price target up and 7 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
29 Sept 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$6.50 → $11
28 Sept 2026Wells FargoUpgradeOverweight$6.00 → $11
11 Sept 2026TD CowenMaintainsHold—
11 Sept 2026TD CowenMaintainsHold$5.00 → $6.00
8 Sept 2026KeybancUpgradeOverweight—
8 Sept 2026KeybancUpgradeOverweight$9.00
11 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$7.00 → $6.50
11 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
10 Aug 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral$7.00 → $5.50
10 Aug 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—
7 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
7 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$10 → $8.00
7 Aug 2026OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform$10 → $8.50
7 Aug 2026OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform—
7 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
7 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$7.00 → $6.50
7 Aug 2026TD CowenMaintainsHold—
7 Aug 2026TD CowenMaintainsHold$8.00 → $5.00
7 Aug 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral$7.00 → $6.50
7 Aug 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. SG appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

SG vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 2 Oct 2026, Sweetgreen, Inc. returned +12.0% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

SG vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
60708090100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SGS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

SG analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
6
Fundamentals

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
101.1×

Cheaper than 7% of US stocks

Price / sales
1.6×

Cheaper than 57% of US stocks

Price / book
2.3×

Cheaper than 39% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
−21.8×

Cheaper than 90% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
3.8%

Higher than 36% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
3.8%

Higher than 40% of US stocks

Gross margin
13.1%

Higher than 12% of US stocks

Operating margin
−12.6%

Higher than 23% of US stocks

Net margin
2.0%

Higher than 52% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
3.1%

Higher than 50% of US stocks

Return on assets
−9.0%

Higher than 27% of US stocks

Dividend yield
—

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Sweetgreen, Inc. has a market value of $1.1B and an enterprise value of $1.3B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $681.8M. The latest quarter grew 3.8% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $13.7M, a 2.0% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $0.10.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: −$123.7M.

  • Sweetgreen, Inc. spent $688K on share buybacks in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 119.0M.

  • Trailing P/E: 101.1×; forward P/E: −13.0× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Sweetgreen, Inc. employs 6,486 people — $105K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 3 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

SG vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelRestaurants
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
SGSweetgreen, Inc.$1.1B
9
WENThe Wendy's Co.$1.2B
57
BHBiglari Holdings, Inc.$1.2B
34
CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.$1.2B
76
BJRIBJ's Restaurants, Inc.$1.3B
93
ARCOArcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.$1.5B
85
BLMNBloomin' Brands, Inc.$726.0M
93

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Sweetgreen, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest SG news & analysis

Sweetgreen Is Up 32% Since the Cyclospora Outbreak Ended. Is There More Room To Run?

The Motley Fool · 1 Oct 2026positive

Sweetgreen previously cut its guidance due to a cyclospora outbreak, which has since ended, and the stock has risen 32% since then. The fast-casual salad chain has also brought on chef Molly Baz as its first chef in residence.

Why it matters — A SG watcher would care because the resolution of the outbreak headwind and the new chef-in-residence appointment signal renewed momentum for the company.

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors

Zacks Investment Research · 30 Sept 2026positive

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) shares closed the most recent trading day at $8.87, up 1.49% from the previous session. The gain came as the broader market declined, per a Zacks Investment Research report.

Why it matters — A share-price advance while the broader market declined may be of note to SG watchers tracking the stock's recent performance.

Sweetgreen Names Molly Baz Its First Chef in Residence, Debuting Three New Lunch Orders

Business Wire · 29 Sept 2026positive

Sweetgreen announced cookbook author, recipe developer and food personality Molly Baz as its first-ever Chef in Residence, launching a limited-edition LTO menu featuring three new lunch orders available at all sweetgreen restaurants from September 29 through November 9.

Why it matters — A named chef and limited-time menu could draw customer interest and drive traffic during the offering period, which may matter to those tracking Sweetgreen's sales momentum.

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

Zacks Investment Research · 14 Sept 2026positive

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) shares rose 2.11% in the recent trading session, closing at $7.25 even as the broader market dipped.

Why it matters — SG watchers would note the stock's positive move against a declining market as a signal of relative strength on that trading day.

Wonder debuts its first robotic meal assembly system after acquiring the tech from Sweetgreen

Fast Company · 14 Sept 2026neutral

Wonder has debuted its first robotic meal assembly system after acquiring the technology from Sweetgreen. Entrepreneur Marc Lore envisions that an autonomous kitchen could eventually prepare pizza, burgers, chicken, and seafood without any human involvement.

Why it matters — The debut shows that technology Sweetgreen developed is now being deployed commercially by Wonder, which is relevant for watchers of Sweetgreen's innovation track record.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about SG stock

What is the SG stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 14 Wall Street analysts covering Sweetgreen, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $7.8, with estimates ranging from $4.4 to $11. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is SG stock a buy right now?

Of the 14 analysts covering Sweetgreen, Inc., 6 rate it a Buy, 7 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Sweetgreen, Inc. 9 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 2 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank SG?

As at 2 Oct 2026, Sweetgreen, Inc. ranks 9 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Momentum (44 of 100).

Will SG stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 14 analysts implies -14.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Sweetgreen, Inc. 9 out of 100 as at 2 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the SG stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Sweetgreen, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for SG are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $4.4 to $11 over the next 12 months.

How has SG stock performed over the past year?

Sweetgreen, Inc. returned +12.0% over the 12 months to 2 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Sweetgreen, Inc. do?

Sweetgreen Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in Sweetgreen, a restaurant company focused on serving fresh, healthy meals through its network of salad and bowl restaurants.

What is the latest news on SG?

The most recent item we track (The Motley Fool, 1 Oct 2026): "Sweetgreen Is Up 32% Since the Cyclospora Outbreak Ended. Is There More Room To Run?". Sweetgreen previously cut its guidance due to a cyclospora outbreak, which has since ended, and the stock has risen 32% since then. The fast-casual salad chain has also brought on chef Molly Baz as its first chef in residence.

Company

About Sweetgreen, Inc.

Sweetgreen Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in Sweetgreen, a restaurant company focused on serving fresh, healthy meals through its network of salad and bowl restaurants. Sweetgreen’s menu centers on salads, warm bowls, plates, sides, drinks, and other customizable food and beverage offerings designed for convenience and consistency. The company supports digital ordering through its mobile app and website, alongside in-store dining and pickup options, making it part of the fast-casual dining segment with a strong emphasis on ingredient transparency and plant-forward cuisine. Sweetgreen operates in the U.S. restaurant market and appeals to consumers seeking quick-service meals with an emphasis on freshness, seasonal ingredients, and modern food experiences. As a branded restaurant operator, Sweetgreen plays a visible role in the evolving healthy-eating category within consumer food service.

CEO Mr. Jonathan Neman · 6,486 employees · United States · https://www.sweetgreen.com