Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) reported $172.39 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.6%. EPS of -$0.27 for the same period compares to -$0.18 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $180.01 million, representing a surprise of -4.23%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -50%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.18.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Sweetgreen performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Same-store sales: -9.5% compared to the -6.4% average estimate based on five analysts.
- Ending restaurants: 266 compared to the 267 average estimate based on five analysts.
- New Restaurant Openings: 6 compared to the 7 average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Sweetgreen have returned -16.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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