Sweetgreen Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sweetgreen's CEO is Jonathan Neman, appointed in Dec 2017, has a tenure of 7.08 years. total yearly compensation is $622.55K, comprised of 74.1% salary and 25.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 4.78% of the company’s shares, worth $183.02M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 6.8 years respectively.

Key information

Jonathan Neman

Chief executive officer

US$622.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage74.1%
CEO tenure7.1yrs
CEO ownership4.8%
Management average tenure3.4yrs
Board average tenure6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Sweetgreen: I Am Still Positive On The Growth Outlook

Jan 08

Sweetgreen Is Cheap By One Metric, And I Recommend Buying The Dip

Dec 27

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG)

Dec 18
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG)

Sweetgreen: There Is A World Outside The Bowl

Nov 26

Sweetgreen: A Good Time To Enter This Stock On Post-Earnings Dip

Nov 10

Sweetgreen: Far Beyond The Infinity Kitchen

Oct 24

Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) Looks Just Right With A 25% Price Jump

Oct 08
Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) Looks Just Right With A 25% Price Jump

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Sweetgreen's (NYSE:SG) Cash Burn Situation

Sep 27
Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Sweetgreen's (NYSE:SG) Cash Burn Situation

Sweetgreen: New Units Growth To Support Faster Growth (Rating Upgrade)

Sep 26

Sweetgreen: Infinite Kitchens Will Lead To Future Growth And Efficiencies

Sep 10

Sweetgreen: Tremendous Same Store Sales Acceleration

Aug 16

Sweetgreen Goes Nationwide

Aug 10

Sweetgreen, Inc.'s (NYSE:SG) P/S Is On The Mark

Aug 09
Sweetgreen, Inc.'s (NYSE:SG) P/S Is On The Mark

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Sweetgreen's (NYSE:SG) Cash Burn Situation

Jun 26
Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Sweetgreen's (NYSE:SG) Cash Burn Situation

Sweetgreen: Downgrade To Hold As Valuation Has Gone Up

Jun 14

Sweetgreen: Impressive Growth But Valuation Is Sky-High

May 31

Market Participants Recognise Sweetgreen, Inc.'s (NYSE:SG) Revenues Pushing Shares 38% Higher

May 11
Market Participants Recognise Sweetgreen, Inc.'s (NYSE:SG) Revenues Pushing Shares 38% Higher

Sweetgreen: 2 Key Strategies To Drive Growth Ahead

Mar 29

Companies Like Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Mar 24
Companies Like Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Sweetgreen: An Intriguing Concept In The Restaurant Space

Mar 06

We're Hopeful That Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Dec 23
We're Hopeful That Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Sweetgreen: Revenues Improve Yet Still Unprofitable

Dec 21

With Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Nov 14
With Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Consumer Spending Fears And Their Impact On Sweetgreen's Valuation

Nov 09

Sweetgreen: Growth Prospects Likely Baked In

Oct 12

Sweetgreen: Positive Signs Of Traffic Recovery In SG Urban Areas

Sep 06

Sweetgreen: Waiting For A Catapult Event

Aug 14

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Sweetgreen's (NYSE:SG) Cash Burn Situation

Aug 14
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Sweetgreen's (NYSE:SG) Cash Burn Situation

Sweetgreen: On A Path To Expansion In A Competitive Industry

Jul 27

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jonathan Neman's remuneration changed compared to Sweetgreen's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 29 2024n/an/a

-US$89m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$93m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$106m

Dec 31 2023US$623kUS$462k

-US$113m

Sep 24 2023n/an/a

-US$135m

Jun 25 2023n/an/a

-US$161m

Mar 26 2023n/an/a

-US$174m

Dec 25 2022US$350kUS$350k

-US$190m

Sep 25 2022n/an/a

-US$207m

Jun 26 2022n/an/a

-US$186m

Mar 27 2022n/an/a

-US$173m

Dec 26 2021US$39mUS$350k

-US$153m

Sep 26 2021n/an/a

-US$128m

Jun 27 2021n/an/a

-US$135m

Mar 28 2021n/an/a

-US$140m

Dec 27 2020US$598kUS$303k

-US$141m

Compensation vs Market: Jonathan's total compensation ($USD622.55K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.67M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Jonathan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Jonathan Neman (39 yo)

7.1yrs

Tenure

US$622,548

Compensation

Mr. Jonathan Neman is Co-Founder and Chairman of Sweetgreen, Inc. and serves as President since February 2018 and Chief Executive Officer since December 2017. Mr. Neman has served as a member of board of d...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jonathan Neman
Co-Founder7.1yrsUS$622.55k4.78%
$ 183.0m
Nicolas Jammet
Co-Founder4.1yrsno data3.53%
$ 135.3m
Nathaniel Ru
Co-Founder4.1yrsno data3.42%
$ 130.9m
Mitch Reback
Chief Financial Officer9.7yrsUS$2.08m0.56%
$ 21.4m
Wouleta Ayele
Chief Technology Officer3.4yrsUS$903.84k0.079%
$ 3.0m
Adrienne Gemperle
Chief People Officer4.5yrsUS$700.57k0.048%
$ 1.8m
Rossann Williams
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Rebecca Nounou
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Michael Kotick
VP & Head of Marketing1.4yrsno datano data
Chad Brauze
Head of Culinary1.4yrsno datano data
Timothy Noonan
Senior Vice President of Development1.1yrsno datano data
Christopher Tarrant
Senior VP & Chief Development Officerless than a yearno datano data

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SG's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jonathan Neman
Co-Founder15.3yrsUS$622.55k4.78%
$ 183.0m
Nicolas Jammet
Co-Founder15.3yrsno data3.53%
$ 135.3m
Nathaniel Ru
Co-Founder15.3yrsno data3.42%
$ 130.9m
Bradley Singer
Independent Director4yrsUS$178.65k0.12%
$ 4.6m
Valerie Jarrett
Independent Director4.4yrsUS$168.65k0.079%
$ 3.0m
Clifford Burrows
Lead Independent Director4.6yrsUS$193.65k0.092%
$ 3.5m
Youngme Moon
Independent Director8.2yrsUS$158.65k0.030%
$ 1.2m
Julie Bornstein
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$158.65k0.028%
$ 1.1m
Neil Blumenthal
Independent Director6.8yrsUS$158.65k0.074%
$ 2.8m

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SG's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/12 01:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sweetgreen, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Katherine GriffinBofA Global Research
Jon TowerCitigroup Inc
Hyun Jin ChoGoldman Sachs