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Sweetgreen Executive Compensation (FY25)

SG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jonathan Neman
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 15, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Jonathan Neman: $910,550 → $3,226,081 (254.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 99.1% → 98.2% (0.9 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 39:1 → 125:1 (220.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Sweetgreen's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jonathan Neman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,226,081 in fiscal 2025. Neman's total moved 254.3% higher from the $910,550 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Sweetgreen's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Sweetgreen's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include BJ's Restaurants Inc., Canada Goose Holdings Inc., CAVA Group, Inc., Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Denny's Corp., among others.
What is Sweetgreen's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 125:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $25,843.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Wouleta Ayele
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Jim McPhail
Chief Development Officer (former)
◇—————◇◇
Mitch Reback
Chief Financial Officer
◇—————◇◇
Jonathan Neman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mitch Reback
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wouleta Ayele
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Adrienne Gemperle
Chief People Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jim McPhail
Chief Development Officer (former)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Jonathan Neman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rossann Williams
Chief Operating Officer (former)
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Mitch Reback
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wouleta Ayele
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Adrienne Gemperle
Chief People Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Neman
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of our Board
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jason Cochran
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Mitch Reback
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Jonathan Neman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇——◇——◇◇
Jamie McConnell
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Nicolas Jammet
Chief Concept Officer
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jamie McConnellRSU◇——◇——◇
Jamie McConnellOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jason CochranOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jason CochranRSU◇——◇——◇
Jason CochranOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jason CochranRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathan NemanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Mitch RebackOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Nicolas JammetRSU◇◇——
Jonathan NemanRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇03/14/2035
Jamie McConnellOption◇—◇10/14/2035
PSU◇◇——
Jason CochranOption◇—◇05/14/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇09/14/2035
PSU◇◇——
Mitch RebackOption◇—◇2/11/2034
Option◇—◇03/14/2035
Option◇—◇4/30/2033
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2033
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Jamie McConnell
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Terms as announced by the company
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jason Cochran
Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Jonathan Neman
President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Mitch Reback
Former Chief Financial Officer · Consulting agreement
Non-solicit period◇
Nicolas Jammet
Chief Concept Officer · Terms as announced by the company
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Cliff Burrows
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Bradley Singer
◇◇————◇
Dawn Ostroff
◇◇————◇
Julie Bornstein
◇◇————◇
Neil Blumenthal
◇◇————◇
Montgomery Moran
◇◇————◇
Nathaniel Ru, Jonathan Neman and Nicolas Jammet served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • BJ's Restaurants Inc. BJRI
  • Canada Goose Holdings Inc. GOOS
  • CAVA Group, Inc. CAVA
  • Celsius Holdings, Inc. CELH
  • Denny's Corp. DENN
  • Dine Brands Global, Inc. DIN
  • Dutch Bros Inc. BROS
  • FIGS, Inc. FIGS
  • First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. FWRG
  • Jack in the Box Inc. JACK
  • Krispy Kreme, Inc. DNUT
  • Portillo's Inc. PTLO
  • Shake Shack Inc. SHAK
  • Sonos Inc. SONO
  • Warby Parker Inc. WRBY
  • Wingstop Inc. WING
  • Yeti Holdings, Inc. YETI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 13, 2024=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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208 figures on this page: 205 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
205 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-043310
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-016260
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001628280-25-050385
    Exhibit
  4. 0001477815-25-000013
    Exhibit
  5. 0001628280-25-031972
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001628280-25-019512
    Fiscal Year 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001628280-24-028519
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001628280-24-016941
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Sweetgreen discloses

The companies named in SG's own disclosed peer group.

BJ's Restaurants Inc.CAVA Group, Inc.Celsius Holdings, Inc.Denny's Corp.Dine Brands Global, Inc.Dutch Bros Inc.FIGS, Inc.First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.Jack in the Box Inc.Krispy Kreme, Inc.Portillo's Inc.Shake Shack Inc.Sonos Inc.Warby Parker Inc.Wingstop Inc.Yeti Holdings, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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