Sweetgreen Executive Compensation (FY25)
SG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 15, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
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 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie McConnell | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jamie McConnell | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Jason Cochran | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Jason Cochran | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jason Cochran | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Jason Cochran | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan Neman | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Mitch Reback | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Neman | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 03/14/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jamie McConnell | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/14/2035 | |
| Nicolas Jammet | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Mitch Reback | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/20/2033 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 03/14/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/30/2033 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2034 | |
| Jason Cochran | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 09/14/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 05/14/2035 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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.
Mitch Reback
Former Chief Financial Officer · Consulting agreement
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Nicolas Jammet
Chief Concept Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Burrows Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bradley Singer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dawn Ostroff | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julie Bornstein | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Neil Blumenthal | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Montgomery Moran | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nicolas Jammet, Nathaniel Ru and Jonathan Neman 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 | ◇ |
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.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 11, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 12, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Sweetgreen disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Sweetgreen sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
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Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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158 figures on this page: 155 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
155 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-043310Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-26-016260CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
- 0001628280-25-050385Exhibit
- 0001628280-25-031972Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-25-019512Fiscal Year 2024 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001628280-24-028519Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}