Head to head
Sweetgreen vs McDonald's
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: SG · MCD
SG
Sweetgreen
9.47+3.33%
1-year price shape — +18% over the period
Quant Rating C · 63/100
vs
MCD
McDonald's
234.88+1.73%
1-year price shape — -20% over the period
Quant Rating D · 19/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
McDonald's edges it on the scoreable measures. McDonald's trades cheapest on trailing earnings; McDonald's pays the highest dividend yield; McDonald's earns the most per share.
| SG | MCD | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Last price | 9.47 | 234.88 |
| Change today | +3.33% | +1.73% |
| 1-year return | +18.0% | -20.1% |
| Market cap | $1.13B | $166.21B |
| 52-week range | 4.49 – 10.63 | 229.20 – 335.18 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 105.17 | 19.08 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 100th | 0th |
| P/B | 2.41 | -162.43 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 3.13% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -1.14 | 11.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-135.71M | $8.46B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $681.77M | $27.70B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.8% | +3.8% |
| Gross margin | 11.7% | 57.4% |
| Operating margin | -18.1% | 45.7% |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 31.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-123.66M | $7.76B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 90.3% | 75.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 16 sell | 26 buy / 20 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 21.3% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 55% buy / 45% hold (11) | 58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26) |
| Analyst price target | $9 (-10%) | $298 (+27%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (63) | D (19) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 6,486 | 150,000 |
| Founded | 2006 | 1955 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.