Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

SFM Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.8 billion, up 14.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+4.74%
EPS
−0.81%
Free cash flow
−17.6%
Total debt
+142.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

51.35 3.05 −5.61%
Market cap
$4.8B
P/E
9.8×
Fwd P/E
9.8×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.53
Beneish M
−1.87
Dividend safety
n/a

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) Return on equity

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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 33.5%, down 5.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (38.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.6% (fiscal 2016) to 39.3% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Grocery Stores industry median of 6.84% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 38.4% 7.62
FY2024 30.8% 7.22
FY2023 23.6% (2.44)
FY2022 26.0% (0.49)
FY2021 26.5% (12.77)
FY2020 39.3% 13.74
FY2019 25.6% (0.02)
FY2018 25.6% 1.63
FY2017 23.9% 7.32
FY2016 16.6% (0.48)

Against its own ten years

Low 16.6% High 39.3%
Ten-year median 25.6%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. 33.5%
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. compare 21.6%
ASAIY Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR compare 16.7%
KR The Kroger Co. compare 14.4%
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. compare 7.33%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated compare 6.34%
YSWY Yesway Inc. compare 0.00%
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. compare −2.27%
GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. compare −38.1%
Grocery Stores industry median 6.84%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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