The Kroger Co. (KR) vs Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM)

The Kroger Co. and Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. are both Grocery Stores companies. The Kroger Co. is the larger, with a market value of $34.8B against $6.1B — 5.7× the size. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 11.9× against 31.8×. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.20% against −5.78%. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.58% vs 0.73%) and the higher return on invested capital (30.2% vs 6.47%). Across the 22 metrics below, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. leads on 18 and The Kroger Co. on 4.