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Sprouts Farmers

NSQ:SFM · US85208M1027
Food & Staples RetailingLarge

360

77
EV / EBIT44
Price / Owner Earnings52
Owner Earnings Yield74
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales35
EV / Gross Profit46
Price/Book28
Return on Capital91
Cash Return on Capital84
Return on Equity93
EBIT Margin93
Gross Profitability95
Cash Conversion6
Accruals9
Owner Earnings Margin82
Sales growth79
Profit Growth72
Long-Term EPS Growth58
Owner Earnings Growth37
Reinvestment84
Price momentum10
Debt load42
Refinancing27
Debt Payback62
Liquidity98
Analyst ratings41
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside30
Market mood100
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Sprouts Farmers clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood & Staples Retailing
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2011
Employees7,010
ISINUS85208M1027
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
OrganicLifestyleGreen Consumer GoodsNutraceuticalAlternative ProteinOnline GroceryFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood Processing

Description

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Sprouts), through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States. Sprouts offers a unique specialty grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh prod…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is fair. You pay 21.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 7% yearly growth; analysts expect 8%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
82
2023202420252026

All-time high

94

Sep 2025

All-time low

49

Feb 2026

Average rank

80

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
35
9
29
58
Price/Earnings
51
8
44
60
Price/Book
28
8
34
38
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
24
6
1
17

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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