Growth Metrics

Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Sprouts Farmers Market recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 20.0% in Q1 2026, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter from 21.34% in Q4 2025, and up 3.0% year-over-year from 19.41% in Q1 2025.

Sprouts Farmers Market's Return on Capital Employed history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.0% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% year-over-year to 20.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.0% (up 3.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.65%, up 466.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 20.0% for Q1 2026 at Sprouts Farmers Market, down from 21.34% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.48% in Q3 2025 to a low of 12.68% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 16.53% and a median of 15.43% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 292 bps in 2023 and surged 591 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Sprouts Farmers Market's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.43% in 2022, then retreated by 18 bps to 12.68% in 2023, then soared by 36 bps to 17.2% in 2024, then advanced by 24 bps to 21.34% in 2025, then decreased by 6 bps to 20.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 20.0%, 21.34%, and 21.48% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kroger 43.85 Bn 40.52 Bn 8.12 Bn 0.77%
2 Albertsons Companies 8.84 Bn 8.64 Bn 5.51 Bn 3.81%
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.22 Bn 7.97 Bn 917.28 Mn 20.00%
4 Weis Markets 1.79 Bn 1.59 Bn 330.25 Mn 7.52%
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 788.88 Mn 729.89 Mn 345.20 Mn -14.27%
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 662.10 Mn 641.38 Mn 102.44 Mn 12.42%
7 Krispy Kreme 562.50 Mn 489.27 Mn 356.92 Mn -22.15%
8 Ingles Markets 393.09 Mn -32.08 Mn 325.26 Mn 6.41%
9 Village Super Market 190.86 Mn 30.76 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 116.00 Mn 110.21 Mn 3,689.00 -93,184.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 20.00%
Dec 28, 2025 21.34%
Sep 28, 2025 21.48%
Jun 29, 2025 20.88%
Mar 30, 2025 19.97%
Dec 29, 2024 17.20%
Sep 29, 2024 16.22%
Jun 30, 2024 14.96%
Mar 31, 2024 14.11%
Dec 31, 2023 12.68%
Oct 1, 2023 13.16%
Jul 2, 2023 13.55%
Apr 2, 2023 13.59%
Jan 1, 2023 14.76%
Oct 2, 2022 15.43%
Jul 3, 2022 15.16%
Apr 3, 2022 16.51%
Oct 3, 2021 15.68%
Jul 4, 2021 15.32%
Apr 4, 2021 15.98%
Jan 3, 2021 17.04%
Sep 27, 2020 14.63%
Jun 28, 2020 13.13%
Mar 29, 2020 11.84%
Dec 29, 2019 9.34%
Sep 29, 2019 8.83%
Jun 30, 2019 9.63%
Mar 31, 2019 12.60%
Dec 30, 2018 16.21%
Sep 30, 2018 16.61%
Jul 1, 2018 17.31%
Apr 1, 2018 18.10%
Dec 31, 2017 17.85%
Oct 1, 2017 17.66%
Jul 2, 2017 16.99%
Apr 2, 2017 17.91%
Jan 1, 2017 18.06%
Oct 2, 2016 19.68%
Jul 3, 2016 21.42%
Apr 3, 2016 21.70%
Sep 27, 2015 18.06%
Jun 28, 2015 17.39%
Mar 29, 2015 17.39%
Dec 28, 2014 17.96%
Sep 28, 2014 16.98%
Jun 29, 2014 16.48%
Mar 30, 2014 15.96%
Dec 29, 2013 13.93%
Sep 29, 2013 13.37%