Sprouts Farmers Market SFM
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$81.08 +2.70 (+3.44%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) posted Return on Capital Employed of 19.02% for Q2 2026, down 4.91% sequentially from 20.0% in Q1 2026, and down 186.0% YoY from 22.11% in Q2 2025.

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

Sprouts Farmers Market has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 19.02% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 186.0% year-over-year to 19.02% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 19.02% (down 186.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 22.65%, up 466.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 19.02% in Q2 2026 per SFM's latest filing, from 20.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.48% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 12.68% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 16.67% and a median of 15.83% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 292 bps in 2023, then soared 591 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.43% in 2022, then decreased by 18 bps to 12.68% in 2023, then jumped by 36 bps to 17.2% in 2024, then climbed by 24 bps to 21.34% in 2025, then fell by 11 bps to 19.02% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 19.02%, 20.0%, and 21.34% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kroger 37.73 Bn 34.40 Bn 8.12 Bn 5.80%
2 Sprouts Farmers Market 7.60 Bn 7.38 Bn 900.65 Mn 19.02%
3 Albertsons Companies 6.74 Bn 6.54 Bn 5.51 Bn 3.81%
4 Weis Markets 1.76 Bn 1.55 Bn 328.40 Mn 7.43%
5 Ingles Markets 1.23 Bn 779.46 Mn 332.44 Mn 6.26%
6 Grocery Outlet Holding 1.15 Bn 1.08 Bn 360.72 Mn -14.52%
7 Dingdong (Cayman) 802.97 Mn 593.65 Mn 1.46 Mn 5.86%
8 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 633.68 Mn 616.21 Mn 98.01 Mn 11.98%
9 Krispy Kreme 623.87 Mn 601.73 Mn 172.13 Mn -1.52%
10 Village Super Market 454.09 Mn 325.41 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 19.02%
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%