Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.30% in Q3 2026, down 3.19 percentage points from 21.48% a year earlier and down 0.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sprouts Farmers Market reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 22.65%, up 4.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of +5.39 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 17.99% in FY2024 (+4.79 pp), 13.21% in FY2023 (-1.28 pp), 14.48% in FY2022 and 17.26% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.59 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 5.91 percentage points in Q2 2025, against a drop of 3.19 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.02% (Q2 2026), 20.00% (Q1 2026) and 21.34% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 998.27 Bn | 954.70 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 467.84 Bn | 391.12 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 26.69% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.10 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.00 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 15.93% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.48 Bn | 24.16 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.44 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.95 Bn | 21.57 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.95 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 13.11% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.92 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 14.29% |
| 10 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 4.57 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 880.79 Mn | 18.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 18.30% |
| 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% |
API Access
Sprouts Farmers Market Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SFM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();