Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2025)
Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 35.81% for Q3 2025, up 9.10 percentage points from 26.71% a year earlier but down 0.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Sprouts Farmers Market posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 29.02%, up 8.64 percentage points from FY2023.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +13.77 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 20.39% in FY2023 (-0.84 pp), 21.22% in FY2022 and 26.28% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 20.26% in Q1 2023 and a high of 36.25% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 11.31 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 0.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2025 came in at 36.25% (Q2 2025), 33.80% (Q1 2025) and 28.28% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 16.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 21.94% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 14.70% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.65% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 18.51% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.93% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 9.89% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.62% |
| 10 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 6.04 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 900.65 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2025 | 35.81% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 36.25% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.80% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 28.28% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 26.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.64% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 21.06% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 21.02% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 20.26% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 21.12% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 22.38% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 22.32% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 24.51% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 23.42% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 23.15% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 24.37% |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 26.73% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 22.93% |
API Access
Sprouts Farmers Market Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();