Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026)
Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 32.79% for Q3 2026, down 3.03 percentage points from 35.81% a year earlier and down 1.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sprouts Farmers Market posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 38.19%, up 9.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of +11.90 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 29.02% in FY2024 (+8.64 pp), 20.39% in FY2023 (-0.84 pp), 21.22% in FY2022 and 26.28% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.45 percentage points.
- 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 Q3 2026 (a drop of 3.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 34.20% (Q2 2026), 35.67% (Q1 2026) and 36.09% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 998.27 Bn | 954.70 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 16.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 467.84 Bn | 391.12 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 21.69% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.10 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.65% |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.00 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 13.53% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.48 Bn | 24.16 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.44 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 18.51% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.95 Bn | 21.57 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.93% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.95 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 10.60% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.92 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 21.39% |
| 10 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 4.57 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 880.79 Mn | 32.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 32.79% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 34.20% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 35.67% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 36.09% |
| 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% |
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();