Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026)
Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.63% in Q3 2026, down 0.52 percentage points from 7.15% a year earlier and down 0.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Sprouts Farmers Market's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 7.30% as of Sep 27, 2026, down 0.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.79%, up 1.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a four-year change of +1.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 6.54% in FY2024 (+1.41 pp), 5.12% in FY2023 (-0.47 pp), 5.60% in FY2022 and 6.05% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from 4.09% in Q4 2023 to 10.12% in Q1 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 2.25 percentage points in Q1 2025, against a drop of 0.88 percentage points in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.49% (Q2 2026), 9.24% (Q1 2026) and 5.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 998.27 Bn | 954.70 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 467.84 Bn | 391.12 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 3.97% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.10 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.00 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 3.30% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.48 Bn | 24.16 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.44 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.95 Bn | 21.57 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.95 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 3.57% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.92 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 7.87% |
| 10 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 4.57 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 880.79 Mn | 6.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 6.63% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 7.49% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 9.24% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 8.08% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.12% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 5.33% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.09% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 5.12% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 5.41% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 5.86% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 4.21% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 5.68% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 5.42% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 7.29% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 5.68% |
API Access
Sprouts Farmers Market Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();