Sprout Social (SPT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026)
Sprout Social (SPT) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -11.18% for Q2 2026, up 16.20 percentage points from -27.39% a year earlier and up 4.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sprout Social (SPT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sprout Social's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -19.98%, up 10.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- In prior years, Sprout Social's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -30.89% in FY2024 (+9.68 pp) and -40.57% in FY2023.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.71 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -15.51% (Q1 2026), -18.05% (Q4 2025) and -21.16% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 453.55 Bn | 422.61 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 430.98 Bn | 303.54 Bn | - | 10.99% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 256.23 Bn | 177.31 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 32.24% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 193.08 Bn | 148.96 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 138.94 Bn | 117.40 Bn | 2.82 Bn | - |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.51 Bn | 84.63 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -46.53% |
| 7 | Intuit | 75.44 Bn | 54.79 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 16.71% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.79 Bn | 57.76 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 56.32 Bn | 49.31 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -73.94% |
| 10 | Sprout Social | 611.29 Mn | 193.84 Mn | 96.09 Mn | -11.18% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -11.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -18.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -27.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -30.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -31.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -34.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -37.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -36.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -33.06% |
Sprout Social 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=SPT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "SPT", "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=SPT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();