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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 406.71 Bn | 371.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 356.71 Bn | 229.27 Bn | 18.57 Bn | 10.99% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 287.26 Bn | 215.24 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 35.64% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.69 Bn | 131.56 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.83 Bn | 107.63 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -47.20% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 103.38 Bn | 82.65 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.37 Bn | 70.72 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 16.71% |
| 8 | Relx | 72.62 Bn | 72.62 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 48.71 Bn | 35.85 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -27.59% |
| 10 | Sprout Social | 651.07 Mn | 220.52 Mn | 95.81 Mn | -10.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -10.49% |
| 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% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();