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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

Grocery Stores · United States

USD 64.03-1.4% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$5.97B
Trailing P/E
12.17x
Forward P/E
10.75x
Quarterly revenue growth
4.7%
Trailing net margin
5.6%
Indicated dividend yield
—

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-28 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-28 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products in the United States. The company operates healthy grocery stores; and lifestyle-friendly ingredients, such as organic, plant-based, keto, paleo, non-GMO, and gluten-free. The company also offers perishable product categories, including produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. It sells its products under the Sprouts brand. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Q1 2026

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SFM Stock: HOLD Call - Comp Sales -1.7% but Stock Rallied 6% Q1 2026

Published 2026-05-20

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MetricSFMSprouts Farmers Market, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-28ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-20IMKTAIngles Markets, IncorporatedSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-27
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$5.97BUS$5.59BUS$1.63B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate10.75x6.22x18.27x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA9.42x6.00x6.59x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter4.7%0.2%1.6%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter7.5%1.4%2.1%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap6.7%31.4%8.3%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA2.23x4.40x0.27x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity1.40x9.74x0.31x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings12.17x67.71x15.69x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share4.09x3.49x0.97x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue0.88x0.25x0.32x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter1.5%-58.5%-1.4%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months38.9%27.0%24.3%
Net marginTrailing twelve months5.6%0.1%1.9%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only35.2%2.7%6.3%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue4.4%2.1%2.5%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price—5.9%0.8%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout0.0%364.7%12.1%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities0.99x0.84x3.21x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity0.670.230.57

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA)

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