Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
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 offers 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.
Competitive analysis based on 51 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are positive at ~7.3% on average, but show some variability — pricing power may be sensitive to market conditions.
Consistently high ROE averaging 32.4% suggests a durable competitive advantage and efficient capital allocation.
8 of the last 8 quarters generated positive FCF. The company generally funds itself but has occasional cash consumption quarters.
TTM revenue has grown consistently (7 of 7 quarters up), with ~23.8% growth over the period. Strong demand durability.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 51 quarters
Margins are stable or improving at ~7.6% — no sign of cost or pricing stress.
FCF covers net income by 0.9x on average — earnings are well-supported by cash generation.
Limited debt-to-equity data available.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
Free cash flow is consistently positive — the business self-funds without external capital reliance.
Shares decreased 5.6% — net buybacks are reducing shares outstanding and boosting per-share value.
as of March 2026
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