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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $8.8B at a 5.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | RBC Capital | Outperform (reit) |
| 2026-04-30 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-23 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-20 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-02-20 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.015 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.135 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.165 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.509 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFM | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | 6/9 | 1.99 | 14.8 | +14.1% |
| IMKTA | INGLES MARKETS INC | 6/9 | 5.86 | 19.9 | -5.4% |
| WMK | WEIS MARKETS INC | 5/9 | 6.17 | 20.9 | +3.5% |
| GO | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. | 5/9 | 0.46 | — | +7.3% |
| VLGEA | VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC | 6/9 | 3.02 | 10.8 | +3.8% |
| NGVC | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. | 7/9 | 1.93 | 15.9 | +7.2% |
| MSS | Maison Solutions Inc. | 8/9 | -0.79 | 4.1 | +114% |
About Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is SFM financially healthy?
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does SFM pay a dividend?
No, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is SFM?
In FY2025, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. had a net margin of 5.9% and a return on equity of 37.3%.
Is SFM overvalued or undervalued?
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. trades at about 16.2× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.3×–42.2×, median 19.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SFM?
The average Wall-Street price target for Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is $92.43, about 7.4% above the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is SFM a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 14.8×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.