Grocery Outlet vs Sprouts Farmers Market
GO and SFM side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GO and SFM compare
Sprouts Farmers Market is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as Grocery Outlet ($4.6B against $1.3B).
Sprouts Farmers Market grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.2% versus 5.1% for Grocery Outlet).
Sprouts Farmers Market keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.6% compared with −8.0% at Grocery Outlet.
Sprouts Farmers Market scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 7 for Grocery Outlet), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GO | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $4.6B |
| Share price | $12.93 | $49.70 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.8% | −52.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −44.6% | 106% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.53 | 0.57 |
| Employees | 2,207 | 36K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 9.5× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.5× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 5.3× |
| P/FCF | 106× | 13.0× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.31 |
| FCF yield | 0.95% | 7.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.57 | $82.15 |
| Margin of safety | 22.0% | 39.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.1% | 7.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% (better) | 6.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −4788% | 3.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −5629% | 7.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 16.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.0% | 38.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | −7.9% | 7.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −8.0% | 5.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.26% | 4.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −38.1% | 35.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −20.7% | 42.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.62 (better) | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.29 (better) | 0.99 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.56 | 3.78 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 8.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 8.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 114% | 111% |
| Held by insiders | 6.6% | 0.83% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $7.4M (better) | −$20.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 22.3% | 14.5% |
Go deeper
- GO stock overview
- GO income statement
- GO valuation and score
- SFM stock overview
- SFM income statement
- SFM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.