Sprout Social, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $702.42M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Sprout Social
Services-Prepackaged Software, SIC 7372
Sprout Social provides a cloud-based social media management and intelligence platform. The platform centralizes workflows across social networks, offering capabilities such as content publishing and scheduling, social customer care, analytics and reporting, social listening, reputation management, influencer marketing, and employee advocacy. The company serves small and medium-sized businesses, mid-market organizations, and global enterprises, alongside marketing agencies, educational institutions, non-profits, and government entities.
The company operates globally across digital channels, ingesting and processing more than one billion social messages each day across major networks. Sprout Social also maintains historical engagement data sets spanning several years and supports integrations across numerous third-party platforms. Its corporate operations are based in Chicago.
Summary of the business section of Sprout Social's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Sprout Social, Inc.
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Address
- 131 South Dearborn Street, Suite 700 60603
- Phone
- (866) 878-3231
- Employees
- 1,362, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SPT
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Dec 13, 2019
- Shares outstanding
- 61M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $1.10B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1517375
- CUSIP
- 85209W109
- ISIN
- US85209W1099
- LEI
- 254900QE3QH8EBRDOB65
- EIN
- 27-2404165
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Justyn Russell Howard | Executive Chair, Director | 2,087,321 |
| Aaron Edward Frederick Rankin | Chief Technology Officer, Director | 2,827,515 |
| Ryan Paul Barretto | CEO, Director | 1,476,527 |
| Preto Joseph Del | CFO and Treasurer | 210,179 |
| William Thomas Stanley | Director | 50,117 |
| Gregory Scott Brown | Director | 51,201 |
| Peter J. Barris | Director | 106,876 |
| Karen Walker | Director | 58,433 |
| Steven A. Collins | Director | 127,253 |
| Raina Moskowitz | Director | 28,151 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.31M | -$364.66K | $3.31M | $70 | $388 |
| FY2025 Barretto | $7.85M | -$595.37K | $3.31M | $70 | $388 |
| FY2024 Barretto | $7.55M | -$1.82M | $3.97M | $191 | $301 |
| FY2024 Howard | $7.88M | -$22.96K | $3.97M | $191 | $301 |
| FY2023 Howard | $7.60M | $8.31M | $2.98M | $383 | $221 |
| FY2023 Mr. Howard | $7.60M | $8.31M | $2.98M | $383 | $221 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, Sprout Social employed 1,362 full-time team members, with an average tenure of 3.3 years.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2019 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |