Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)
NASDAQConsumer StaplesGrocery StoresSnapshot 2026-11-04
$54.40+3.64%
Close 2026-11-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer StaplesGrocery StoresSnapshot 2026-11-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · SFM
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within consumer staples on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-11-04.
The screen ranks SFM against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 3 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated strong grew net income 64% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=2099).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Met or beat guidance 75% of the last 4 guided quarters · 3.3% avg surprise
Over the trailing year it converted 1.60x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated neutral grew net income 50% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=2069).
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to real (inflation-adjusted) rates, the US dollar, the broad stock market, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).
9 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated neutral grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 54% for the rest of the cohort, n=2613).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-04.