Kroger vs Sprouts Farmers Market
Kroger reported revenue of $147.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 16.8 times Sprouts Farmers Market's $8.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Kroger's revenue grew 0.3% in its latest year, and Sprouts Farmers Market's grew 14.1%. Kroger had an operating margin of 1.3%, against 7.8% at Sprouts Farmers Market. Free cash flow was $3.5 billion at Kroger and $468 million at Sprouts Farmers Market. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 31 and December 28), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Kroger | Sprouts Farmers Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 28, 2025 |
| Revenue | $147.6B | $8.8B |
| Revenue growth | 0.3% | 14.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 2.2% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 38.8% |
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 7.8% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 6.0% |
| Free cash flow | $3.5B | $468M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.3% | 5.3% |
| Return on capital | 7.6% | 46.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.7x | −0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.6B | $472M |
| Change in diluted share count | −9.0% | −2.6% |
| Last close | $66.77 | $65.91 |
| P/E at the last close | 37.1× | 12.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $6.2 million | bought $440,248, sold $22.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Kroger and Sprouts Farmers Market pages.