GO vs SFM
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. and Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GO | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.7B | $8.8B |
| Net income | $-224.9M | $523.7M |
| Gross margin | 30.3% | 38.8% |
| Net margin | −4.8% | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | −20.6% | 38.4% |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.30 | $5.31 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | −0.0% | · |
| Free cash flow | $23.8M | $467.7M |
| Equity | $983.7M | $1.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.43× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.37× | 0.93× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.4% | 6.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 12.7% |
SFM bills 1.9× the revenue of GO, and GO closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GO | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.7B | $8.8B |
| FY2024 | $4.4B | $7.7B |
| FY2023 | $4.0B | $6.8B |
| FY2022 | $3.6B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $3.1B | $6.1B |
| FY2020 | $3.1B | $6.5B |
| FY2019 | $2.6B | $5.6B |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $5.2B |
| FY2017 | $2.1B | $4.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GO | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-224.9M | $523.7M |
| FY2024 | $39.5M | $380.6M |
| FY2023 | $79.4M | $258.9M |
| FY2022 | $65.1M | $261.2M |
| FY2021 | $62.3M | $244.2M |
| FY2020 | $106.7M | $287.4M |
| FY2019 | $15.4M | $149.6M |
| FY2018 | $15.9M | $158.5M |
| FY2017 | $20.6M | $158.4M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$4,117,400,000 | SFM |
| FY2024 | −$3,347,789,000 | SFM |
| FY2023 | −$2,867,931,000 | SFM |
| FY2022 | −$2,826,122,000 | SFM |
| FY2021 | −$3,020,287,000 | SFM |
| FY2020 | −$3,334,119,000 | SFM |
| FY2019 | −$3,075,218,000 | SFM |
| FY2018 | −$2,919,676,000 | SFM |
| FY2017 | −$2,589,147,000 | SFM |
SFM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −10.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2024 | −4.0 pp | SFM |
| FY2023 | −1.8 pp | SFM |
| FY2022 | −2.3 pp | SFM |
| FY2021 | −2.0 pp | SFM |
| FY2020 | −1.0 pp | SFM |
| FY2019 | −2.1 pp | SFM |
| FY2018 | −2.4 pp | SFM |
| FY2017 | −2.4 pp | SFM |
SFM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GO's net margin has been more volatile than SFM's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 2.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.9.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SFM led in net margin in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GO's return on equity has been more volatile than SFM's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 8.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.7.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SFM led in return on equity in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.