IMKTA vs SFM
Ingles Markets Inc. and Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IMKTA | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.3B | $8.8B |
| Net income | $83.6M | $523.7M |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 38.8% |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | 5.3% | 38.4% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $5.31 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 14.7% | · |
| Free cash flow | $39.6M | $467.7M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.09× | · |
| Current ratio | 3.22× | 0.93× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.0% | 6.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −14.1% | 12.7% |
SFM bills 1.7× the revenue of IMKTA, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.9% against 1.6%).
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.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IMKTA | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.3B | $8.8B |
| FY2024 | $5.6B | $7.7B |
| FY2023 | $5.9B | $6.8B |
| FY2022 | $5.7B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $5.0B | $6.1B |
| FY2020 | $4.6B | $6.5B |
| FY2019 | $4.2B | $5.6B |
| FY2018 | $4.1B | $5.2B |
| FY2017 | $4.0B | $4.7B |
| FY2016 | $3.8B | $4.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IMKTA | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.6M | $523.7M |
| FY2024 | $105.5M | $380.6M |
| FY2023 | $210.8M | $258.9M |
| FY2022 | $272.8M | $261.2M |
| FY2021 | $249.7M | $244.2M |
| FY2020 | $178.6M | $287.4M |
| FY2019 | $81.6M | $149.6M |
| FY2018 | $97.4M | $158.5M |
| FY2017 | $53.9M | $158.4M |
| FY2016 | $54.2M | $124.3M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$3,472,126,391 | SFM |
| FY2024 | −$2,079,680,566 | SFM |
| FY2023 | −$944,602,268 | SFM |
| FY2022 | −$725,387,968 | SFM |
| FY2021 | −$1,111,949,397 | SFM |
| FY2020 | −$1,858,149,975 | SFM |
| FY2019 | −$1,432,801,390 | SFM |
| FY2018 | −$1,114,531,123 | SFM |
| FY2017 | −$661,912,273 | SFM |
| FY2016 | −$251,407,594 | SFM |
| FY2015 | +$185,612,782 | IMKTA |
| FY2014 | +$868,561,953 | IMKTA |
| FY2013 | +$1,300,629,461 | IMKTA |
| FY2012 | +$1,923,491,651 | IMKTA |
| FY2011 | +$2,463,144,094 | IMKTA |
The higher-revenue side has changed between IMKTA and SFM over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.4 pp | SFM |
| FY2024 | −3.1 pp | SFM |
| FY2023 | −0.2 pp | SFM |
| FY2022 | +0.7 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2021 | +1.0 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2020 | −0.6 pp | SFM |
| FY2019 | −0.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2018 | −0.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2017 | −2.1 pp | SFM |
| FY2016 | −1.6 pp | SFM |
| FY2015 | −2.0 pp | SFM |
| FY2014 | −2.3 pp | SFM |
| FY2013 | −1.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2012 | +0.1 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2011 | +3.6 pp | IMKTA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between IMKTA and SFM over this period.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SFM's net margin has been more volatile than IMKTA's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 1.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.4.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between IMKTA and SFM over these 15 fiscal years — IMKTA led in 4 and SFM in 11.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SFM's return on equity has been more volatile than IMKTA's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 12.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.7.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between IMKTA and SFM over these 15 fiscal years — IMKTA led in 3 and SFM in 12.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.