KR vs SFM
Kroger Co. and Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KR | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $147.6B | $8.8B |
| Net income | $1.0B | $523.7M |
| Gross margin | 23.3% | 38.8% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.3% | 38.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.54 | $5.31 |
| Dividend / share | $1.37 | · |
| Payout ratio | 87.1% | · |
| Free cash flow | $3.5B | $467.7M |
| Equity | $5.9B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.12× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.80× | 0.93× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.2% | 6.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −17.0% | 12.7% |
KR bills 16.8× the revenue of SFM, and SFM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.9% against 0.7%).
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 | KR | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $147.6B | $8.8B |
| FY2024 | $147.1B | $7.7B |
| FY2023 | $150.0B | $6.8B |
| FY2022 | $148.3B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $137.9B | $6.1B |
| FY2020 | $132.5B | $6.5B |
| FY2019 | $122.3B | $5.6B |
| FY2018 | $121.9B | $5.2B |
| FY2017 | $123.3B | $4.7B |
| FY2016 | $115.3B | $4.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KR | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.0B | $523.7M |
| FY2024 | $2.7B | $380.6M |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $258.9M |
| FY2022 | $2.2B | $261.2M |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $244.2M |
| FY2020 | $2.6B | $287.4M |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $149.6M |
| FY2018 | $3.1B | $158.5M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $158.4M |
| FY2016 | $2.0B | $124.3M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$138,835,841,000 | KR |
| FY2024 | +$139,403,710,000 | KR |
| FY2023 | +$143,201,616,000 | KR |
| FY2022 | +$141,853,777,000 | KR |
| FY2021 | +$131,788,131,000 | KR |
| FY2020 | +$126,029,241,000 | KR |
| FY2019 | +$116,651,165,000 | KR |
| FY2018 | +$116,644,664,000 | KR |
| FY2017 | +$118,615,388,000 | KR |
| FY2016 | +$111,290,615,000 | KR |
| FY2015 | +$106,236,969,000 | KR |
| FY2014 | +$105,497,576,000 | KR |
| FY2013 | +$95,937,089,000 | KR |
| FY2012 | +$94,824,177,000 | KR |
| FY2011 | +$89,163,121,000 | KR |
KR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −5.3 pp | SFM |
| FY2024 | −3.1 pp | SFM |
| FY2023 | −2.3 pp | SFM |
| FY2022 | −2.6 pp | SFM |
| FY2021 | −2.8 pp | SFM |
| FY2020 | −2.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2019 | −1.4 pp | SFM |
| FY2018 | −0.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2017 | −1.9 pp | SFM |
| FY2016 | −1.4 pp | SFM |
| FY2015 | −1.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2014 | −2.0 pp | SFM |
| FY2013 | −0.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2012 | +0.5 pp | KR |
| FY2011 | +3.1 pp | KR |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KR and SFM over this period.
15 of 19 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 KR's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 1.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between KR and SFM over these 15 fiscal years — KR led in 2 and SFM in 13.
15 of 19 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 KR's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 12.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.0.
15 of 19 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 KR and SFM over these 15 fiscal years — KR led in 8 and SFM in 7.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.