SFM vs VLGEA
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. and Village Super Market Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SFM | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.8B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $523.7M | $56.4M |
| Gross margin | 38.8% | 28.6% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | 38.4% | 12.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.31 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 23.6% |
| Free cash flow | $467.7M | $34.5M |
| Equity | $1.4B | $492.0M |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.09× |
| Current ratio | 0.93× | 1.13× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.7% | 17.7% |
SFM bills 3.8× the revenue of VLGEA, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.9% against 2.4%).
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 | SFM | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.8B | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $7.7B | $2.2B |
| FY2023 | $6.8B | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $6.4B | $2.1B |
| FY2021 | $6.1B | $2.0B |
| FY2020 | $6.5B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $5.6B | $1.6B |
| FY2018 | $5.2B | $1.6B |
| FY2017 | $4.7B | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $4.0B | $1.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SFM | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $523.7M | $56.4M |
| FY2024 | $380.6M | $50.5M |
| FY2023 | $258.9M | $49.7M |
| FY2022 | $261.2M | $26.8M |
| FY2021 | $244.2M | $20.0M |
| FY2020 | $287.4M | $24.9M |
| FY2019 | $149.6M | $25.5M |
| FY2018 | $158.5M | $25.1M |
| FY2017 | $158.4M | $22.9M |
| FY2016 | $124.3M | $25.0M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$6,485,469,000 | SFM |
| FY2024 | +$5,482,724,000 | SFM |
| FY2023 | +$4,670,730,000 | SFM |
| FY2022 | +$4,343,139,000 | SFM |
| FY2021 | +$4,069,539,000 | SFM |
| FY2020 | +$4,664,165,000 | SFM |
| FY2019 | +$3,991,333,000 | SFM |
| FY2018 | +$3,592,291,000 | SFM |
| FY2017 | +$3,060,038,000 | SFM |
| FY2016 | +$2,411,481,000 | SFM |
| FY2015 | +$2,009,242,000 | SFM |
| FY2014 | +$1,448,788,000 | SFM |
| FY2013 | +$961,454,000 | SFM |
| FY2012 | +$372,580,000 | SFM |
| FY2011 | −$193,049,000 | VLGEA |
The higher-revenue side has changed between SFM and VLGEA over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +3.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2024 | +2.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2023 | +1.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2022 | +2.8 pp | SFM |
| FY2021 | +3.0 pp | SFM |
| FY2020 | +3.1 pp | SFM |
| FY2019 | +1.1 pp | SFM |
| FY2018 | +1.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2017 | +2.0 pp | SFM |
| FY2016 | +1.5 pp | SFM |
| FY2015 | +1.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2014 | +3.3 pp | SFM |
| FY2013 | +0.4 pp | SFM |
| FY2012 | −1.1 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2011 | −4.1 pp | VLGEA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SFM and VLGEA 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 VLGEA's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 1.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
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 SFM and VLGEA over these 15 fiscal years — SFM led in 13 and VLGEA in 2.
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 VLGEA's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 12.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.0.
15 of 16 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 SFM and VLGEA over these 15 fiscal years — SFM led in 13 and VLGEA in 2.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.