SFM (Sprouts Farmers Market) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)

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What is Sprouts Farmers Market Moat Score?

Sprouts Farmers Market has the Moat Score of 5, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Sprouts Farmers Market has Narrow Moat: Sprouts Farmers Market has a solid narrow moat due to its focus on healthy, organic products and a strong brand in niche markets. However, it faces competition from larger grocery chains and lacks significant cost advantages or regulatory barriers.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Sprouts Farmers Market might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Sprouts Farmers Market's Moat Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sprouts Farmers Market's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Sprouts Farmers Market's Moat Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sprouts Farmers Market's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sprouts Farmers Market's Moat Score falls into.

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Sprouts Farmers Market (NAS:SFM) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Sprouts Farmers Market Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

5455 East High Street, Suite 111, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85054

Website

https://www.sprouts.com

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc offers a specialty grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspire wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment products paired with purpose-driven people. The company continues to bring products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based, and gluten-free. It approximately has 407 stores in nearly 23 states. The Company has one operating segment that is healthy grocery stores.

Executives

Jack Sinclair	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	800 WEST 1ST STREET, APT. 2308, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Douglas Gregory Rauch	director	54 WILDE ROAD, WABAN MA 02468
John Scott Neal	officer: Chief Fresh Merchandising Off.	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Hari K. Avula	director	5455 EAST HIGHT STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Joseph D O'leary	director	19601 N 27TH AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Joe Fortunato	director	300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Stacy W. Hilgendorf	officer: VP, Controller	14624 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Kim Coffin	officer: SVP, Chief Forager	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Alisa Gmelich	officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Timmi Zalatoris	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Nicholas Konat	officer: President & COO	10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Brandon F. Lombardi	officer: Chief Legal Officer	11811 N. TATUM BOULEVARD SUITE 2400, PHOENIX AZ 85028
David Mcglinchey	officer: Chief Merchandising Officer	5455 E. HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Joseph L Hurley	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
James H Bahrenburg	officer: Chief Technology Officer	5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054