Flash FinanceUS
Market closed · weekend S&P 5007,376.86+0.31% Nasdaq24,579.42+1.09% Dow 3051,285.73-0.46% Russell 20002,754.11+0.89% Nasdaq-10026,989.99+1.35% MidCap 4003,602.50+0.56% SmallCap 6001,673.98+0.05% VIX25.64-9.01% 10Y Yield4.86+0.45% Close of Nov 06, 2026
AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)

Sprouts Farmers Market Q3 sales rise 5% to $2.3 billion; EPS $1.21 vs. $1.22

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $2.3 billion, up 5% from a year earlier, while comparable store sales fell 0.9% and diluted earnings per share were $1.21 versus $1.22. The company guided to fourth-quarter comparable store sales declines of 2.0% to 4.0% and diluted EPS of $0.47 to $0.51, which places more weight on sales growth from new stores than on same-store performance.

Key points

  • Net sales of $2.3 billion, up 5% from the third quarter of 2025; comparable store sales of (0.9)%
  • Diluted EPS of $1.21 versus $1.22 a year earlier; net income of $113.4 million versus $120.1 million
  • Fourth-quarter 2026 outlook: comparable store sales of (2.0)% to (4.0)% and diluted EPS of $0.47 to $0.51
  • Repurchased 1.1 million shares for $89 million in the quarter, excluding excise tax

The filing

CompanySprouts Farmers Market (SFM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2026, 4:04 PM ET
Accession number0001575515-26-000059

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

Briefs are written by AI from the filing text (each brief's own page names the model) and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the model's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.