Sprouts Farmers Market filings document recurring public-company disclosures for a specialty grocery retailer with one operating segment of healthy grocery stores. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, earnings presentations, Regulation FD investor materials, management changes, share repurchase authorizations and material agreements affecting grocery and frozen-food distribution, including the company's relationship with KeHE Distributors, LLC.
The company's proxy filings cover board elections, executive compensation, equity awards, shareholder voting matters and governance practices. These records also describe common stock capital-allocation activity and formal corporate governance matters associated with operating a nationwide fresh, natural and organic food retailer.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. officer Jack Sinclair is named in a notice covering 21,576 common shares for sale, with an aggregate market value of $1,173,734.4. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is listed as the broker.
The notice says the sales are made in connection with a selling plan dated March 6, 2026, intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c). Common shares outstanding were 92,232,635.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. reported third-quarter net sales of $2.3 billion for the 13 weeks ended September 27, 2026, up 5% year over year, while net income fell 6% to $113.421 million. New stores contributed $128.8 million in sales, partly offset by a 0.9% decline in comparable store sales; transactions fell 3.3%, partly offset by a 2.5% increase in transaction size. Gross margin was 38.2%, versus 38.7% a year earlier, and Sprouts operated 504 stores in 25 states.
The company cited produce-category disruption from a cyclospora outbreak and an uneven macroeconomic backdrop. It expects to accelerate affordability investments in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and into fiscal 2027, alongside technology and supply-chain investments, and expects these investments together with lower comparable store sales to pressure near-term margins. Operating cash flow was $555.1 million for the 39 weeks ended September 27, compared with $577.5 million a year earlier; fiscal 2026 capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $310 million. Chief Executive Officer and board member Jack Sinclair entered a new Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan for sales of up to 206,896 shares beginning December 14, 2026, through May 4, 2027, after terminating a prior plan.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $2.3 billion, up 5% year over year, and comparable-store sales of (0.9)%. Net income was $113.421 million, compared with $120.116 million; diluted earnings per share were $1.21 versus $1.22 a year earlier. Management cited a challenging consumer environment and a cyclospora disruption. Sprouts opened 15 stores, bringing its count to 504 in 25 states as of September 27, 2026.
Cash and cash equivalents were $229 million at quarter-end, and the $600 million revolving credit facility had no balance. Sprouts repurchased 1.1 million shares for $89 million, excluding excise tax. Through September 27, operating cash flow was $555 million and capital expenditures, net of landlord reimbursements, were $275 million.
Q4 2026 outlook is comparable-store sales of (2.0)% to (4.0)% and diluted earnings per share of $0.47 to $0.51. Full-year outlook on a 52-week basis includes approximately 4.3% net sales growth, approximately (1.7)% comparable-store sales, approximately $605 million EBIT, approximately $4.80 diluted earnings per share and 42 net new stores. The 53rd week is estimated to contribute approximately $190 million in sales, $20 million in income before interest and taxes and $0.16 in diluted earnings per share.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) reported that James Bahrenburg stepped down from his Chief Technology Officer role on October 12, 2026. The company stated that his departure was not the result of a disagreement about its operations, policies or practices. Bahrenburg will remain an advisor through March 31, 2027, to support an orderly transition. During that service, his existing equity awards will continue to vest, and he will be eligible to receive amounts due under the company’s cash bonus plan. He is also eligible for severance benefits under the company’s Amended and Restated Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) CEO Jack Sinclair exercised 10,788 stock options at an exercise price of $16.47 per share and sold 10,788 shares on October 2, 2026, at a weighted average price of $64.7686 per share. On October 5, 2026, he exercised another 10,788 options at $16.47 per share and sold 10,788 shares at a weighted average price of $64.4755 per share. Both sales were pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Reported post-transaction amounts include 231,284 common shares and 38,696 restricted stock units.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. officer Jack Sinclair gave notice of a proposed sale of 21,576 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $1,391,004.72, through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; the approximate sale date is October 2, 2026. The notice says the sale is connected with a selling plan dated March 6, 2026, intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c).
It also lists six prior sales from July 6 through September 2, 2026, each for 10,788 shares.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) reported that Chief Stores Officer Dustin Hamilton sold 292 shares of common stock on September 8, 2026 at $80.3644 per share. The broker-assisted sale was required to satisfy withholding tax liability from vesting restricted stock units under the company’s equity incentive plan and is described as non-discretionary. After this transaction, Hamilton holds 16,081 equity interests in total, including 10,710 shares of common stock and 5,371 restricted stock units, which are scheduled to vest between March 12, 2027 and March 12, 2029, assuming continued employment.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) has a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 for shares held for the account of officer Dustin Hamilton. The filing covers the planned sale of 292 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $23,466.40, to be sold on NASDAQ. A remark states that the sale includes shares needed to cover a tax obligation arising from the settlement of a vested equity award.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) reports that Chief Executive Officer Jack Sinclair exercised stock options for a total of 21,576 shares at an exercise price of $16.47 per share on September 1 and 2, 2026 and sold the corresponding 21,576 shares of common stock in open-market transactions under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After these trades, he continues to hold 231,284 common shares and 38,696 restricted stock units with scheduled vesting through March 2029.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) is the issuer in a Form 144 notice covering planned sales of common stock for the account of officer Jack Sinclair. The notice lists up to 21,576 shares of common stock to be sold through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, with an aggregate market value of $1,743,556.56. The filing states that there were 93,247,625 shares outstanding as of 09/01/2026. The shares to be sold were acquired via stock options on 03/09/2020 and will be disposed of through a cashless exercise / same-day sale structure. The sales are made under a selling plan dated 03/06/2026 that is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c). The notice also lists several prior common stock sales by Jack Sinclair over the past three months, each in blocks of 10,788–10,790 shares with stated dollar amounts.