Sprout Social, Inc.
Rank #34StartupSPT · Nasdaq · Technology
Sprout Social, Inc. (SPT) — Rank #34 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.68) · ROE -19.0% · Piotroski F-Score 4 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001517375 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Sprout Social, Inc. designs, develops, and operates a web-based social media management platform in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
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The company provides cloud software for social messaging, data and workflows in a unified system of record, intelligence, and action. It offers AI-powered solutions, such as publishing and scheduling, social customer care, reporting and analytics, social listening and business intelligence, reputation management, social commerce, influencer marketing, predictive media intelligence, employee advocacy, and automation and workflows. In addition, the company provides smart inbox, comprehensive case management, social customer relationship management, social monitoring and alerts, customer service tools, and automation; and centralized content planning, creation, and publishing, automated scheduling, content performance reporting, suggested content, message approval workflows, publishing permissions and governance, and content and asset libraries. Further, it offers social media; content performance, customer service and team, custom report builder, and reporting API; and market research, brand health, competitive insights, consumer trends, and product feedback; and reputation and review management, mobile applications, and chat bot creation and management. Additionally, the company offers professional services consisting of consulting and training services. It serves social and community management; public relations; marketing; influencer marketing; customer service and care; commerce, sales and customer acquisition; recruiting and hiring, product development, and business strategy; and small-and-medium-sized businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises, marketing agencies, government, non-profit, and educational institutions.
The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Sector
- Technology
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- sproutsocial.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens for pre-profit companies.
Market Cap
$685.60M
P/E (annual)
—
P/S (annual)
1.5
P/B
3.0
P/OCF (annual)
15.8
Shareholder Yield
-3.0%
Employees
1,362
Industry
Software - Application
Exchange
Nasdaq
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
1/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholds1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
5.4%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Dilution drag: 3.0% — per-share value needs a total required return of 8.4% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 30.4%
within its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
1.2%
r = 10% (base)
5.4%
r = 12%
9.0%
Net debt / market cap: -12.0%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Earnings bubble check
Current margins may be above sustainable levels — a P/E based on peak earnings can overstate cheapness.
Burn rate (cash flow) is the primary read at this stage — TAM and product-market fit aren't metrics this dashboard tracks.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.68
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
95th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers
Return on equity
-19.0%
Gross margin
77.6%
70th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
12.7%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | ||||
| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
21.7%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
28.0%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
—
FCF CAGR (3Y)
64.4%
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
1.28
12th pctl of 33 SIC 7372 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
1.03×
0th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers
Quick ratio
0.84×
Net cash
$79.93M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$39.32M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
1.91
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
17.2%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
4 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).
Lifecycle Phase History
Lynch sell alert: Fast grower deceleration
Revenue growth decelerated to 12.7% after being classified hypergrowth as of 2024-12-31 -- Lynch's fast-grower rule: sell once growth slows below the pace that justified the label, not on price weakness.