Sprout Social, Inc. (SPT) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: SPTValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 9 years.

SPT valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$683.5M
Enterprise value
$529.1M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
5.4
PEG ratio
0.16
Price / sales
1.4
10-yr median 10.3
Price / book
2.6
10-yr median 15.3
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.00

SPT key metrics, 2017–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

SPT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales−66.5%
1.4
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2019: 5.82020: 17.5 (+204.5%)2021: 26.0 (+47.9%)2022: 12.1 (−53.2%)2023: 10.3 (−15.6%)2024: 4.3 (−58.0%)2025: 1.4 (−66.5%)
20172025
Price / book−69.1%
3.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2019: 4.62020: 15.3 (+232.0%)2021: 33.6 (+119.0%)2022: 21.7 (−35.5%)2023: 23.7 (+9.5%)2024: 10.5 (−55.7%)2025: 3.2 (−69.1%)
20172025
Price / free cash flow−77.5%
16.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 351.02022: 349.5 (−0.4%)2023: 780.3 (+123.2%)2024: 74.8 (−90.4%)2025: 16.8 (−77.5%)
20172025
Free cash flow yield+4.6 pts
6.0%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2019: −2.6%2020: −0.7% (+1.9 pts)2021: 0.3% (+0.9 pts)2022: 0.3% (0.0 pts)2023: 0.1% (−0.2 pts)2024: 1.3% (+1.2 pts)2025: 6.0% (+4.6 pts)
20172025

SPT valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday9-year median

SPT returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

SPT debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

SPT cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

SPT price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

SPT key metrics

2017–2025
Sprout Social, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
202520242023202220212020201920182017
Valuation
Market capitalization$660.7M$1.75B$3.42B$3.08B$4.88B$2.33B$591.9M——
Enterprise value$632.2M$1.70B$3.40B$2.93B$4.72B$2.19B$477.1M——
Price / sales1.44.310.312.126.017.55.8——
Price / book3.210.523.721.733.615.34.6——
Price / free cash flow16.874.8780.3349.5351.0————
Price / operating cash flow15.266.4529.7289.0329.1————
EV / sales1.44.210.211.625.116.54.6——
EV / free cash flow16.172.8775.6332.4340.0————
Earnings yield−6.6%−3.5%−1.9%−1.6%−0.6%−1.4%−7.9%——
Free cash flow yield6.0%1.3%0.1%0.3%0.3%−0.7%−2.6%——
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)——0.1%0.1%0.0%0.4%1.7%——
Share price at fiscal year-end$11.27$30.71$61.44$56.46$90.69$45.41$16.05——
Per share
Revenue per share$7.80$7.13$5.99$4.65$3.49$2.59$2.79$4.75$2.73
Earnings per share−$0.74−$1.09−$1.19−$0.92−$0.53−$0.62−$1.27−$1.26−$1.34
Operating cash flow per share$0.74$0.46$0.12$0.20$0.28−$0.22−$0.39−$1.04−$0.87
Free cash flow per share$0.67$0.41$0.08$0.16$0.26−$0.30−$0.41−$1.17−$0.92
Cash per share$1.63$1.58$1.70$3.17$3.29$3.19$3.67$1.58$0.30
Book value per share$3.47$2.93$2.59$2.61$2.70$2.96$3.47$1.55−$3.44
Tangible book value per share−$0.06$0.41−$0.09$2.53$2.60$2.84$3.26$0.99−$4.11
Capex per share$0.07$0.05$0.04$0.03$0.02$0.08$0.02$0.13$0.04
Debt per share$1.14$0.76$1.33$0.40$0.44$0.50$0.56—$0.18
Shares outstanding58.6M56.9M55.7M54.6M53.8M51.4M36.9M16.6M16.4M
Change in shares outstanding+3.0%+2.3%+1.9%+1.6%+4.7%+39.3%+122.2%+1.2%—
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−23.4%−39.9%−46.4%−34.9%−19.3%−22.6%−60.8%——
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−23.3%−39.2%−95.1%——−184.8%−579.4%——
Return on assets (ROA)−9.1%−15.0%−19.2%−18.0%−11.4%−14.7%−35.8%−35.7%−48.4%
Return on tangible assets−13.7%−21.7%−26.9%−17.3%−11.1%−13.6%−25.7%−33.5%−63.6%
Free cash flow margin8.6%5.8%1.3%3.5%7.4%−11.6%−14.8%−24.5%−33.5%
Financial health
Total debt$66.8M$43.3M$74.0M$21.8M$23.6M$25.8M$20.5M—$3.0M
Cash & short-term investments$95.3M$90.2M$94.4M$172.8M$176.9M$163.9M$135.3M$26.2M$4.8M
Net debt−$28.5M−$46.9M−$20.4M−$151.1M−$153.3M−$138.1M−$114.8M−$26.2M−$1.8M
Debt / equity0.330.260.510.150.160.170.16——
Debt / assets0.130.100.190.070.090.110.11—0.07
Current ratio0.930.951.081.772.263.143.651.380.65
Quick ratio0.930.950.931.622.123.003.521.260.57
Interest coverage-17.4-17.1-25.2-337.8-93.6-87.4-175.1-33.7-916.8
Working capital−$19.1M−$10.5M$14.9M$102.7M$124.1M$135.8M$114.0M$11.8M−$7.7M
Invested capital$174.9M$119.7M$123.8M−$8.7M−$8.1M$14.0M$13.3M−$457,000−$58.3M
Tangible asset value−$3.4M$23.4M−$5.3M$138.0M$139.9M$145.7M$120.3M$16.4M−$67.3M
Net current asset value−$82.4M−$51.5M−$56.5M$83.9M$103.0M$111.8M$95.6M−$3.2M−$87.5M
Graham net-net per share−$2.54−$1.91−$1.73$1.07$1.55$1.82$2.30−$0.61−$5.56
Capital allocation
Share buybacks (net)——$2.4M$1.9M$1.6M$8.6M$9.9M$0$0
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow——54.3%21.6%11.6%————
Capex / revenue0.9%0.7%0.6%0.7%0.5%3.0%0.7%2.7%1.5%
Capex / operating cash flow9.5%11.2%32.1%17.1%6.2%————
Capex / depreciation0.330.250.250.370.200.760.140.530.50
Stock-based compensation / revenue17.2%20.8%20.3%18.8%11.6%8.3%24.7%0.1%1.1%
R&D / revenue22.1%25.3%23.8%24.2%21.3%22.9%27.3%32.3%37.2%
SG&A / revenue64.9%67.0%74.1%72.6%68.7%74.9%91.3%67.5%89.6%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding73.866.354.344.141.438.838.539.352.1
Days of inventory on hand——115.1104.587.974.259.747.767.8
Days payables outstanding30.427.828.524.017.318.824.835.784.7
Cash conversion cycle (days)43.438.6140.9124.6112.194.273.351.335.2
Receivables turnover4.955.506.728.288.819.409.499.307.00
Payables turnover12.0113.1512.8015.2021.1219.4414.6910.234.31
Inventory turnover——3.173.494.154.926.127.655.39
Asset turnover0.960.980.970.910.740.620.791.350.99
Average receivables$92.5M$73.8M$49.7M$30.7M$21.3M$14.1M$10.8M$8.5M$6.4M
Average payables$8.5M$7.0M$6.0M$3.9M$2.2M$1.8M$1.9M$2.1M$2.3M
Average inventory——$24.0M$17.1M$11.3M$7.1M$4.6M$2.7M$1.9M
Intangibles / total assets39.5%33.4%37.7%1.5%2.0%2.7%4.1%13.0%24.0%

Computed from SPT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

SPT valuation and financial ratios

Sprout Social earned a return on equity of −23.4% and a return on invested capital of −23.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $66.8 million of debt and $95.3 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $28.5 million. The share count rose 257.5% from 16.4M to 58.6M over 8 years.

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SPT key metrics FAQ

What is Sprout Social's return on equity?

Sprout Social's return on equity (ROE) was −23.4% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$43.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $185.0 million.

What is Sprout Social's ROIC?

Sprout Social's return on invested capital was −23.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Sprout Social have?

Sprout Social had total debt of $66.8 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33 and more cash than debt.

What is Sprout Social's free cash flow yield?

Sprout Social generated $39.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.0% on its market value at year-end ($660.7 million).

What is Sprout Social's current ratio?

Sprout Social's current ratio was 0.93 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.93 times current liabilities.

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