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How Sprout Social, Inc. stacks up
SPT · against 625 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
13/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #543 of 626 · scores higher than 12% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score85 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including SPT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 13?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 91% of peers. Return on assets: -5.7% vs peer median 2.9%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 90% of peers. Return on invested capital: -15.1% vs peer median 6.8%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 83% of peers. Operating margin: -5.9% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SPT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SPT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 588 reported | -15.1% | 4.0% | 9% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 620 reported | -5.9% | 4.6% | 19% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 611 reported | -5.7% | 1.7% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 601 reported | -14.3% | 5.1% | 11% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 626 reported | 77.4% | 27.5% | 94% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SPT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 202.6B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 3 | 56.5B JPY (≈$384M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 3 | 60.1B JPY (≈$409M) | 98 | 72 | |
| 3 | 72.9B JPY (≈$496M) | 98 | 82 | |
| 543 | 5.6B CNY (≈$789M) | 13 | 28 | |
| 543 | 5.6B CNY (≈$781M) | 13 | 42 | |
| 543 | 10.0B CNY (≈$1.4B) | 13 | 15 | |
| 543 | 750M USD | 13 | 34 | |
| 543 | 723M USD | 13 | 38 | |
| 543 | 1.2B USD | 13 | 25 | |
| 551 | 3.4B CNY (≈$480M) | 12 | 33 | |
| 551 | 16.8B TWD (≈$522M) | 12 | 25 | |
| 551 | 7.8B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 12 | 31 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score