Number Sense: The wind has left Sprouts’ sails. Can it get its momentum back?

That news followed Sprouts’ stunning disclosure last October that its quarterly same-store sales growth had plummeted to 5.9% from more than 10% during the prior quarter. Clearly shell-shocked by the emerging evidence of the company’s decelerating sales momentum, investors hammered Sprouts once-highflying stock, which fell by 25% on Oct. 20, 2025, the day after the announcement.As the company’s latest quarterly earnings report last week put into stark relief, however, Sprouts’ bull run is over. The grocer’s ...