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Sprout SocialMEX:SPT 70 Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Aug. 15, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates MEX:SPT with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN594.06. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,725 Software companies, Sprout Social ranks better than 59.71% on this metric.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3
Sprout Social has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
MEX:SPT'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3 Med: 5 Max: 6
Current: 5
During the past 9 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Sprout Social was 6. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.
Sprout Social (MEX:SPT) Piotroski F-Score Explanation
The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.
He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.
He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.
What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.
Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.
Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).
Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.
Sprout Social Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Sprout Social Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
MEX:SPT vs MFI, ALIT, BLND: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Sprout Social Piotroski F-Score vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
This Year (Jun26) TTM:
Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Net Income was -172.087 + -193.399 + -114.255 + -53.9 = MXN-534 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was 170.564 + 196.892 + 454.713 + 147.758 = MXN970 Mil. Revenue was 2120.461 + 2176.655 + 2190.919 + 2161.006 = MXN8,649 Mil. Gross Profit was 1647.474 + 1687.998 + 1686.166 + 1676.64 = MXN6,698 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jun25)
to the end of this year (Jun26) was
(7963.509 + 8830.825 + 9418.097 + 9171.395 + 9112.13) / 5 = MXN8899.1912 Mil. Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jun25) was MXN7,964 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN752 Mil. Total Current Assets was MXN4,226 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was MXN4,119 Mil.
Net Income was -336.448 + -300.677 + -229.541 + -225.668 = MXN-1,092 Mil.
Revenue was 2020.973 + 2233.437 + 2235.856 + 2104.69 = MXN8,595 Mil. Gross Profit was 1563.528 + 1745.142 + 1727.715 + 1635.203 = MXN6,672 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Jun24)
to the end of last year (Jun25) was
(7210.811 + 7656.16 + 8933.351 + 8687.718 + 7963.509) / 5 = MXN8090.3098 Mil. Total Assets at the begining of last year (Jun24) was MXN7,211 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN535 Mil. Total Current Assets was MXN3,912 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was MXN3,928 Mil.
*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.
Profitability
Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)
Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.
Sprout Social's current Net Income (TTM) was -534.
==> Negative ==> Score 0.
Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)
Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Sprout Social's return on assets of this year was -0.06701079. Sprout Social's return on assets of last year was -0.1514856.
==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Sprout Social's gearing of this year was 0.08447453. Sprout Social's gearing of last year was 0.06616965.
==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.
Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)
Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.
Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Sprout Social's current ratio of this year was 1.02578362. Sprout Social's current ratio of last year was 0.99607854.
==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue
Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.
Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.
Sprout Social's number of shares in issue this year was 60.242. Sprout Social's number of shares in issue last year was 58.361.
==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.
Efficiency
Question 8. Change in Gross Margin
Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.
Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.
Sprout Social's gross margin of this year was 0.77445326. Sprout Social's gross margin of last year was 0.77622131.
==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 9. Change in asset turnover
Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.
Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Sprout Social's asset turnover of this year was 1.08608416. Sprout Social's asset turnover of last year was 1.19195414.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
Evaluation
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Sprout Social has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
Sprout Social (MEX:SPT) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Aug. 15, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Sprout Social and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 6.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Sprout Social ranks #1098 out of 2725 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 40.3%.
Is Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Sprout Social's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is near median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.00 to a high of 6.00. The Software industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Sprout Social's value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sprout Social ranks #1098 out of 2725 companies in the Software industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Sprout Social has a GF Score™ of 70/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sprout Social's Piotroski F-Score compare to MFI and ALIT?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Sprout Social ranks #1098 out of 2725 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Sprout Social in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Sprout Social's value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Sprout Social's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 6.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Sprout Social has consistently been at the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Software company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Software companies is 5.00, based on 2,725 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Sprout Social's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is 0% at the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Sprout Social and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sprout Social's current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its own 10-year median of 5.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sprout Social stock overvalued right now?
Sprout Social (MEX:SPT) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 5. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN594.06, compared to a current price of MXN182.00 — trading 69.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 0% at the Software industry median of 5.00. Sprout Social's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sprout Social (MEX:SPT), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Aug. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Sprout Social (MEX:SPT) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sprout Social stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of MXN182.00 is trading 69.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN594.06.
Key valuation signals for MEX:SPT:
Piotroski F-Score: 5 (near median its 10-year median of 5.00)
GF Value™: MXN594.06 vs. price of MXN182.00 (69.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 0% at the Software median (#1098 of 2725)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:SPT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sprout Social Inc develops a cloud software that brings together social messaging, data and workflows in a unified system of record, intelligence, and action. It has a centralized, secure and powerful platform that can scale horizontally across an organization to drive maximum business value. The firm generates majority revenue from software subscriptions. Geographically, the company operates in Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, of which it derives maximum revenue from Americas.
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