NYSE · Grocery Stores

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) Stock

$30.61 +0.03% NYSE: NGVC Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$30.61
Market Cap$705.43M
P/E Ratio14.52
P/B Ratio2.88
P/S Ratio0.51
EPS (TTM)$2.06
52-Week High$41.07
52-Week Low$23.47
Dividend Yield2.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE21.11%
ROA6.93%
ROCE12.05%
Gross Margin29.20%
Operating Margin4.81%
Net Margin3.55%
Debt/Equity1.34
Current Ratio1.06

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B
Operating Profit$28.0M$30.0M$32.0M$47.0M$62.0M
Net Profit$21.0M$21.0M$23.0M$34.0M$46.0M
EPS$0.91$0.94$1.02$1.47$2.00
Op Margin2.7%2.8%2.8%3.8%4.7%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$655.0M$663.0M$669.0M$655.0M$671.0M
Total Liabilities$512.0M$507.0M$498.0M$481.0M$458.0M
Cash$24.0M$12.0M$18.0M$9.0M$17.0M
Borrowings$402.0M$393.0M$370.0M$347.0M$332.0M

Latest News

Cool Off With Summer Savings at Natural Grocers®, July 16-18, 2026 PR Newswire · Jul 9, 2026 The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Amazon.com, Walmart, American Express, Vitamin Cottage and Ampco-Pittsburgh Zacks · Jul 9, 2026 Natural Grocers® Opens Its Doors in Rapid City, South Dakota, With a Grand Opening Celebration on July 22, 2026 PR Newswire · Jul 8, 2026 Top Analyst Reports for Amazon.com, Walmart & American Express Zacks · Jul 7, 2026 NGVC vs VLGEA: Which Grocery Retailer Stock is the Better Buy? Zacks · Jun 23, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$54.0M$40.0M$65.0M$74.0M$55.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-56.0M$-63.0M$-76.0M$-77.0M$-62.0M
Financing Cash Flow$0$0$0$-1.0M$-1.0M
Net Cash Flow$-5.0M$-12.0M$6.0M$-9.0M$8.0M
Free Cash Flow$26.0M$8.0M$27.0M$35.0M$24.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio1.85
EV / EBITDA8.88
FCF Yield8.29%
Quick Ratio0.25
Interest Coverage23.60
Return 1Y-25.17%
Return 3Y158.96%
Return 5Y254.10%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AVOMission Produce, Inc. $12.20 +0.99% 402.67 $1.07B 0.00%
DDLDingdong (Cayman) Limited $2.28 -0.65% 8.83 $493.77M 0.00%
DNUTKrispy Kreme, Inc. $3.02 -2.58% -5.25 $523.97M 0.00%
EPCEdgewell Personal Care Company $27.91 -0.68% -13.48 $1.29B 2.22%
HLFHerbalife Ltd. $14.60 +0.21% 8.87 $1.51B 0.00%

About Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. is led by CEO Kemper Isely, employs 3,332 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2012.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) stock trades at $30.61 with a market capitalization of $705.43M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.52, price-to-book of 2.88, price-to-sales of 0.51. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $23.47 and $41.07, and currently trades 25.5% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.00%.

On profitability, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 21.11%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 12.05%, an operating margin of 4.81%, a net profit margin of 3.55%.

Related Consumer Defensive Stocks

WMT Walmart Inc. $118.81 +0.80% COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $989.11 +1.13% KO Coca-Cola Company (The) $93.90 +2.07% PG Procter & Gamble Company (The) $159.31 +1.42% PM Philip Morris International Inc $205.20 +2.65% PEP PepsiCo, Inc. $131.49 +2.42% MO Altria Group, Inc. $75.11 +1.72% MNST Monster Beverage Corporation $45.73 +0.86% MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. $63.91 +1.40% CL Colgate-Palmolive Company $94.11 +1.55% TGT Target Corporation $154.24 -1.53% DEO Diageo plc $95.11 +2.53%

Popular Stocks

Apple (AAPL)Microsoft (MSFT)NVIDIA (NVDA)Alphabet (GOOGL)Amazon (AMZN)Meta (META)Tesla (TSLA)Broadcom (AVGO)Eli Lilly (LLY)JPMorgan (JPM)

Related stock screens

High ROE Consumer Defensive StocksLow P/E Consumer Defensive StocksHigh Net Margin Consumer Defensive StocksDividend Consumer Defensive StocksLow Debt Consumer Defensive StocksNYSE High ROE StocksAll stock screens
Run Stock Screener Investing Guides

Data for information only, not investment advice. Figures may be delayed or inaccurate; verify against company filings. See our disclaimer.