Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc.

NGVC | NYSE

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$30.90

-$0.08 (-0.26%)

At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$30.90

$0 (0.00%)

After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 4:01 PM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $713.8M

Enterprise Value $1.02B

Beta 1.25

Average Volume 137.71K

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 23.26M

Shares Change YoY -0.21%

Institutional Ownership 37.65%

Exchange NYSE

ISIN US63888U1088

Price Performance

Price Change 1M 11.0%

Price Change 3M -4.0%

Price Change 6M 24.8%

Price Change YTD 25.1%

Price Change 1Y -14.8%

Price Change 3Y 142.0%

Price Change 5Y 187.4%

1M CAGR (ann.) -4.1%

1Y CAGR (ann.) -13.3%

5Y CAGR (ann.) 27.7%

All-Time CAGR 6.6%

Valuation

PE Ratio 15.00

Forward PE 13.70

PEG Ratio 1.91

Forward PEG 1.86

PS Ratio 0.53

Forward PS 0.50

PB Ratio 2.97

P/FCF Ratio 10.08

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 10.93

P/OCF Ratio 6.78

EV/Sales 0.76

EV/EBIT 16.06

EV/EBITDA 9.08

EV/FCF 14.39

Earnings Yield 6.7%

FCF Yield 9.9%

Adj. FCF Yield 9.2%

Financial Health

Net Debt $303.76M

Total Debt $321.23M

Cash & Short-Term Investments $17.47M

Total Assets $687.69M

Current Ratio 1.10

Quick Ratio 0.25

Debt / Equity Ratio 1.34

Debt / EBITDA 2.87

Debt / FCF 4.55

OCF / Debt 0.46

Interest Coverage 23.60

Altman Z-Score 4.12

Piotroski F-Score 5

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 29.1%

Operating Profit Margin 4.8%

EBITDA Margin 8.3%

Net Profit Margin 3.5%

FCF Margin 5.3%

Adj. FCF Margin 4.8%

SBC / Revenue 0.3%

SBC Impact (per share) -7.7%

Returns

Return on Assets 6.9%

Return on Equity 21.1%

Return on Invested Capital 8.8%

Return on Capital Employed 12.1%

Return on Tangible Assets 7.1%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 6.3%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 5.1%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 6.9%

EPS CAGR 3Y 34.3%

EPS CAGR 5Y 22.4%

EPS CAGR 10Y 13.5%

FCF CAGR 3Y 100.6%

FCF CAGR 5Y 36.2%

FCF CAGR 10Y 23.7%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Buy

Analyst Count 16

EPS Growth Next 3Y 4.5%

Revenue Growth Next 3Y 6.3%

Earnings Date N/A

EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A

EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $21.94

Graham Upside -29.0%

Lynch Fair Value $46.12

Lynch Upside 49.3%

Price Target $40

Price Target Upside 29.4%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $149M

Free Cash Flow $70.6M

Adj. Free Cash Flow $65.16M

FCF Per Share $2.48

OCF Per Share $4.56

OCF/S Ratio 7.8%

Income Statement

Revenue $1.34B

Gross Profit $390.41M

Operating Income $63.82M

EBITDA $111.85M

Net Income $47.64M

EPS (Diluted) $2.06

Revenue / Employee $348.78K

Profit / Employee $12.36K

Employees 3,853

Dividends

Annual Dividend $0.60

Dividend Yield 1.94%

Payout Ratio 29.1%

FCF Payout Ratio 28.4%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 30.7%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 25.0%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Aug 16, 2026