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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
NGVC · NYSE Arca · United States
naturalgrocers.comFinancials as of FY2025
At a glance
- Depends onDownstream position: depends on 10 industries, supplies 6
- ScaleRevenue is $1.34B, above the global median of $548.88M
- FinancialsAltman Z-Score 3.51: safe zone
- Interpretations2 currently firing — 2
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Dividends view
Yield
2.02%Below 5Y avg (2.24%)
Annual Rate
USD 0.60Paid quarterly
Payout Ratio
27.8%Sustainable
Consecutive Growth
1 yr
Paying Dividends
8 yr
Payback Period
51.0 yr
Last Ex-Dividend
Aug 17, 2026
Last Payment
Sep 2, 2026
The reported statements, read against the company's own industry.
Financials view
Market Capitalization
684.69MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
14.49xvs Grocery Stores peers
Revenue (TTM)
1.34BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Profit Margin
3.55%vs Grocery Stores peers
Beta
1.25xvs all stocks
52-Week Change
-22.73%vs all stocks
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
2.02%vs all stocks
Market Capitalization
684.69MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Enterprise Value
989.91MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
14.49xvs Grocery Stores peers
Forward P/E
12.79xvs Grocery Stores peers
PEG Ratio
-2.46xvs Grocery Stores peers
Price to Sales (TTM)
0.5095xvs Grocery Stores peers
Price to Book (MRQ)
2.86xvs Grocery Stores peers
Enterprise to Revenue
0.7370xvs Grocery Stores peers
Enterprise to EBITDA
10.35xvs Grocery Stores peers
Gross Margin
29.28%vs Grocery Stores peers
Profit Margin
3.55%vs Grocery Stores peers
Operating Margin
3.89%vs Grocery Stores peers
Return on Assets (TTM)
5.69%vs Grocery Stores peers
Return on Equity (TTM)
21.56%vs Grocery Stores peers
Revenue (TTM)
1.34BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Revenue per Share (TTM)
58.40USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Quarterly Revenue Growth
1.80%vs Grocery Stores peers
Gross Profit (TTM)
449.78MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
EBITDA (TTM)
98.19MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Net Income (TTM)
47.64MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)
-4.60%vs Grocery Stores peers
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
70.72MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
15.54MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Forward Annual Dividend Rate
0.6000USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Forward Annual Dividend Yield
2.02%vs all stocks
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
0.6000USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
2.02%vs all stocks
5-Year Average Dividend Yield
2.24%vs all stocks
Payout Ratio
27.80%vs Grocery Stores peers
Revenue
1.33BUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Cost of Goods Sold
932.96MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Gross Profit
397.88MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Operating Income
63.03MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Pre-tax Income
58.93MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Income Tax Expense
12.48MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Net Income
46.44MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025EBIT
61.99MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025EBITDA (Income Statement)
94.85MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Selling, General & Administrative
41.43MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Other Operating Expenses
262.49MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Non-operating Interest Expense
3.06MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025EPS (Basic)
2.02USDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025EPS (Diluted)
2.00USDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Basic Shares Outstanding
22.94MSharesFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Diluted Shares Outstanding
22.94MSharesFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Net Income from Continuing Operations
46.44MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Operating Cash Flow
59.38MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Free Cash Flow
28.28MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
17.12MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Income Tax Paid
15.91MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Interest Paid
3.12MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Starting Profit (CF Statement)
46.44MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Depreciation & Amortization
31.81MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Deferred Taxes (CF)
-2.61MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Stock-based Compensation
3.96MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Other Non-cash Items
11.00KUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
-1.01MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Change in Accounts Payable (CF)
-6.09MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
-13.14MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Capital Expenditures
-31.11MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Net Intangibles (CF)
-178.00KUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Other Investing Activity
315.00KUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Net Investing Cash Flow
-30.79MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Long-term Debt Payments
-670.02MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Net Short-term Debt Issuance
0.00USDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Common Stock Repurchase
0.00USDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Common Dividends Paid
-11.01MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Other Financing Charges
-1.25MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Net Financing Cash Flow
-682.29MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Shares Outstanding
23.05MSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Float Shares
9.46MSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Shares Short
912.66KSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Short Ratio
6.14daysvs all stocks
Short % of Shares Outstanding
9.48%vs all stocks
% Held by Insiders
43.83%vs all stocks
% Held by Institutions
40.98%vs all stocks
Total Cash (MRQ)
17.47MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
0.7580USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Total Debt (MRQ)
322.68MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
1.35xvs Grocery Stores peers
Current Ratio (MRQ)
1.10xvs Grocery Stores peers
Book Value per Share (MRQ)
10.39USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Total Assets
670.50MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Current Assets
168.07MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Total Liabilities
458.11MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Total Non-current Assets
502.43MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Total Non-current Liabilities
299.33MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Total Current Liabilities
158.78MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents
17.12MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Accounts Receivable
11.97MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Inventory
132.97MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Accounts Payable
80.99MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Short-term Debt
40.56MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Deferred Revenue
1.93MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Long-term Debt
291.46MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Common Stock (Book)
23.00KUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Retained Earnings
149.34MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 2025Total Shareholders' Equity
212.40MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
52-Week Low
23.47USDUpdated Sep 28, 202652-Week High
41.14USDUpdated Sep 28, 202652-Week Change
-22.73%vs all stocks
Beta
1.25xvs all stocks
50-Day MA
29.32USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026200-Day MA
27.96USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Avg 10-Day Volume
167.69KSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Avg 30-Day Volume
150.36KSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Diluted EPS (TTM)
2.05USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Other Income / Expense
-1.04MUSDFY2025 · Sep 30, 20252 interpretations currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Screen for these patternsHow does this company use capital?
Three Turnover Ratios Elevated
Collects fast, clears inventory fast, and pays suppliers fast too.
Reads
Is this company growing?
Multi-Year Revenue, Profit, And Income Growth
Revenue has risen in each of three years, gross profit in each of four, and it has made a profit in all five.
Reads
An interpretation is present only while every observation it reads stays fired (score ≥ 70). It describes what the aligned readings show — never a verdict, never a prediction.
Shared structure with peers — never a ranking.
Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.
Financial Health
Altman Z-Score 3.51: safe zoneNotable
Altman Z-Score: 3.51
High earnings qualityNotable
Earnings Quality Score: 1.52
Supply Chain
Downstream position: depends on 10 industries, supplies 6Notable
Outgoing: 6.00Incoming: 10.00
High connectivity hub: 16 industry connectionsNotable
Total Connections: 16.00
Scale
Revenue is $1.34B, above the global median of $548.88MNotable
Revenue (USD): 1,343,835,008Global Median: 548,883,780.48
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Supply Chain
Beef Supply Chain
Follow cattle from feed and biological growth through transport, slaughter, carcass balance, processing, cold storage, cooking, and recovery. One animal becomes many outputs while grinding merges many identities, so time, traceability, welfare, and money determine usable food.
Processed Food Supply Chain
Follow food from biological ingredients through formulation, preservation, packaging, distribution, and consumption. The chain carries nutrition and culinary function, but each processing step creates conditions, losses, waste, and records that only partly describe what a person finally eats.