NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
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Consumer Defensive · Retail-Grocery Stores
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) is a consumer defensive company in the Retail-Grocery Stores industry, with a market capitalization of $677 million. Shares last traded at $29.37, 15.1% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 18.3%. NGVC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.21, below the Retail-Grocery Stores median of 14.77. Net profit margin is 3.5%, above the peer median of 1.3%. Revenue grew 7.2% year over year.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
NGVC Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | $11M | $0.47 | 24% |
| 2024-09-30 | $32M | $1.38 | 94% |
| 2023-09-30 | $9M | $0.40 | 39% |
| 2022-09-30 | $9M | $0.40 | 42% |
| 2021-09-30 | $51M | $2.27 | 250% |
| 2020-09-30 | $6M | $0.28 | 31% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.48 | 2026-08-06 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.58 | 2026-05-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.49 | 2026-02-05 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.51 | 2025-12-11 |
| FY 2025 | $2.00 | 2025-12-11 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.50 | 2025-08-07 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Retail-Grocery Stores peers
NGVC vs 12 industry peers (Retail-Grocery Stores), by market cap. Data as of close
| KR | Kroger | $40.4B | 37.22 | 0.27 | 0.7% | +2.40% |
| ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. | $6.5B | — | 0.08 | -0.1% | +5.21% |
| SFM | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | $5.1B | 10.26 | 0.56 | 5.4% | +11.54% |
| WMK | Weis Markets Inc | $1.9B | 19.52 | 0.37 | 1.9% | +1.95% |
| IMKTA | Ingles Markets Inc | $1.6B | 15.33 | 0.29 | 1.9% | +2.22% |
| GO | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. | $1.3B | — | 0.28 | -8.0% | +2.24% |
| NGVC | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. | $677M | 14.21 | 0.50 | 3.5% | +2.55% |
| VLGEA | VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC | $578M | 11.02 | 0.24 | 2.2% | +1.02% |
| HOST | Host Digital Inc. | $3M | — | 0.04 | -13.3% | -1.79% |
| MSS | Maison Solutions Inc. | $455237 | — | 0.00 | -10.6% | +1.98% |
| YSWY | Yesway, Inc. | — | — | — | — | +2.34% |
| TBBB | Bbb Foods Inc | — | — | — | — | +0.77% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.