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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

NGVC NYSE Retail-Grocery Stores Financials FY2016–FY2025

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$31.46

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Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$1.3B
7.2% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
4.7%
0.9 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$46.4M
36.9%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$24.1M
33.5%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
25.0%
2.5 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$732M
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
15.3x
On $2.06 EPS (TTM)

What Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Fiscal year ends
September 30, 2025
Latest annual report
10-K · Dec 11, 2025
Accession · CIK
0001437749-25-037556
0001547459

Revenue and margins

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. had $1.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 7.2% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 16.4% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $24.1M in fiscal 2025, 1.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. returned $11.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 46% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.7%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $23.7M$12.0M$18.3M$8.9M$17.1M
Debt incl. finance leases $66.3M$63.6M$58.5M$47.2M$49.7M
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x0.9x0.7x0.5x0.3x
Debt / equity 0.2x0.1x0.0x0.0x0.0x
Interest coverage 12.5x12.7x9.6x11.2x20.2x
Current ratio 1.0x1.0x1.0x0.9x1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x1.0x1.0x0.9x1.1x
Total assets $655M$663M$669M$655M$671M
Total liabilities $512M$507M$498M$481M$458M
Shareholders' equity $143M$156M$171M$174M$212M
Net debt (− = net cash) $42.6M$51.5M$40.2M$38.3M$32.6M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose — ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets — — — — — ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕
Current ratio rose — ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise — ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose — ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets — ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
F-score — / 36 / 86 / 83 / 85 / 86 / 98 / 97 / 97 / 97 / 9
Accruals ratio −6.1%−11.7%−10.0%−8.8%−9.2%−5.0%−2.8%−6.2%−6.0%−1.3%
Altman Z'' 2.892.822.932.961.321.031.141.211.261.93

10 years of figures

Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $705M $769M $849M $904M $1.0B $1.1B $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B $1.3B
Gross profit $202M $212M $226M $239M $283M $292M $305M $327M $365M $398M
Operating income $20.4M $14.1M $15.1M $16.8M $27.7M $28.3M $30.2M $31.7M $47.0M $62.0M
Interest expense $3.0M $3.8M $4.6M $5.0M $2.0M $2.3M $2.4M $3.3M $4.2M $3.1M
Pretax income $17.3M $10.3M $10.5M $11.8M $25.7M $26.1M $27.8M $28.4M $42.8M $58.9M
Income tax $5.9M $3.4M −$2.2M $2.4M $5.7M $5.5M $6.4M $5.1M $8.9M $12.5M
Net income $11.5M $6.9M $12.7M $9.4M $20.0M $20.6M $21.4M $23.2M $33.9M $46.4M
Net income to common $11.5M $6.9M $12.7M $9.4M $20.0M $20.6M $21.4M $23.2M $33.9M $46.4M
Diluted EPS $0.51 $0.31 $0.56 $0.42 $0.89 $0.91 $0.94 $1.02 $1.47 $2.00
Diluted shares 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $28.8M $40.8M $42.9M $37.4M $66.5M $53.9M $39.7M $64.6M $73.8M $55.3M
Capital expenditure $53.8M $41.1M $23.7M $30.0M $26.8M $26.4M $28.0M $36.6M $37.5M $31.2M
Free cash flow −$24.9M −$0.3M $19.2M $7.4M $39.8M $27.5M $11.7M $28.0M $36.2M $24.1M
Depreciation and amortization $25.5M $29.5M $29.4M $29.0M $31.2M $29.6M $27.9M $28.9M $30.9M $31.8M
Stock-based compensation $0.9M $0.8M $0.8M $1.2M $1.1M $0.9M $1.2M $1.4M $2.8M $4.0M
Share buybacks $0.8M $0.3M $0.6M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.2M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends paid — — $0.0M $0.0M $6.3M $51.5M $9.1M $9.1M $31.9M $11.0M
Dividends and buybacks $0.8M $0.3M $0.6M $0.0M $6.3M $51.5M $9.1M $9.3M $31.9M $11.0M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $4.0M $6.5M $9.4M $6.2M $28.5M $23.7M $12.0M $18.3M $8.9M $17.1M
Total debt — — — — $0.0M $23.7M $15.7M $7.7M $0.0M $0.0M
Finance lease liabilities — — — — $42.3M $42.6M $47.9M $50.8M $47.2M $49.7M
Current assets $97.3M $108M $111M $115M $143M $136M $141M $153M $147M $168M
Current liabilities $66.5M $71.6M $79.7M $83.3M $129M $134M $138M $154M $164M $159M
Property and equipment, net $178M $184M $189M $202M $148M $151M $157M $169M $179M $183M
Goodwill $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M $5.2M
Intangible assets $0.4M $0.5M $0.5M $5.3M $5.3M $6.6M $8.9M $8.9M $8.3M $6.6M
Total assets $282M $300M $307M $327M $682M $655M $663M $669M $655M $671M
Total liabilities $156M $166M $160M $170M $509M $512M $507M $498M $481M $458M
Shareholders' equity $127M $134M $147M $157M $173M $143M $156M $171M $174M $212M
Margins
Gross margin 28.6% 27.6% 26.6% 26.4% 27.3% 27.7% 28.0% 28.7% 29.4% 29.9%
Operating margin 2.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 2.8% 3.8% 4.7%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 5.7% 5.2% 5.1% 5.7% 5.5% 5.3% 5.3% 6.3% 7.0%
Net margin 1.6% 0.9% 1.5% 1.0% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 2.7% 3.5%
FCF margin −3.5% −0.0% 2.3% 0.8% 3.8% 2.6% 1.1% 2.5% 2.9% 1.8%
Returns
Return on capital — — — — 14.9% 15.7% 14.5% 16.2% 22.5% 25.0%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 6.2% 6.6% 6.9% 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% 6.1% 9.6% 12.1%
Return on equity 9.1% 5.3% 9.0% 6.2% 12.1% 13.0% 14.3% 14.2% 19.7% 24.0%
Return on assets 4.1% 2.4% 4.2% 3.0% 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.5% 5.1% 7.0%
Return on tangible equity 9.5% 5.4% 9.0% 6.4% 12.3% 15.7% 15.1% 14.8% 21.1% 23.1%
Growth
Revenue growth — 9.0% 10.4% 6.4% 14.7% 1.8% 3.2% 4.7% 8.9% 7.2%
Net income growth — −39.9% 83.7% −25.6% 112.5% 2.9% 3.8% 8.8% 46.0% 36.9%
EPS growth — −39.2% 80.6% −25.0% 111.9% 2.2% 3.3% 8.5% 44.1% 36.1%
FCF growth — — — −61.7% 440.7% −30.7% −57.7% 140.6% 29.2% −33.5%
Share count change — −0.2% −0.2% 0.6% 0.1% 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% 1.1% 0.7%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA — — — — 0.2x 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
Debt / equity — — — — 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Interest coverage 6.7x 3.7x 3.3x 3.4x 13.5x 12.5x 12.7x 9.6x 11.2x 20.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.5x 1.4x 1.4x 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.5x 1.4x 1.4x 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 7.6% 5.3% 2.8% 3.3% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 3.2% 3.0% 2.3%
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Payouts / FCF — — 3.0% 0.0% 15.9% 186.9% 77.8% 33.1% 88.0% 45.7%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Altman Z'' 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.9
Accruals ratio −6.1% −11.7% −10.0% −8.8% −9.2% −5.0% −2.8% −6.2% −6.0% −1.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001547459). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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