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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$29.75−0.86 (-2.81%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026

Market cap
$692.09M
P/E (TTM)
14.4
Dividend yield
–

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage statistics

Financials through Jun 30, 2026, price as of Oct 19, 2026, median of Retail-Grocery Stores companies for comparison

Valuation

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Market Cap$685.61M$976.45M
Enterprise Value$669.60M$1.49B
PE Ratio14.4426.35
PS Ratio0.510.31
PB Ratio2.862.86
P/TBV Ratio3.003.00
P/FCF Ratio30.1914.66
P/OCF Ratio9.696.20

Enterprise value

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
EV / Sales0.500.33
EV / EBITDA6.996.40
EV / EBIT10.5911.09
EV / FCF29.4826.32

Income (trailing twelve months)

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Revenue$1.34B$4.74B
Gross Profit$398.34M$1.31B
Operating Income$63.25M$63.78M
Pretax Income$60.55M$25.68M
Net Income$47.64M$31.22M
EBITDA$95.73M$99.17M
EPS (Diluted)$2.06$0.04

Margins

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Gross Margin29.6%27.6%
Operating Margin4.71%1.23%
Pretax Margin4.51%0.20%
Profit Margin3.55%0.19%
EBITDA Margin7.12%3.56%
FCF Margin1.69%1.18%

Returns

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Return on Equity (ROE)21.6%4.44%
Return on Assets (ROA)7.08%0.33%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)24.1%6.22%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)11.9%4.69%

Growth

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Revenue Growth (YoY)2.01%2.38%
Net Income Growth (YoY)9.13%-3.36%
EPS Growth (YoY)9.57%-12.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)-34.2%-10.6%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)6.89%2.01%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)5.12%5.12%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)28.6%-14.1%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)17.6%-1.88%

Balance sheet

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Cash & Short-Term Investments$17.47M$87.70M
Total Debt$1.45M$503.06M
Net Cash (Debt)$16.02M-$2.72M
Net Cash Per Share$0.69-$0.08
Equity (Book Value)$239.42M$527.25M
Book Value Per Share$10.39$8.24
Tangible Book Value$228.62M$171.68M
Working Capital$15.90M$6.71M

Financial position

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Current Ratio1.101.05
Quick Ratio0.180.21
Debt / Equity0.011.01
Debt / EBITDA0.022.89
Debt / FCF0.0611.34
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.171.84
Interest Coverage23.394.42

Cash flow (trailing twelve months)

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Operating Cash Flow$70.72M$131.84M
Capital Expenditures-$48.01M-$108.82M
Free Cash Flow$22.71M$38.22M
FCF Per Share$0.99$1.07

Efficiency

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Asset Turnover2.002.21
Revenue Per Employee$3.28M$297.26K
Profits Per Employee$116.20K$1.52K
Employee Count4109,748

Dividends and yields

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Earnings Yield6.95%2.91%
FCF Yield3.31%6.40%
Payout Ratio27.5%33.8%
FCF Payout Ratio57.8%37.0%

Shares

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Shares Outstanding23,045,90063,194,700
Shares Change (YoY)0.08%0.00%
Shares Change (QoQ)0.02%0.00%
Float22,792,90020,677,850
Shares Held by Insiders1.10%13.8%
Shares Held by Institutions40.0%56.5%

Taxes

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Income Tax$12.91M$7.68M
Effective Tax Rate21.3%23.8%

Scores

MeasureNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageIndustry median
Graham Number$21.94$21.09
Graham Upside-26.2%-36.7%
Altman Z-Score3.562.94
Piotroski F-Score86

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