Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) stock
NGVCNYSERetail-Grocery StoresFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 19/308% below fair value
$28.75−0.44 (-1.51%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $662.57MP/E 14.0Yield –
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage statistics
107 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 19, 2026 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 17, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.90
- 2.90
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.37
- 6.73
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.48
- 0.35
- EV / EBIT
- 10.22
- 10.86
- EV / FCF
- 28.47
- 23.28
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.08%
- 0.00%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.02%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 23M
- 21M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.10%
- 13.8%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 40.0%
- 48.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 942,809
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -4.84%
- -4.41%
- Short % of Float
- 4.14%
- 10.0%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.09%
- 6.34%
- Days to Cover
- 9.47
- 5.58
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $34.59
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $23.47
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $29.61
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $29.68
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $28.73
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.13
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.49%
- 0.76%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -6.05%
- -2.88%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 3.23%
- -0.76%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 1.27%
- -3.87%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 14.8%
- 5.41%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -12.0%
- -5.28%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 115.0%
- 2.86%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 118.5%
- 15.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 143.4%
- 91.5%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 98,705
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 97,009
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 129,689
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.63
- 0.66
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 44.9
- 47.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 39.2%
- 49.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.62
- 0.47
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 4.51%
- 0.15%
- EBITDA Margin
- 7.12%
- 3.56%
- FCF Margin
- 1.69%
- 1.51%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 21.6%
- 3.51%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.08%
- 0.07%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 24.1%
- 6.22%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 11.9%
- 4.71%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.10
- 1.03
- Quick Ratio
- 0.18
- 0.22
- Debt / Equity
- 0.01
- 0.98
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.02
- 2.75
- Debt / FCF
- 0.06
- 6.45
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -0.17
- 1.90
- Interest Coverage
- 23.39
- 4.45
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 2.01%
- 2.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 9.13%
- -5.16%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 9.57%
- -26.3%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -34.2%
- -9.26%
- 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%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 2.00
- 2.15
- Revenue Per Employee
- $3.28M
- $297.19K
- Profits Per Employee
- $116.20K
- $1.23K
- Employee Count
- 410
- 9,748
- WACC
- 8.21%
- 7.60%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $60.55M
- -$202.37K
Balance sheetIndustry
- 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
- $8.42
- Tangible Book Value
- $228.62M
- $171.68M
- Working Capital
- $15.90M
- $6.71M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$48.01M
- -$99.51M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.99
- $0.99
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 7.19%
- 2.64%
- FCF Yield
- 3.43%
- 3.69%
- Payout Ratio
- 27.5%
- 29.8%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 57.8%
- 37.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $2.70M
- $2.92M
- Income Tax
- $12.91M
- $12.91M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.3%
- 24.4%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $21.94
- $21.94
- Graham Upside
- -23.7%
- -23.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.53
- 3.25
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 6
- Lynch Fair Value
- $36.21
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 26.0%
- –
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NGVC | S&P 500 | Difference | NGVC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.0% | -3.0% | −2.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +3.2% | -2.8% | +5.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +16.6% | +11.5% | +5.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | -7.7% | +13.5% | −21.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +145.0% | +77.7% | +67.3 pts | +34.8% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +159.9% | +72.6% | +87.3 pts | +21.0% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +229.7% | +308.2% | −78.5 pts | +12.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M NGVC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.8% from the previous report, or 4.14% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 9.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 74.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 942,809 | -4.8% | 99,508 | 9.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 990,718 | -7.6% | 102,987 | 9.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,071,824 | +17.4% | 159,426 | 6.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 912,663 | +11.6% | 146,730 | 6.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 817,785 | +1.0% | 150,307 | 5.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 809,910 | +9.6% | 194,134 | 4.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 738,721 | +9.1% | 107,442 | 6.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 677,297 | +6.6% | 103,625 | 6.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 635,150 | +0.8% | 151,645 | 4.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 629,848 | +11.1% | 134,390 | 4.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 566,978 | -1.6% | 131,585 | 4.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 575,931 | +4.4% | 150,787 | 3.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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