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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC)

NYSE Small Cap

Consumer Defensive › Retail-Grocery Stores

$25.51
Market Cap: $588M
Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (TTM)

Price History

Feb 9, 2026 — Apr 4, 2026

Investment Snapshot

  • Trading 23% above Graham Number — above intrinsic value estimate
  • Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — financially strong with improving fundamentals
  • ROE of 20.9% — good return on equity
  • Revenue growing at 7% annually

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) is a Consumer Defensive company operating in Retail-Grocery Stores, listed on the NYSE , with a market capitalisation of $588 million . Key value metrics: P/E ratio 12.8, P/B ratio 2.67, Piotroski F-Score 7 out of 9 (strong financial health) .

Value Score

Key Metrics

P/E Ratio
12.78
2.67
EPS
$2.00
Div. Yield
PEG Ratio
P/S Ratio
EV/EBITDA
ROE
ROA
Gross Margin
Op. Margin
Net Margin
Debt/Equity
Current Ratio

Current vs 5-Year Average

Based on 5 years of SEC filings
Net Margin
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Gross Margin
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Operating Margin
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Return on Equity
↑ +2.1pp avg —
Debt / Equity
↑ +2.1pp avg —

Revenue & Net Income

EPS & Free Cash Flow Per Share

Financial Statements

Metric FY22 FY23 FY24
Revenue $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Gross Profit $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Operating Income $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Net Income $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
EBITDA $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Total Assets $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Total Liabilities $X.XB $X.XB $X.XB
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR and Polygon.io. Methodology. View more Consumer Defensive stocks →

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. — Fundamental Analysis Summary

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) is currently trading 23% above its Graham Number of $20.71, suggesting the market price exceeds Benjamin Graham's intrinsic value estimate. The stock carries a reasonable trailing P/E ratio of 12.8x.

On financial health, NGVC shows a strong Piotroski F-Score of 7/9, indicating improving fundamentals across profitability, leverage, and efficiency, and strong return on equity of 20.9% (sector average: 6.7%), and minimal leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

StockPik's composite Value Score for NGVC is 100/100 — placing it in undervalued territory. The score is built from ten fundamental signals: P/E, P/B, PEG ratio, P/S ratio, return on equity, gross margin, debt-to-equity, current ratio, dividend yield, and Piotroski F-Score.

NGVC reports a moderate gross margin of 29.9% (sector average: 25.1%) and a modest operating margin of 4.6%.

NGVC shows revenue growing at 7% year-over-year, with earnings growing at 37%.

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