profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
$28.75-1.51% today
-9.6% in 1 year
1-year low $23.711-year high $33.74
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $14.27 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.09 billion in 2022 to $1.33 billion in 2025, with $46.4 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage handed back 46% of the cash it generated last year.
$11M
Free cash flow 2025$24M
Bought back its own shares$0
Paid as dividends$11M
Cash vs. debt$17M vs. $332M
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage vs. similar companies
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 14.3× · Cheap | ||
 Loblaw Companies | 30.3× · Expensive | ||
 Tesco | 19.4× · Fair price | ||
 The Kroger | 41.2× · Expensive | ||
 Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize | 13.9× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,090 | 1,141 | 1,242 | 1,331 | |
| 305 | 327 | 365 | 398 | |
| 31 | 34 | 49 | 63 | |
| 58 | 61 | 78 | 94 | |
| 21 | 23 | 34 | 46 | |
| 0.94 | 1.02 | 1.47 | 2.00 | |
| 28.0% | 28.7% | 29.4% | 29.9% | |
| 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4.7% | |
| 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 3.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 663 | 669 | 655 | 671 |
| Cash | 12 | 18 | 9 | 17 |
| Total debt | 393 | 370 | 347 | 332 |
| Total liabilities | 507 | 498 | 481 | 458 |
| 156 | 171 | 174 | 212 | |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| 4.3% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 9.0% | |
| 13.7% | 13.6% | 19.5% | 21.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 65 | 74 | 55 | |
| 31 | 38 | 39 | 31 | |
| 8 | 27 | 35 | 24 | |
| Dividends paid | 9 | 9 | 32 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Valuation
- 14.3×
- 13.7×
- 0.50
- 2.9×
- 0.5×
- 27.7×
- 10.4×
- 3.6%
- 7.0%
- 2.0%
Profitability
- 29.9%
- 4.7%
- 3.5%
- 7.2%
- 9.0%
- 5.4%
- 22.3%
- 7.0%
- 12.3%
- –
Growth
- +6.9%
- +28.6%
- −31.3%
- −25.9%
- +0.4%
Financial health
- 3.1×
- 1.40
- 47.2%
- 23.5×
- 1.05
- 0.25
- 1.95
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 46%of 669
Bottom 21%of 672
Top 32%of 623
Top 40%of 671
Bottom 38%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $40.00
- Range
- $40.00 – $40.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.58 | 0.56 | +3.6% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 0.49 | 0.46 | +6.5% |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 0.51 | 0.46 | +10.9% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.49 | +2.0% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.56 | 0.42 | +33.3% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 0.43 | 0.40 | +7.5% |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 0.39 | 0.28 | +39.3% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.40 | 0.30 | +33.3% |
2.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$20a year at today's yield, before tax
−25.9%2020 to 2025
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.07 in 2019 → $0.51 in 2025
How safe it looks
23.7% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 46.0%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
49No pass
Benjamin Graham
50No pass
Philip Fisher
50No pass
Peter Lynch
76Pass
Joel Greenblatt
36No pass
Charlie Munger
24No pass
Terry Smith
20No pass
Questions about Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Is Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage AI analysis
What does Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage do?
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, retails natural and organic groceries, and dietary supplements in the United States. It is in Grocery Stores.
Does Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.0% a year, about 24% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $11.0 million in dividends.
Is Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stock halal?
No. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 50% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stock done over the past year?
Down 9.6% over the past twelve months, to $28.75. It traded between $23.71 and $33.74 and is 14.8% below its high.
Who are Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Loblaw Companies, Tesco, The Kroger and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.