Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage NGVC
NYSE NGVC
$27.20 -0.13 (-0.48%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:19 AM EDT

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026)

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) posted EBIT Margin of 5.37% for Q1 2026, up 22.95% sequentially from 4.36% in Q4 2025, and up 14.0% YoY from 4.71% in Q1 2025.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has reported EBIT Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 5.37% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 14.0% year-over-year to 5.37% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.77% (up 47.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.66%, up 87.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin improved to 5.37% in Q1 2026 per NGVC's latest filing, from 4.36% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 5.37% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.32% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 3.61% and a median of 3.66% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBIT Margin sank 212 bps in 2022, then jumped 157 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 2.29% in 2022, then surged by 56 bps to 3.58% in 2023, then gained by 13 bps to 4.04% in 2024, then increased by 8 bps to 4.36% in 2025, then gained by 23 bps to 5.37% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 5.37%, 4.36%, and 4.61% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Kroger 37.35 Bn 34.02 Bn 8.12 Bn 3.59%
2 Sprouts Farmers Market 7.48 Bn 7.25 Bn 900.65 Mn 7.49%
3 Albertsons Companies 6.65 Bn 6.45 Bn 5.51 Bn -2.50%
4 Weis Markets 1.74 Bn 1.53 Bn 328.40 Mn 2.28%
5 Ingles Markets 1.23 Bn 772.48 Mn 332.44 Mn 2.52%
6 Grocery Outlet Holding 1.12 Bn 1.05 Bn 360.72 Mn 1.32%
7 Dingdong (Cayman) 788.34 Mn 579.02 Mn 1.46 Mn -51.92%
8 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 631.37 Mn 613.91 Mn 98.01 Mn 4.48%
9 Krispy Kreme 618.69 Mn 596.55 Mn 172.13 Mn -3.32%
10 Village Super Market 444.05 Mn 315.37 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.48%
Mar 31, 2026 5.37%
Dec 31, 2025 4.36%
Sep 30, 2025 4.61%
Jun 30, 2025 4.74%
Mar 31, 2025 5.23%
Dec 31, 2024 4.04%
Sep 30, 2024 3.74%
Jun 30, 2024 4.16%
Mar 31, 2024 3.66%
Dec 31, 2023 3.58%
Sep 30, 2023 2.62%
Jun 30, 2023 3.22%
Mar 31, 2023 2.98%
Dec 31, 2022 2.29%
Sep 30, 2022 1.32%
Jun 30, 2022 2.12%
Mar 31, 2022 3.26%
Dec 31, 2021 4.34%
Sep 30, 2021 3.44%