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

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 0.7% in Q1 2026, down 79.79% quarter-over-quarter from 3.45% in Q4 2025, and down 581.0% year-over-year from 0.14% in Q1 2025.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's FCF Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.7% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 581.0% year-over-year to 0.7%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.29% (down 457.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.81%, down 383.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 0.7% for Q1 2026 at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, down from 3.45% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 16.06% in Q3 2024 to a low of 3.99% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 3.08% and a median of 2.69% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 1094 bps in 2024 and plunged 2005 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's FCF Margin stood at 3.85% in 2022, then plunged by 30 bps to 2.69% in 2023, then tumbled by 113 bps to 0.35% in 2024, then soared by 1093 bps to 3.45% in 2025, then sank by 80 bps to 0.7% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 0.7%, 3.45%, and 3.99% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Kroger 43.85 Bn 40.52 Bn 8.12 Bn 4.92%
2 Albertsons Companies 8.84 Bn 8.64 Bn 5.51 Bn 1.43%
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.22 Bn 7.97 Bn 917.28 Mn 8.57%
4 Weis Markets 1.79 Bn 1.59 Bn 330.25 Mn -0.72%
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 788.88 Mn 729.89 Mn 345.20 Mn -0.02%
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 662.10 Mn 641.38 Mn 102.44 Mn 0.70%
7 Krispy Kreme 562.50 Mn 489.27 Mn 356.92 Mn 3.10%
8 Ingles Markets 393.09 Mn -32.08 Mn 325.26 Mn 5.13%
9 Village Super Market 190.86 Mn 30.76 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 116.00 Mn 110.21 Mn 3,689.00 -11,178.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.70%
Dec 31, 2025 3.45%
Sep 30, 2025 -3.99%
Jun 30, 2025 5.12%
Mar 31, 2025 6.51%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.35%
Sep 30, 2024 16.06%
Jun 30, 2024 1.16%
Mar 31, 2024 2.13%
Dec 31, 2023 2.69%
Sep 30, 2023 5.12%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.76%
Mar 31, 2023 2.50%
Dec 31, 2022 3.85%
Sep 30, 2022 6.98%
Jun 30, 2022 -1.18%
Mar 31, 2022 3.43%
Dec 31, 2021 2.67%
Sep 30, 2021 7.74%
Jun 30, 2021 7.50%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.17%
Dec 31, 2020 3.42%
Sep 30, 2020 -7.20%
Jun 30, 2020 3.46%
Mar 31, 2020 18.06%
Dec 31, 2019 -0.22%
Sep 30, 2019 10.39%
Jun 30, 2019 1.13%
Mar 31, 2019 0.17%
Dec 31, 2018 2.06%
Sep 30, 2018 4.94%
Jun 30, 2018 3.52%
Mar 31, 2018 6.17%
Dec 31, 2017 2.99%
Sep 30, 2017 2.89%
Jun 30, 2017 9.94%
Mar 31, 2017 3.16%
Dec 31, 2016 3.73%
Sep 30, 2016 -20.15%
Jun 30, 2016 9.60%
Mar 31, 2016 -4.40%
Dec 31, 2015 1.28%
Sep 30, 2015 -0.10%
Jun 30, 2015 -11.07%
Mar 31, 2015 14.35%
Dec 31, 2014 -0.46%
Sep 30, 2014 6.29%
Jun 30, 2014 16.53%
Mar 31, 2014 0.13%
Dec 31, 2013 -1.97%
Sep 30, 2013 10,926.85%
Jun 30, 2013 2,634.23%
Mar 31, 2013 12,293.75%
Dec 31, 2012 -6,767.12%
Sep 30, 2012 17.42%
Jun 30, 2012 -1.38%
Mar 31, 2012 6.74%
Dec 31, 2011 0.00%