Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 22.62 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.7% from 22.46 a year earlier but down 21.0% from the prior quarter.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 23.39, up 36.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 20.24, up 79.9% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 11.25 in FY2024 (+17.2%), 9.60 in FY2023 (-24.5%), 12.72 in FY2022 (+2.0%) and 12.47 in FY2021 (-7.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio is 5.33 (fiscal Q4 2022) to 28.65 (fiscal Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 53.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 144.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 67.5%).
- Business Quant data shows NGVC's Interest Coverage Ratio at 28.65 (Q2 2026), 20.54 (Q1 2026) and 22.27 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 847.32 Bn | 810.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.07 Bn | 339.37 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.60 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.90 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.06 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.17 Bn | 20.17 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.26 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.44 Bn | 15.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 700.36 Mn | 621.85 Mn | 98.01 Mn | 22.62 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.62 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.54 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.40 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.46 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.46 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.42 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.71 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.11 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.06 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.33 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.10 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.38 |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Interest Coverage Ratio API
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params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "NGVC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=NGVC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();