Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Inventory (2012 - 2026)
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's Inventory was $135.29 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 8.6% from $124.63 million a year earlier and up 4.3% from the prior quarter.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Inventory (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Inventory at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage came in at $132.97 million, up 10.2% from FY2024.
- Inventory has now increased for 13 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Inventory was $120.67 million in FY2024 (+1.2%), $119.26 million in FY2023 (+4.8%), $113.76 million in FY2022 (+13.1%) and $100.55 million in FY2021 (+0.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to fiscal Q4 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Inventory has increased for 25 straight quarters, with growth averaging 5.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Inventory ran from 0.4% in fiscal Q4 2021 to 13.1% in fiscal Q4 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, NGVC's Inventory in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $129.69 million (Q2 2026), $127.89 million (Q1 2026) and $132.97 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 847.32 Bn | 810.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 61.60 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.07 Bn | 339.37 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 19.42 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.60 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.90 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.06 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.55 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.17 Bn | 20.17 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 557.97 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.26 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.44 Bn | 15.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 3.52 Bn |
| 10 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 700.36 Mn | 621.85 Mn | 98.01 Mn | 135.29 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 135.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 129.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 127.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 132.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 124.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 124.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 121.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 120.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 117.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 117.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 116.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 119.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 116.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 116.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 111.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 113.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 111.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 106.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 101.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 100.55 Mn |
API Access
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=NGVC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=NGVC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();