Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.94% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.35 percentage points from 6.60% a year earlier but down 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.01%, up 1.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +3.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.12% in FY2024 (+1.63 pp), 3.49% in FY2023 (+0.25 pp), 3.24% in FY2022 (+0.16 pp) and 3.08% in FY2021 (-0.89 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 2.50% in fiscal Q2 2023 and a high of 7.15% in fiscal Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 1.94 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 1.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 7.12% (Q2 2026), 7.15% (Q1 2026) and 6.99% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.71% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 405.79 Bn | 335.09 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.26 Bn | 31.51 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.13 Bn | 21.29 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.60% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.23 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 5.33% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.90 Bn | 20.89 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.56% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.48 Bn | 18.10 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 11.58% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.32 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.11% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.56 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 701.98 Mn | 623.46 Mn | 98.01 Mn | 6.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.16% |
API Access
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Return on Assets [ROA] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NGVC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NGVC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();