Growth Metrics

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's Return on Capital Employed history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.12% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.12%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.12%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.12%, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.12% at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, up from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.12% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.07% (2022), against an average of 0.08%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -2bps in 2022 before it rose 4bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.07% in 2021, then decreased by -30bps to 0.05% in 2022, then soared by 51bps to 0.07% in 2023, then surged by 39bps to 0.1% in 2024, then rose by 25bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NGVC's Return on Capital Employed are 0.12% (Q4 2025), 0.12% (Q3 2025), and 0.12% (Q2 2025).