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

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 0.12% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% to 0.12% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.12% through Dec 2025, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.12% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.12% in Q4 2025 for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, up from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.12% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.04% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.08% across 5 years, with a median of 0.07% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: decreased -2bps in 2022 and later grew 4bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.07% in 2021, then fell by -30bps to 0.05% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 51bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 39bps to 0.1% in 2024, then grew by 25bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for NGVC at 0.12% in Q4 2025, 0.12% in Q3 2025, and 0.12% in Q2 2025.