Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026)
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 20.26% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 1.82 percentage points from 22.08% a year earlier and down 1.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 24.02%, up 4.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +11.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 19.67% in FY2024 (+5.44 pp), 14.23% in FY2023 (-0.08 pp), 14.31% in FY2022 (+1.28 pp) and 13.03% in FY2021 (+0.91 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.37 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 8.04 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 7.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 21.37% (Q2 2026), 22.13% (Q1 2026) and 22.39% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 21.93% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.95% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 70.76% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 13.55% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 18.79% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 19.21% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 46.52% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 16.91% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 39.33% |
| 10 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 702.67 Mn | 624.15 Mn | 98.01 Mn | 20.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.72% |
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Return on Equity [ROE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NGVC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NGVC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();