Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026)
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's (NGVC) Times Interest Earned came in at 22.62 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.7% from 22.46 a year earlier but down 21.0% from the prior quarter.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Times Interest Earned at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage was 23.39, up 36.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 20.24, up 79.9% from FY2024.
- In prior fiscal years, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's Times Interest Earned was 11.25 in FY2024 (+17.2%), 9.60 in FY2023 (-24.5%), 12.72 in FY2022 (+2.0%) and 12.47 in FY2021 (-7.9%).
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has run from a low of 5.33 in fiscal Q4 2022 to a high of 28.65 in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 53.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 144.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 67.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior fiscal quarters was 28.65 (Q2 2026), 20.54 (Q1 2026) and 22.27 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 702.67 Mn | 624.15 Mn | 98.01 Mn | 22.62 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.62 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.54 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.40 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.46 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.46 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.42 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.71 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.11 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.06 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.33 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.10 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.38 |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Times Interest Earned API
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params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "NGVC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();