NGVC PEER ANALYSIS

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Grocery Stores

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

NGVCIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	NGVC	CRFSA	TSCO	NWC	GMTAS	MGROS	Ind. Median
P/E	15.93●	—	16.32	17.03	—	16.17	19.25
P/B	3.32	-6.52●	2.54	2.96	3.19	1.28	2.39
EV/EBITDA	11.15	—	8.00●	8.10	24.39	15.11	8.10
P/S	0.57	0.22●	0.40	0.93	2.33	0.26	0.37

Financial Health
Metric	NGVC	CRFSA	TSCO	NWC	GMTAS	MGROS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.05	0.40	0.59	2.12●	1.98	0.80	0.90
Debt/Equity	139.9%	-771.4%●	131.6%	57.0%	0.0%	41.0%	119.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.15	-6.29●	2.18	0.98	-0.24	0.94	1.93

Profitability
Metric	NGVC	CRFSA	TSCO	NWC	GMTAS	MGROS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.6%	-8.3%	2.4%	5.4%●	-1.3%	1.6%	1.9%
ROE	22.7%●	—	15.5%	18.0%	-2.0%	9.2%	12.3%
ROA	7.1%	-20.6%	4.6%	9.0%●	-1.6%	3.6%	3.9%
EBITDA Margin	7.2%	-3.8%	6.8%	13.0%●	9.5%	1.8%	6.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	NGVC	CRFSA	TSCO	NWC	GMTAS	MGROS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	3.1%	0.9%	5.4%	-0.5%	56.8%●	13.5%	3.3%
NI Growth	16.8%●	—	9.9%	2.5%	—	-11.9%	-3.4%
Div. Yield	1.7%	0.0%	3.1%	3.3%●	0.0%	1.9%	1.9%
Payout	25.8%	0.0%	52.4%	55.2%	0.0%	30.8%	39.3%

Valuation
Metric	NGVC	VLGEA	DNUT	GO	IMKTA	WMK	Ind. Median
P/E	15.93	11.55●	—	—	16.49	19.65	19.25
P/B	3.32	1.22	0.95●	1.27	1.03	1.45	2.39
EV/EBITDA	11.15	7.23	—	—	6.56●	7.96	8.10
P/S	0.57	0.26	0.40	0.22●	0.32	0.40	0.37

Financial Health
Metric	NGVC	VLGEA	DNUT	GO	IMKTA	WMK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.05	1.17	0.42	1.28	3.34●	2.04	0.90
Debt/Equity	139.9%	62.2%	70.4%	228.2%	31.9%	12.7%●	119.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.15	1.69	-1.15	-7.40●	0.40	-0.10	1.93

Profitability
Metric	NGVC	VLGEA	DNUT	GO	IMKTA	WMK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.6%●	2.3%	-33.7%	-8.1%	1.9%	2.0%	1.9%
ROE	22.7%●	10.9%	-58.9%	-38.4%	6.5%	7.1%	12.3%
ROA	7.1%●	5.4%	-18.7%	-12.3%	4.1%	4.9%	3.9%
EBITDA Margin	7.2%●	4.7%	-21.2%	-5.1%	5.2%	4.9%	6.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	NGVC	VLGEA	DNUT	GO	IMKTA	WMK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	3.1%	4.2%	-5.2%	6.0%●	-0.3%	4.0%	3.3%
NI Growth	16.8%	-3.4%	—	—	68.4%●	-5.8%	-3.4%
Div. Yield	1.7%	2.3%●	1.0%	—	0.7%	1.7%	1.9%
Payout	25.8%	24.5%	-1.2%	—	11.8%	34.0%	39.3%

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