Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 13.97 | 16.16 | 11.14 | 12.78 | 19.61 | 19.63 | 17.95 | 23.09 | 19.03 | 13.25 | 12.89 | 11.76 | 12.41 | 9.89 | 11.30 | 12.03 | 28.51 | 23.46 | 17.50 | 9.13 | 8.77 |
| — | -17.7% | -37.9% | -44.7% | +3.0% | +48.1% | +39.2% | +96.3% | +53.3% | +34.0% | +14.1% | -2.2% | -56.5% | -57.8% | -35.4% | +31.7% | +225.3% | +92.2% | -16.2% | -57.5% | -43.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.23 |
| — | -22.6% | -36.5% | -37.7% | +30.0% | +75.6% | +106.2% | +128.7% | +112.4% | +59.2% | +42.7% | +64.0% | +11.7% | -27.3% | -42.5% | -36.4% | -3.8% | +45.1% | +6.9% | -0.6% | +10.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.13 | 3.01 | 2.59 | 2.65 | 4.39 | 4.52 | 4.85 | 5.06 | 3.95 | 2.92 | 2.60 | 2.39 | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 2.34 | 2.91 | 2.17 | 1.78 |
| — | -33.3% | -46.7% | -47.7% | +11.1% | +54.7% | +86.3% | +111.7% | +127.7% | +73.7% | +57.2% | +81.4% | +9.6% | -28.2% | -43.1% | -39.2% | -11.4% | +31.5% | -2.8% | -9.5% | +38.2% | |
| P/FCF | 11.54 | 105.87 | 77.60 | 12.62 | 5.55 | — | 5.35 | — | 9.57 | 39.12 | 10.94 | 19.23 | 5.03 | — | 9.43 | 5.26 | — | — | 13.22 | 12.13 | 5.54 |
| — | — | +1351.2% | — | -42.0% | — | -51.1% | — | +90.3% | — | +16.0% | +265.9% | — | — | -28.7% | -56.6% | — | — | — | +34.5% | -90.5% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.12 | 10.99 | 8.38 | 9.77 | 13.25 | 13.13 | 12.28 | 14.80 | 11.82 | 10.16 | 10.19 | 10.08 | 10.65 | 9.96 | 9.99 | 10.69 | 15.04 | 14.66 | 12.86 | 9.11 | 9.56 |
| — | -16.3% | -31.7% | -34.0% | +12.1% | +29.2% | +20.6% | +46.9% | +11.0% | +2.0% | +2.0% | -5.7% | -29.2% | -32.0% | -22.4% | +17.3% | +57.3% | +33.0% | -9.5% | -34.7% | -18.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 15.71 | 17.09 | 12.42 | 15.09 | 20.10 | 19.83 | 17.80 | 23.62 | 21.25 | 16.36 | 17.15 | 17.03 | 20.94 | 17.87 | 18.46 | 22.45 | 43.40 | 32.99 | 22.88 | 14.50 | 16.88 |
| — | -13.8% | -30.2% | -36.1% | -5.4% | +21.2% | +3.8% | +38.7% | +1.5% | -8.4% | -7.1% | -24.1% | -51.8% | -45.8% | -19.3% | +54.9% | +157.2% | +46.0% | -23.6% | -57.9% | -43.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 29.9% | 29.3% | 28.0% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.9% | 30.3% | 29.9% | 29.6% | 29.2% | 29.3% | 29.4% | 28.6% | 28.9% | 29.1% | 28.1% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 28.2% | 28.4% | 27.8% |
| — | -2.1% | -7.6% | -1.6% | -0.3% | +2.3% | +3.3% | +1.7% | +3.4% | +1.2% | +0.7% | +4.8% | +3.4% | +4.6% | +3.1% | -1.2% | -0.6% | -0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% | +1.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| — | -5.5% | +5.9% | +8.0% | +23.3% | +14.1% | +43.0% | +12.9% | +42.6% | +28.9% | +22.8% | +56.5% | +98.8% | +51.9% | -8.7% | -47.2% | -61.6% | -22.1% | +26.0% | +120.9% | +83.1% | |
| Net Margin | 3.5% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| — | -6.3% | +2.1% | +12.2% | +25.7% | +18.5% | +51.0% | +17.1% | +40.1% | +18.7% | +24.4% | +63.5% | +153.0% | +69.9% | -11.2% | -51.1% | -70.2% | -24.1% | +28.9% | +134.6% | +87.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 24.0% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| — | -19.8% | -14.8% | -6.1% | +8.0% | +4.4% | +37.8% | +16.8% | +51.3% | +30.7% | +38.0% | +70.2% | +151.0% | +69.2% | -12.3% | -54.0% | -73.1% | -31.7% | +17.4% | +154.6% | +137.6% | |
| ROA | 7.0% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| — | -8.0% | -0.5% | +11.1% | +29.0% | +24.8% | +65.3% | +30.9% | +55.0% | +29.9% | +34.4% | +74.6% | +172.6% | +81.3% | -7.5% | -51.0% | -70.6% | -22.6% | +36.6% | +152.3% | +101.5% | |
| ROIC | 8.9% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| — | -7.8% | +3.9% | +8.2% | +25.9% | +21.8% | +57.1% | +24.8% | +60.2% | +43.8% | +34.1% | +71.3% | +117.1% | +61.2% | -5.1% | -47.6% | -62.2% | -18.9% | +36.2% | +139.1% | +94.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.56 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 1.56 | 1.65 | 1.74 | 1.91 | 1.99 | 2.17 | 2.30 | 2.48 | 2.17 | 2.26 | 2.30 | 2.43 | 2.52 | 2.58 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.81 |
| — | -18.8% | -19.5% | -22.6% | -21.4% | -24.0% | -24.3% | -23.1% | -8.2% | -3.8% | -0.3% | +2.0% | -14.2% | -12.3% | -9.8% | -8.7% | -10.3% | -13.5% | -19.8% | -19.2% | +21.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.54 | 13.77 | 12.04 | 14.37 | 14.11 | 14.21 | 13.19 | 16.30 | 15.97 | 17.63 | 19.37 | 20.91 | 24.33 | 23.16 | 23.95 | 28.54 | 37.70 | 31.54 | 24.91 | 20.81 | 24.27 |
| — | -3.1% | -8.7% | -11.9% | -11.6% | -19.4% | -31.9% | -22.1% | -34.4% | -23.9% | -19.1% | -26.7% | -35.5% | -26.6% | -3.9% | +37.1% | +55.3% | +11.8% | -17.2% | -37.7% | -23.3% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.01 |
| — | +8.3% | +7.8% | +10.8% | +18.1% | +6.0% | +10.5% | +6.8% | -9.5% | -7.2% | -14.9% | -10.2% | -3.0% | -5.6% | -6.0% | -7.3% | +0.7% | +6.2% | +2.2% | +1.3% | -8.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.26 |
| — | +17.2% | +9.7% | +64.6% | +37.5% | +13.9% | +56.0% | -11.6% | -25.6% | +6.2% | -30.4% | -17.0% | +10.6% | -29.4% | -27.8% | -30.7% | -25.5% | +13.5% | +5.6% | +6.7% | -21.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | 20.24 | 22.62 | 28.65 | 20.54 | 22.27 | 22.46 | 23.40 | 14.46 | 11.46 | 12.21 | 9.57 | 12.08 | 9.42 | 10.71 | 10.11 | 8.06 | 5.33 | 9.37 | 16.26 | 22.10 | 16.38 |
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s current P/E is 14.0x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 14.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s current operating margin is 4.7%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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