Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC) is a specialty retailer of natural and organic groceries, dietary supplements and related products, serving customers through smaller-format stores and online. Its stores combine a full-service natural and organic grocery offering with a dietary supplement… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. reported revenue of $1.34B, up 2.0% from a year earlier, and net income of $47.64M. Its operating margin was 4.7%, and operations generated $70.72M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.33B, up 7.2% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $46.44M.
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What Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC) is a specialty retailer of natural and organic groceries, dietary supplements and related products, serving customers through smaller-format stores and online. Its stores combine a full-service natural and organic grocery offering with a dietary supplement department, alongside body care, pet care, household goods and books. The company also provides free nutrition education, including one-on-one coaching, classes and educational publications. Natural Grocers operates as a single retail business, with no separate reportable segments identified in its description of operations. Its product range includes Natural Grocers brand groceries, supplements and household products, as well as approximately 2,600 other brands. The company had 169 stores in 21 states as of September 30, 2025, and reported 4,250 full- and part-time employees. Founded in 1958, it remains rooted in nutrition education and a focus on natural and organic products; the second generation of its founding family took control in 1998. Its website is www.naturalgrocers.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry (SIC)
- Grocery Stores
- Headquarters
- LAKEWOOD, CO
- Fiscal year end
- September
- CIK
- 1547459
- SIC
- 5411
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.’s weight in each
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Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
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Recent filings
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