Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC), an SEC filer in Retail-Grocery Stores, closed at $27.48, +0.9%, on 2026-08-28, with a market cap of $628M as of 2026-08-27, a trailing P/E of 13.6, a return on equity of 24.0%, a net margin of 3.5% and 3-year sales growth of 6.9%. Institutional ownership, earnings history and filed financials are on the tabs below.
Returns use ADJUSTED closes (splits + dividends).
Volume as VALUE TRADED — close × volume, in USD.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | NGVC | SPY | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · ytd | +9.1% | −1.1% | −3.8% | +12.0% | +1.9% | +5.7% | +3.4% | −14.3% | — | — | — | — | +10.9% | +13.4% | −2.5pp |
| 2025 | +9.6% | +1.8% | −9.0% | +24.8% | −2.4% | −19.6% | −3.5% | +1.5% | +4.4% | −19.8% | −13.5% | −9.2% | −36.1% | +17.7% | −53.8pp |
| 2024 | −6.6% | +10.8% | +9.6% | −9.4% | +31.3% | −0.8% | +28.7% | −2.4% | +12.0% | −7.8% | +71.4% | −15.1% | +152.5% | +24.9% | +127.6pp |
| 2023 | +8.6% | +11.6% | +7.0% | −8.2% | +3.3% | +11.0% | +1.5% | +2.1% | +2.4% | −2.6% | +33.3% | +2.0% | +91.8% | +26.2% | +65.7pp |
| 2022 | +2.5% | +16.9% | +15.5% | +4.0% | −12.9% | −9.7% | +3.9% | −12.8% | −24.9% | +6.6% | −11.5% | −9.3% | −34.0% | −18.2% | −15.8pp |
| 2021 | +21.2% | −15.0% | +24.6% | −10.4% | −23.3% | −10.4% | +4.1% | +8.8% | −7.2% | +8.6% | +6.3% | +10.8% | +6.2% | +28.7% | −22.5pp |
| 2020 | −8.3% | −23.0% | +23.3% | +32.4% | +28.4% | +3.3% | +6.4% | −25.6% | −15.9% | +7.9% | +56.5% | −5.6% | +62.3% | +18.3% | +44.0pp |
| 2019 | −10.9% | +4.0% | −15.8% | +3.6% | −17.0% | −2.1% | −8.8% | +2.9% | +5.8% | −12.2% | +7.4% | +5.6% | −35.1% | +31.2% | −66.3pp |
| 2018 | −3.7% | −19.2% | +3.0% | −0.1% | +43.8% | +23.9% | +4.2% | +46.3% | −13.0% | +7.3% | +4.5% | −19.0% | +71.7% | −4.6% | +76.2pp |
| 2017 | +6.3% | −4.5% | −13.9% | +5.3% | −9.4% | −16.5% | +6.5% | −36.2% | −0.7% | −12.0% | +60.1% | +13.6% | −24.9% | +21.7% | −46.6pp |
Month-end over prior month-end; a blank cell is no return.
Basis. Both columns share one basis, so Δ is like-for-like.
End-of-day closes; a “ytd” or “part” year is not a full year.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years ⓘ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Positive ⓘ | 57% | 57% | 64% | 50% | 43% | 50% | 86% | 47% | 43% | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| Median | +4.4% | +1.3% | +6.4% | +1.7% | −1.6% | +0.4% | +4.5% | −2.4% | −3.6% | +3.0% | +5.4% | +0.8% |
| Best | +21.2% | +16.9% | +24.6% | +32.4% | +43.8% | +23.9% | +28.7% | +46.3% | +12.0% | +11.2% | +71.4% | +25.3% |
| Worst | −11.6% | −23.0% | −15.8% | −37.2% | −41.6% | −19.6% | −8.8% | −36.2% | −24.9% | −19.8% | −13.5% | −19.0% |
| vs SPY ⓘ | +2.4pp | +0.3pp | +4.2pp | −0.6pp | −6.0pp | −0.3pp | +1.5pp | −3.1pp | −2.6pp | −2.3pp | +3.2pp | −0.8pp |
169 monthly observations · 2012–2026 · benchmark SPY
