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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage PE ratio NGVC

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2013.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
15.3×
10-year median
17.6×
Against its 10-year history
29th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
8.7× to 42.5×
Peer median
14.4×

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's PE ratio is 15.3× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $31.46 against $2.06 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its ten-year median of 17.6×, lower than on 71% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.7× in Dec 2022 to 42.5× in Nov 2018.

The median for 4 grocers of a similar size is 14.4×.

PE ratio over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far15.3×12.2×15.8×
202512.9×12.6×33.6×
202426.5×12.7×34.9×
202315.7×10.2×20.0×
20229.8×8.7×19.4×
202115.7×13.6×18.9×
202015.6×12.3×26.2×
201924.0×18.5×35.0×
201828.1×14.7×42.5×
201728.8×15.1×28.8×
201622.9×18.3×29.9×
201528.3×27.4×49.7×
201444.6×28.6×90.9×
201389.2×81.9×89.2×

Against its peers

Companies in Grocery Stores nearest Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's size, closest first, today.

CompanyPE ratio
NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage15.3×
VLGEAVillage Super Market12.7×
ARKOARKO54.4×
IMKTAIngles Markets16.1×
SFMSprouts Farmers Market12.7×
Peer median14.4×

Where Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.