NGVC vs VLGEA
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. and Village Super Market Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | NGVC | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.3B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $46.4M | $56.4M |
| Gross margin | 29.9% | 28.6% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.00 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 23.7% | 23.6% |
| Free cash flow | $24.1M | $34.5M |
| Equity | $212.4M | $492.0M |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.09× |
| Current ratio | 1.06× | 1.13× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 18.3% | 17.7% |
VLGEA bills 1.7× the revenue of NGVC, and NGVC keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.5% against 2.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | NGVC | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | $2.2B |
| FY2023 | $1.1B | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $1.1B | $2.1B |
| FY2021 | $1.1B | $2.0B |
| FY2020 | $1.0B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $903.6M | $1.6B |
| FY2018 | $849.0M | $1.6B |
| FY2017 | $769.0M | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $705.5M | $1.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | NGVC | VLGEA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $46.4M | $56.4M |
| FY2024 | $33.9M | $50.5M |
| FY2023 | $23.2M | $49.7M |
| FY2022 | $21.4M | $26.8M |
| FY2021 | $20.6M | $20.0M |
| FY2020 | $20.0M | $24.9M |
| FY2019 | $9.4M | $25.5M |
| FY2018 | $12.7M | $25.1M |
| FY2017 | $6.9M | $22.9M |
| FY2016 | $11.5M | $25.0M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$989,854,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2024 | −$994,981,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2023 | −$1,026,086,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2022 | −$971,459,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2021 | −$974,814,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2020 | −$767,752,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2019 | −$739,920,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2018 | −$766,003,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2017 | −$835,544,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2016 | −$929,405,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2015 | −$959,111,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2014 | −$997,962,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2013 | −$1,045,802,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2012 | −$1,085,858,000 | VLGEA |
| FY2011 | −$1,034,384,000 | VLGEA |
VLGEA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.1 pp | NGVC |
| FY2024 | +0.5 pp | NGVC |
| FY2023 | −0.3 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2022 | +0.7 pp | NGVC |
| FY2021 | +1.0 pp | NGVC |
| FY2020 | +0.5 pp | NGVC |
| FY2019 | −0.5 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2018 | −0.1 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2017 | −0.5 pp | VLGEA |
| FY2016 | +0.1 pp | NGVC |
| FY2015 | +0.7 pp | NGVC |
| FY2014 | +2.3 pp | NGVC |
| FY2013 | +0.7 pp | NGVC |
| FY2012 | +0.0 pp | NGVC |
| FY2011 | +0.1 pp | NGVC |
The higher net margin has changed hands between NGVC and VLGEA over this period.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NGVC's net margin has been more volatile than VLGEA's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 0.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between NGVC and VLGEA over these 15 fiscal years — NGVC led in 11 and VLGEA in 4.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NGVC's return on equity has been more volatile than VLGEA's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.0.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between NGVC and VLGEA over these 15 fiscal years — NGVC led in 12 and VLGEA in 3.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.