NGVC Stock — Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NGVC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NGVC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.96%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.96%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 70/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 143.8% over the past 14.2 years, 484.4 points behind SPY at 628.2%.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage operates a chain of retail stores across the United States selling natural and organic groceries, dietary supplements, body care products, and household goods under the Natural Grocers and Vitamin Cottage brand names. The company distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. This stock may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the specialty retail grocery sector.

NGVC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 143.8% over the past 14.2 years, 484.4 points behind SPY at 628.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -20.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 41.5%.

NGVC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

70 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.37%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/25/2012

Distribution rate

1.96%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.96%

5-year average yield

1.86

Last close

$30.61 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$705,433,499

Average volume

141420.0

Dividend

$0.15

Ex-dividend date

08/17/2026

Payment date

09/02/2026

Beta

1.223

Payout ratio

29.1%

P/E ratio

14.79

Forward P/E

12.4069

EPS

$2.07

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.96%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.96%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

NGVC risks and drawbacks

NGVC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 41.5%.

Who may consider NGVC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NGVC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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