Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NGVC) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 1.42x

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NGVC) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 1.42x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $32.28 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($22.70 Million). See Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc working capital to net assets to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

1.42x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$32.28 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$22.70 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$9.57 Million
USD

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2009–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc across 17 annual periods. Explore Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (2009–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc market capitalisation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.44x $24.10 Million $55.30 Million $31.20 Million ▼ -8.4%
2024 0.48x $35.08 Million $73.76 Million $38.68 Million ▲ +15.9%
2023 0.41x $26.51 Million $64.61 Million $38.09 Million ▲ +97.5%
2022 0.21x $8.25 Million $39.69 Million $31.44 Million ▼ -56.2%
2021 0.48x $25.59 Million $53.88 Million $28.29 Million ▼ -14.4%
2020 0.56x $36.92 Million $66.50 Million $29.58 Million ▲ +346.4%
2019 0.12x $4.65 Million $37.38 Million $32.73 Million ▼ -72.2%
2018 0.45x $19.15 Million $42.86 Million $23.72 Million ▲ +4876.5%
2017 -0.01x $-382.00K $40.85 Million $41.23 Million ▲ +98.9%
2016 -0.86x $-24.93 Million $28.83 Million $53.76 Million ▼ -933.8%
2015 0.10x $4.25 Million $41.00 Million $36.75 Million ▲ +169.1%
2014 -0.15x $-4.76 Million $31.75 Million $36.51 Million ▲ +72.4%
2013 -0.54x $-13.99 Million $25.72 Million $39.71 Million ▼ -24275.1%
2012 0.00x $-56.25K $25.20 Million $25.26 Million ▲ +99.0%
2011 -0.22x $-3.70 Million $16.74 Million $20.45 Million ▲ +56.4%
2010 -0.51x $-3.88 Million $7.65 Million $11.53 Million ▼ -321.0%
2009 0.23x $2.67 Million $11.60 Million $8.94 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).