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NGVC vs COST // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NGVC 8
— COST 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: NGVC
LAST: $28.48 (-5.44%) • MKT CAP: $656.4M
fcf-yield
3.67%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
fcf-yield
2.09%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NGVC VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NGVC | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 29.90% | 12.82% | +17.08 | NGVC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.90% | 42.43% | -17.53 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.2x | 31.4x | -24.16 | NGVC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.67% | 2.09% | +1.58 | NGVC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.70% | 3.85% | +0.85 | NGVC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.50% | 3.04% | +0.46 | NGVC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.20% | 10.14% | -2.94 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.68% | 0.58% | +1.10 | NGVC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.52 | 9.38 | -5.86 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | NGVC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.2 | 57.7 | -16.47 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.1x | 39.7x | -26.62 | NGVC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $656.4M | $441.39B | -$440.74B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NGVC REV | COST REV | NGVC GROSS % | COST GROSS % | NGVC FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $1.33B | $275.24B | 29.9% | 12.8% | $24.1M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $1.24B | $254.45B | 29.4% | 12.6% | $36.2M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $1.14B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $64.6M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NGVC // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73