---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-015580"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVC"
cik: "0001547459"
company_name: "Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:40:16.546020+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Natural Grocers Q2: net sales +0.5% to $337.4M; EPS $0.58; Adj. EBITDA +4% to $27.4M

## Summary
- Net sales $337.4M (+0.5% YoY); net income $13.4M (+2.5%); diluted EPS $0.58.
- Daily average comparable store sales increased 0.5% (9.4% on two-year stack).
- Adjusted EBITDA rose 4.0% to $27.4 million.
- Opened one new store during the quarter.
- Co-President cites strong execution and disciplined expense management amid challenging environment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-015580
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVC
- cik: 0001547459
- company_name: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774926015580/0001437749-26-015580-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774926015580/ngvc20260505_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7a2219abf14326885957ce3ec3290dd714fa54e5
  claim: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. reported second quarter of fiscal 2026 ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $337.4 million, net income $13.4 million, EPS $0.58.
  evidence_excerpt: for its second quarter of fiscal 2026 ended March 31, 2026. Highlights for Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Compared to Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 ● Net sales increased 0.5% to $337.4 million; ● Daily average comparable store sales increased 0.5%, and 9.4% on a two-year basis; ● Net income increased 2.5% to $13.4 million, with diluted earnings per share of $0.58; ●
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774926015580/0001437749-26-015580-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.