NGVC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 6 in industry

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $623K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $41,538 · Food Stores.

Food Stores peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-01-22
Industry
Food Stores
Industry rank
#6/6

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
15:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$623K
Median worker
$41,538

Answer first

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $623K ranks #1267 of 1,423 complete filings; its 15:1 pay ratio ranks #1250. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $41,538. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-54 peer cohort (# 6 of 6, 17th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food Stores companies.

Dollar rank
#1267
$623K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1250
15:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
17th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. ranks nationally

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$623,070 11th percentile higher than 11% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. vs. Food Stores peers

CEO total pay ($623K) against pay ratio (15:1) for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Food Stores industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both04393776.58787552.913181329.417575105.80:1141.8:1283.6:1425.5:1567.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., CEO total pay: 623070 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 15:1Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.Krispy Kreme, Inc., CEO total pay: 3699297 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 111:1Krispy Kreme, Inc.ARKO Corp., CEO total pay: 5481630 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 210:1ARKO Corp.Albertsons Companies, Inc., CEO total pay: 16767866 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 541:1Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. vs. Food Stores peers, plotted against the industry's $4.6M median CEO total and 282:1 median pay ratio.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
15:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-1:1
from FY2024 16:1
CEO $ YoY
-3.4%
$623K latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $625K - $32,904 19:1 -
2022 $613K -2% $34,034 18:1 -1:1
2023 $609K -0.6% $38,066 16:1 -2:1
2024 $645K +5.9% $40,319 16:1 0:1
2025 $623K -3.4% $41,538 15:1 -1:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1547459, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Food Stores

This Company's Ratio
15:1
Industry Median Ratio
282:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$4.6M
This CEO's Pay
$623K
Companies in Industry
6
vs. Industry Median
Below
#6 of 6 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food Stores →

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 15:1 ranks #6 of 6 Food Stores filers (17th percentile). the CEO earned 15× the median employee ($41,538) in FY2025.

At $41,538 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under LIGHT CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$623K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

15:1

Below typical

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. in the lower Food Stores third

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 15:1 ranks #6 of 6 Food Stores filers (17th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food Stores (SIC 54) median ratio is 282:1 across 6 FY2025 filers; Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s $623K CEO total is at or below the $4.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1267 and ratio rank #1250 split - treat 15:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food Stores peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$623K
Median Employee Pay
$41,538
Pay Ratio
15:1
Filing Date
2026-01-22

Company Info

Ticker
NGVC
CIK
1547459
Industry
Food Stores
SIC Code
5411
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1547459, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 15:1 ranks #6 of 6 Food Stores filers (17th percentile).

Read with Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · LIGHT · PAR-MED.

Titan Machinery Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $624K (Δ $490 heavier vs Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
United Fire Group Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $622K (Δ $1K lighter vs Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
Rpc Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $626K (Δ $3K heavier vs Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
Sandridge Energy Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $620K (Δ $3K lighter vs Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
Krispy Kreme, Inc. (SIC 54 pole)

Krispy Kreme, Inc. stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1267/#1250

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1267 by CEO dollars and #1250 by ratio under LIGHT · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.'s FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (CIK 1547459), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.