Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) vs Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC)

Ingles Markets, Incorporated and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. are both Grocery Stores companies. Ingles Markets, Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $1.6B against $690.7M — 2.3× the size. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.4× against 15.0×. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.01% against 1.02%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.55% vs 1.92%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.9% vs 5.16%). Both pay a dividend; Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. yields more (2.70% vs 0.81%). Across the 23 metrics below, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. leads on 15 and Ingles Markets, Incorporated on 8.