Vital Farms, Inc.
VITLAnalytical Summary
Vital Farms, Inc. shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Return on Common Equity (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.
8-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Bearish Risks
- No bearish risks detected.
Health Breakdown
Statement lens
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 25, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 26, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 27, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 29, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
25.3%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+531%)
|
28.5%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+612%)
|
30.3%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+658%)
|
38.8%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+869%)
|
21.8%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+444%)
|
52.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+1206%)
|
31.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+697%)
|
— |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
19.2%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
101.6%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1966.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-50.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-80.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
244.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-59.1%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
24.2%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
108.8%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
1943.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-48.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
-72.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
269.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
-58.9%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) | N/M |
-11.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M | N/M |
-50.4%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M | N/M | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
28.0%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
32.5%
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
30.1%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
37.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
34.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
28.8%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
33.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
34.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) |
267.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
175.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
26.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
-30.7%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
-35.2%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 25, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 26, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 27, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 29, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
11.6%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-22%)
|
10.5%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-30%)
|
7.0%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-53%)
|
0.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-96%)
|
0.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
5.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-62%)
|
2.4%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-84%)
|
6.3%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-58%)
|
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
27.4%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
21.0%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
20.6%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
56.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-572.9%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
23.8%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
25.0%
Caution
Caution
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
11.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
8.7%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-13%)
|
8.8%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-12%)
|
5.4%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-46%)
|
0.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-97%)
|
0.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-91%)
|
4.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-59%)
|
1.7%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-83%)
|
5.4%
Caution
Caution
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-46%)
|
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
-6.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
6.0%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.3%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-5.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-7.2%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.9%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
-0.73x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.68x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.54x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-14.84x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.40x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.16x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-4.26x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.64x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 25, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 26, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 27, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 29, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
18.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
18.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
13.7%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
6.6%
Caution
Caution
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
21.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
17.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
17.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.1%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.1%
Fair
Fair
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
5.4%
Caution
Caution
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
18.9%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-25%)
|
19.8%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-21%)
|
13.3%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-47%)
|
0.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-97%)
|
1.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-94%)
|
6.2%
Caution
Caution
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-75%)
|
27.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+11%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 25, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 26, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 27, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 29, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
0.34x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-52%)
|
— |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
113.01x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
66.90x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
42.91x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
18.46x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
1.00x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
25.06x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
9.60x
Good
Good
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
15.96x
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
| Net Debt (USD) | $-48.83M | $-150.60M | $-84.15M | $-12.91M | $-30.97M | $-29.54M | $1.62M | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
0.55x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 25, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 26, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 27, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 29, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $140.97M | $167.51M | $130.30M | $101.96M | $103.30M | $111.34M | $9.65M | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2.90M | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $351.26M | $269.30M | $192.68M | $158.33M | $151.47M | $142.05M | $8.56M | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 28, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 29, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 25, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 26, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 27, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 29, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $759.44M | $606.31M | $471.86M | $362.05M | $260.90M | $214.28M | $140.73M | $106.71M |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $9.25M | $9.26M | $7.92M | $5.44M | $3.54M | $2.55M | $1.92M | $1.44M |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $66.28M | $53.39M | $25.57M | $1.25M | $2.43M | $8.80M | $2.38M | $5.80M |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $33.72M | $64.82M | $50.91M | $-8.10M | $17.68M | $11.70M | $-5.35M | $11.42M |
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Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
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