profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Vital Farms
$9.47-5.35% today
-71.2% in 1 year
1-year low $8.161-year high $34.53
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $6.13 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Vital Farms sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $362 million in 2022 to $759 million in 2025, with $66.3 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Vital Farms vs. similar companies
Vital Farms grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vital Farms | 6.1× · Cheap | ||
 Tyson Foods | 44.4× · Expensive | ||
 Bunge Global | 23.6× · Fair price | ||
 Smithfield Foods | 7.6× · Cheap | ||
 Cal-Maine Foods | 2.6× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Vital Farms's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362 | 472 | 606 | 759 | |
| 109 | 162 | 230 | 286 | |
| 2 | 33 | 64 | 88 | |
| 8 | 41 | 82 | 107 | |
| 1 | 26 | 53 | 66 | |
| 0.03 | 0.59 | 1.18 | 1.44 | |
| 30.2% | 34.4% | 37.9% | 37.6% | |
| 0.6% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 11.6% | |
| 0.3% | 5.4% | 8.8% | 8.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 215 | 275 | 359 | 519 |
| Cash | 13 | 84 | 151 | 49 |
| Total debt | 11 | 23 | 19 | 53 |
| Total liabilities | 56 | 83 | 90 | 167 |
| 158 | 193 | 269 | 351 | |
| 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 | |
| 1.4% | 12.1% | 18.8% | 18.0% | |
| 0.8% | 13.3% | 19.8% | 18.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8 | 51 | 65 | 34 | |
| 11 | 12 | 29 | 82 | |
| -19 | 39 | 36 | -48 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Valuation
- 6.1×
- 10.3×
- 0.02
- 1.3×
- 0.5×
- –
- 3.9×
- -11.9%
- 16.3%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 37.6%
- 11.6%
- 8.7%
- 11.6%
- 11.8%
- 9.8%
- 14.5%
- 9.7%
- 17.2%
- –
Growth
- +28.0%
- +263.4%
- −234.9%
- –
- +2.7%
Financial health
- 0.2×
- 0.16
- 11.0%
- 29.8×
- 1.77
- 1.00
- 1.59
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 37%of 670
Top 44%of 674
Top 4%of 624
Top 6%of 673
Bottom 1%of 668
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $32.25
- Range
- $15.00 – $52.00
- 5 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | -0.03 | 0.09 | −133.3% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 0.35 | 0.38 | −7.9% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 0.36 | 0.30 | +20.0% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 0.36 | 0.27 | +33.3% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.37 | 0.26 | +42.3% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 0.23 | 0.15 | +53.3% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 0.16 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.36 | 0.20 | +80.0% |
News
Vital Farms (VITL) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to KnowYahoo Finance · Sep 18, 2026Saudi shuts pipeline that was vital Hormuz bypass as new front opens in Middle East warSeeking Alpha · Sep 11, 2026Two-thirds of parents are failing at this vital safety measure for their childrenMarketWatch · Aug 26, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 18, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
52No pass
Benjamin Graham
83Pass
Philip Fisher
52No pass
Peter Lynch
86Pass
Joel Greenblatt
66Pass
Charlie Munger
39No pass
Terry Smith
30No pass
Questions about Vital Farms
Is Vital Farms a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Vital Farms AI analysis
What does Vital Farms do?
Vital Farms, Inc., an ethical food company, provides pasture-raised products in the United States. It offers shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, ghee, liquid whole eggs, and egg bite products. Vital Farms, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. It is in Agricultural Farm Products.
Does Vital Farms pay a dividend?
No. Vital Farms does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is Vital Farms stock halal?
Yes. Vital Farms passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 13% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Vital Farms stock done over the past year?
Down 71.2% over the past twelve months, to $9.47. It traded between $8.16 and $34.53 and is 72.6% below its high.
Who are Vital Farms's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Tyson Foods, Bunge Global, Smithfield Foods and Cal-Maine Foods. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Vital Farms's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.