Vital Farms (VITL) Capital Expenditures (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) posted Capital Expenditures of $16.7 million for Q2 2026, up 143.3% from $6.87 million a year earlier but down 19.5% from the prior quarter.
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Vital Farms (VITL) Capital Expenditures (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Vital Farms was $109.42 million, up 244.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $81.95 million, up 186.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 51.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vital Farms' Capital Expenditures was $28.65 million in FY2024 (+148.3%), $11.54 million in FY2023 (+10.2%), $10.47 million in FY2022 (-37.4%) and $16.71 million in FY2021 (+62.2%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $1.32 million in Q1 2024 to a high of $37.93 million in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 307.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 853.8%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 61.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $20.76 million (Q1 2026), $37.93 million (Q4 2025) and $34.03 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 342.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 89.83 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 90.50 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 42.70 Mn |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 88.40 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 68.16 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 47.90 Mn |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 403.09 Mn | 202.60 Mn | 10.93 Mn | 16.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 16.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 20.76 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 37.93 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 34.03 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 6.87 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.13 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 18.16 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 3.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.40 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.85 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.49 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.80 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 3.57 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 2.48 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 2.73 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1.69 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 2.52 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 6.38 Mn |
API Access
Vital Farms Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "VITL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();