Vital Farms (VITL) Cash from Operations (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) recorded Cash from Operations of -$27.36 million in Q2 2026, compared with -$761,000 a year earlier.
Vital Farms (VITL) Cash from Operations (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Vital Farms' Cash from Operations came in at -$16.71 million as of Jun 28, 2026; for FY2025, it was $33.72 million, down 48.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash from Operations came in at $64.82 million in FY2024 (+27.3%), $50.91 million in FY2023, -$8.1 million in FY2022 and $17.68 million in FY2021 (+53.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations in data going back to Q3 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in two of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 4.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 598.4% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 78.0% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -$18.56 million (Q1 2026), $5.78 million (Q4 2025) and $23.42 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 419.32 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 297.80 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 425.70 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 379.80 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 240.60 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 137.40 Mn |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 398.37 Mn | 197.88 Mn | 10.93 Mn | -27.36 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -27.36 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -18.56 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 5.78 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 23.42 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -761,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.27 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 14.78 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 9.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.73 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 8.27 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 13.51 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 5.40 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -4.73 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -363,000.00 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 1.93 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -4.94 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 4.38 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | -2.36 Mn |
Vital Farms Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();