Vital Farms (VITL) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)

Vital Farms (VITL) reported Gross Margin of 28.32% for Q1 2026, down 1022.0% on a YoY basis from 3.07% in Q1 2025, and down 20.86% sequentially from 35.79% in Q4 2025.

Vital Farms (VITL) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vital Farms (VITL) has 8 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 28.32% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 1022.0% year-over-year to 28.32%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 35.21% (down 243.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 37.62%, down 31.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin fell to 28.32% in Q1 2026, from 35.79% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 39.81% in Q1 2024 to a low of 28.16% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 34.67% and a median of 35.79% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 764 bps in 2023 and slumped 1022 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing VITL's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 30.26% in 2022, then increased by 10 bps to 33.28% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 36.07% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 35.79% in 2025, then retreated by 21 bps to 28.32% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VITL's Gross Margin at 28.32% in Q1 2026, 35.79% in Q4 2025, and 37.68% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Archer-Daniels-Midland 41.79 Bn 41.18 Bn 1.22 Bn 5.96%
2 Bunge Global 23.70 Bn 22.91 Bn 766.00 Mn 3.50%
3 Cal-Maine Foods 4.20 Bn 4.10 Bn 34.07 Mn 6.16%
4 Del Monte 1.35 Bn 1.29 Bn 89.00 Mn 8.52%
5 Dole 1.34 Bn 1.09 Bn 184.99 Mn 7.90%
6 Adecoagro 1.10 Bn 1.06 Bn 97.80 Mn 24.53%
7 Vital Farms 568.49 Mn 531.53 Mn 53.01 Mn 28.32%
8 Alico 298.33 Mn 250.20 Mn -4.59 Mn -85.92%
9 Forafric Global 283.29 Mn 284.32 Mn - -
10 Limoneira 240.76 Mn 259.12 Mn 21.52 Mn 95.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 28.32%
Dec 28, 2025 35.79%
Sep 28, 2025 37.68%
Jun 29, 2025 38.85%
Mar 30, 2025 38.54%
Dec 29, 2024 36.07%
Sep 29, 2024 36.88%
Jun 30, 2024 39.13%
Mar 31, 2024 39.81%
Dec 31, 2023 33.28%
Sep 24, 2023 33.20%
Jun 25, 2023 35.51%
Mar 26, 2023 35.80%
Dec 25, 2022 30.26%
Sep 25, 2022 32.04%
Jun 26, 2022 30.09%
Mar 27, 2022 28.16%
Dec 26, 2021 25.58%
Sep 26, 2021 30.70%
Jun 27, 2021 36.36%