Vital Farms (VITL) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' Gross Margin came in at 6.58% for Q2 2026, down 32.27 percentage points from 38.85% a year earlier and down 21.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Vital Farms (VITL) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Vital Farms reported Gross Margin of 28.12%, down 9.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 37.62%, down 0.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of +2.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 37.92% in FY2024 (+3.52 pp), 34.40% in FY2023 (+4.17 pp), 30.23% in FY2022 (-1.55 pp) and 31.77% in FY2021 (-3.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 7.64 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 32.27 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows VITL's Gross Margin at 28.32% (Q1 2026), 35.79% (Q4 2025) and 37.68% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 136.33 Bn | 111.70 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 76.81 Bn | 70.13 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 42.61% |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.25 Bn | 29.49 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 45.32% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.93 Bn | 14.46 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 32.39% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.97 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 33.88% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.05 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 40.18% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 44.14% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.99 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 15.92% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.48 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.36% |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 415.11 Mn | 214.62 Mn | 10.93 Mn | 6.58% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 6.58% |
| 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% |
Vital Farms Gross Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "VITL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();