Vital Farms (VITL) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' (VITL) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 28.32% in Q1 2026, down 1022.0% year-on-year from 3.07% in Q1 2025, and down 20.86% quarter-over-quarter from 35.79% in Q4 2025.
Vital Farms (VITL) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vital Farms has disclosed Gross Margin across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 28.32% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 28.32%, down 1022.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 35.21% (down 243.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 37.62%, down 31.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 28.32% for Q1 2026 at Vital Farms, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 35.79% (2025), against an average of 34.67%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 764 bps in 2023 and plunged 1022 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Vital Farms' Gross Margin stood at 30.26% in 2022, then rose by 10 bps to 33.28% in 2023, then grew by 8 bps to 36.07% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 35.79% in 2025, then decreased by 21 bps to 28.32% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 28.32% (Q1 2026), 35.79% (Q4 2025), and 37.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 36.33 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 5.96% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 21.79 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 3.50% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 7.05% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.68 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 17.88% |
| 5 | Adecoagro | 2.04 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 24.53% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.33 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.90% |
| 7 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 8.52% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 463.27 Mn | 426.30 Mn | 53.01 Mn | 28.32% |
| 9 | Alico | 310.30 Mn | 262.17 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -85.92% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 269.03 Mn | 270.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |