Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) posted Operating Expenses of $55.3 million for Q1 2026, up 0.59% sequentially from $55.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 35.83% YoY from $40.7 million in Q1 2025.
Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vital Farms has reported Operating Expenses for 8 years, with the latest figure at $55.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 35.83% year-over-year to $55.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $211.9 million (up 22.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $197.3 million, up 18.59% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $55.3 million in Q1 2026 per VITL's latest filing, from $55.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $55.3 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $24.2 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $38.6 million and a median of $36.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses soared 41.32% in 2022, then rose 9.3% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $29.9 million in 2022, then grew by 20.88% to $36.1 million in 2023, then increased by 29.83% to $46.9 million in 2024, then increased by 17.37% to $55.0 million in 2025, then grew by 0.59% to $55.3 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $55.3 million, $55.0 million, and $53.6 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 39.70 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 22.60 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 606.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 16.47 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 559.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.91 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 93.59 Mn |
| 5 | Del Monte | 1.49 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 121.30 Mn | 72.60 Mn |
| 6 | Dole | 1.27 Bn | 975.26 Mn | 195.30 Mn | 148.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adecoagro | 1.11 Bn | 885.33 Mn | 97.80 Mn | -35.83 Mn |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 455.33 Mn | 434.00 Mn | 10.93 Mn | 51.08 Mn |
| 9 | Village Farms International | 299.19 Mn | 226.26 Mn | 29.97 Mn | 18.81 Mn |
| 10 | Alico | 294.68 Mn | 239.10 Mn | 4.05 Mn | 2.26 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 51.08 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 55.34 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 55.02 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 53.56 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 47.99 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.74 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 46.87 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 44.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.10 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 31.44 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 29.76 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 31.77 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 29.87 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 27.47 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 24.22 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 25.79 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 24.04 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 21.64 Mn |