Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' (VITL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $55.3 million in Q1 2026, up 35.83% year-on-year from $40.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.59% quarter-over-quarter from $55.0 million in Q4 2025.
Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vital Farms has disclosed Operating Expenses across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $55.3 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $55.3 million, up 35.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $211.9 million (up 22.92% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $197.3 million, up 18.59% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $55.3 million for Q1 2026 at Vital Farms, up from $55.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $55.3 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $24.2 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $36.1 million (2023), against an average of $38.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 41.32% in 2022 and grew 9.3% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Vital Farms' Operating Expenses stood at $29.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 20.88% to $36.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 29.83% to $46.9 million in 2024, then climbed by 17.37% to $55.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.59% to $55.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $55.3 million (Q1 2026), $55.0 million (Q4 2025), and $53.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 36.33 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 973.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 21.79 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 531.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.68 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 83.30 Mn |
| 5 | Adecoagro | 2.04 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 97.80 Mn | -35.83 Mn |
| 6 | Dole | 1.33 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 123.78 Mn |
| 7 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 51.10 Mn |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 463.27 Mn | 426.30 Mn | 53.01 Mn | 55.34 Mn |
| 9 | Alico | 310.30 Mn | 262.17 Mn | -4.59 Mn | 3.23 Mn |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 269.03 Mn | 270.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 18.92 Mn |