Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' Operating Expenses was $51.08 million in Q2 2026, up 6.4% from $47.99 million a year earlier but down 7.7% from the prior quarter.
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Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Vital Farms' Operating Expenses was $215 million through Jun 28, 2026, up 19.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $197.31 million, up 18.6% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has now increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Expenses was $166.37 million in FY2024 (+28.9%), $129.07 million in FY2023 (+20.2%), $107.34 million in FY2022 (+29.6%) and $82.85 million in FY2021 (+33.0%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has moved between $21.64 million (Q3 2021) and $55.34 million (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses has increased for 26 straight quarters, with growth averaging 23.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Operating Expenses has ranged between 6.4% (Q2 2026) and 41.3% (Q1 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, VITL's Operating Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $55.34 million (Q1 2026), $55.02 million (Q4 2025) and $53.56 million (Q3 2025).
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| 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 |
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Vital Farms, Inc. Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "VITL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();