Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) reported Operating Expenses of $55.3 million for Q1 2026, up 35.83% on a YoY basis from $40.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.59% sequentially from $55.0 million in Q4 2025.
Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vital Farms (VITL) has 8 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $55.3 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 35.83% year-over-year to $55.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $211.9 million (up 22.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $197.3 million, up 18.59% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $55.3 million in Q1 2026, 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.
- A 5-year average of $38.6 million and a median of $36.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 41.32% in 2022 and grew 9.3% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing VITL's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $29.9 million in 2022, then gained by 20.88% to $36.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 29.83% to $46.9 million in 2024, then advanced by 17.37% to $55.0 million in 2025, then gained by 0.59% to $55.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VITL's Operating Expenses at $55.3 million in Q1 2026, $55.0 million in Q4 2025, and $53.6 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 41.79 Bn | 41.18 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 973.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 23.70 Bn | 22.91 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 531.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cal-Maine Foods | 4.20 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 93.59 Mn |
| 4 | Del Monte | 1.35 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 51.10 Mn |
| 5 | Dole | 1.34 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 123.78 Mn |
| 6 | Adecoagro | 1.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 97.80 Mn | -35.83 Mn |
| 7 | Vital Farms | 568.49 Mn | 531.53 Mn | 53.01 Mn | 55.34 Mn |
| 8 | Alico | 298.33 Mn | 250.20 Mn | -4.59 Mn | 3.23 Mn |
| 9 | Forafric Global | 283.29 Mn | 284.32 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Limoneira | 240.76 Mn | 259.12 Mn | 21.52 Mn | 45.62 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 |