Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Income (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) recorded Operating Income of -$7.68 million in Q3 2026, compared with $21.4 million a year earlier.
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Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Income (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Vital Farms' Operating Income came in at -$28.75 million as of Sep 27, 2026; for FY2025, it was $88.37 million, up 39.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 48.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $63.55 million in FY2024 (+91.1%), $33.25 million in FY2023, $2.1 million in FY2022 and $52,000 in FY2021 (-99.6%).
- Quarterly Operating Income has ranged from -$40.15 million in Q2 2026 to $24.17 million in Q1 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income rose in four of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 53.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 163.9% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 76.1% in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -$40.15 million (Q2 2026), -$2.33 million (Q1 2026) and $21.41 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.56 Bn | 96.02 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 83.86 Bn | 76.87 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 1.76 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.38 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 817.65 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.62 Bn | 16.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 875.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.33 Bn | 15.98 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 633.60 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.08 Bn | 13.86 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 511.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.60 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 217.00 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.11 Bn | 8.77 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 110.90 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.02 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 428.03 Mn | 237.38 Mn | 42.14 Mn | -7.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -7.68 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | -40.15 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -2.33 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 21.41 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 21.40 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 23.80 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.77 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 9.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.09 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 5.23 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 8.04 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 10.90 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 3.45 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 2.02 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 721,000.00 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -4.09 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -4.24 Mn |
API Access
Vital Farms Operating Income 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-income&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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-income&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();