Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) posted Operating Margin of 1.25% for Q1 2026, down 112.43% sequentially from 10.03% in Q4 2025, and down 1467.0% YoY from 0.09% in Q1 2025.
Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vital Farms has reported Operating Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 1.25% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 1467.0% year-over-year to 1.25% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.19% (down 166.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.64%, up 115.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 1.25% in Q1 2026 per VITL's latest filing, from 10.03% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 16.34% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 5.3% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 6.88% and a median of 7.55% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Margin jumped 1445 bps in 2023, then sank 1467 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 3.13% in 2022, then surged by 114 bps to 6.69% in 2023, then advanced by 17 bps to 7.83% in 2024, then advanced by 28 bps to 10.03% in 2025, then plunged by 112 bps to 1.25% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 1.25%, 10.03%, and 10.76% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.91 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -10.64% |
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| 7 | Adecoagro | 1.11 Bn | 885.33 Mn | 97.80 Mn | 5.67% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 455.33 Mn | 434.00 Mn | 10.93 Mn | -24.18% |
| 9 | Village Farms International | 299.19 Mn | 226.26 Mn | 29.97 Mn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Alico | 294.68 Mn | 239.10 Mn | 4.05 Mn | 20.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -24.18% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -1.25% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 10.03% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.76% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 12.88% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.42% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 7.83% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.69% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.74% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 9.14% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 3.13% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 2.20% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.87% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -5.30% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -5.48% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | -2.79% |