Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) reported Operating Margin of 1.25% for Q1 2026, down 1467.0% on a YoY basis from 0.09% in Q1 2025, and down 112.43% sequentially from 10.03% in Q4 2025.
Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vital Farms (VITL) has 8 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.25% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 1467.0% year-over-year to 1.25%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.19% (down 166.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.64%, up 115.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 1.25% in Q1 2026, from 10.03% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 16.34% in Q1 2024 to a low of 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.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 1445 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1467 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Tracing VITL's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.13% in 2022, then surged by 114 bps to 6.69% in 2023, then increased by 17 bps to 7.83% in 2024, then increased by 28 bps to 10.03% in 2025, then sank by 112 bps to 1.25% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VITL's Operating Margin at 1.25% in Q1 2026, 10.03% in Q4 2025, and 10.76% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 41.79 Bn | 41.18 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 1.22% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 23.70 Bn | 22.91 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 1.07% |
| 3 | Cal-Maine Foods | 4.20 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -10.64% |
| 4 | Del Monte | 1.35 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 1.93% |
| 5 | Dole | 1.34 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 2.65% |
| 6 | Adecoagro | 1.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 5.67% |
| 7 | Vital Farms | 568.49 Mn | 531.53 Mn | 53.01 Mn | -1.25% |
| 8 | Alico | 298.33 Mn | 250.20 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -146.46% |
| 9 | Forafric Global | 283.29 Mn | 284.32 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Limoneira | 240.76 Mn | 259.12 Mn | 21.52 Mn | -96.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 5.00% |