Vital Farms (VITL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)

Vital Farms' Operating Margin history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.25% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 1467.0% year-over-year to 1.25%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.63% (down 1048.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.52%, down 796.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin came in at 1.25% for Q1 2026 at Vital Farms, up from 22.38% 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 22.38% in Q4 2025.
• A 5-year average of 4.9% and a median of 6.69% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 1445 bps in 2023 and plunged 3022 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Vital Farms' Operating Margin stood at 1.76% in 2022, then surged by 281 bps to 6.69% in 2023, then gained by 17 bps to 7.83% in 2024, then tumbled by 386 bps to 22.38% in 2025, then soared by 94 bps to 1.25% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 1.25%, 22.38%, and 10.76% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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