Vital Farms (VITL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -8.06% for Q3 2026, down 26.95 percentage points from 18.89% a year earlier and down 8.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vital Farms (VITL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vital Farms' Return on Equity [ROE] was 21.36%, down 1.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +9.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 23.11% in FY2024 (+8.55 pp), 14.57% in FY2023 (+13.77 pp), 0.79% in FY2022 (-0.83 pp) and 1.62% in FY2021 (-10.16 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q4 2019.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 14.06 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a drop of 26.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows VITL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 0.05% (Q2 2026), 14.03% (Q1 2026) and 19.42% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 15.34% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 38.01% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -9.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 19.00% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.98% |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 429.78 Mn | 239.13 Mn | 42.14 Mn | -8.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -8.06% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.05% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 14.03% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 19.42% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 18.89% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 17.23% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.37% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 20.43% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 20.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.62% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 11.27% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 9.55% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 6.09% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 0.79% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -2.80% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -4.17% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -1.74% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 1.56% |
API Access
Vital Farms Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();