Vital Farms (VITL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 0.05% for Q2 2026, down 17.18 percentage points from 17.23% a year earlier and down 13.98 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.47 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 Q2 2026 (a drop of 17.18 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows VITL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 14.03% (Q1 2026), 19.42% (Q4 2025) and 18.89% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 13.45% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 32.04% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -8.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 21.14% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.88% |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 398.37 Mn | 197.88 Mn | 10.93 Mn | 0.05% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 3.52% |
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();