Vital Farms (VITL) Shares Outstanding (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms (VITL) reported Shares Outstanding of 42.94 million for Q2 2026, down 3.7% from 44.59 million a year earlier and down 3.7% from the prior quarter.
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Vital Farms (VITL) Shares Outstanding (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vital Farms posted Shares Outstanding of 44.59 million, up 4.1% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 42.85 million in FY2024 (+4.0%), 41.19 million in FY2023 (+1.3%), 40.65 million in FY2022 (+1.6%) and 40.03 million in FY2021 (+39.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 39.6%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 3.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 44.59 million (Q1 2026), 44.59 million (Q4 2025) and 44.72 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 202.19 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 537.40 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 106.80 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 269.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 550.68 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 406.40 Mn |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 398.37 Mn | 197.88 Mn | 10.93 Mn | 42.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 42.94 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 44.59 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 44.59 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 44.72 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 44.59 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 44.25 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 42.85 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 43.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.19 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 41.38 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 40.95 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 40.76 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 40.65 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 40.70 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 40.63 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 40.53 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 40.03 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 40.20 Mn |
API Access
Vital Farms Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();