Vital Farms (VITL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 42.93 million in Q2 2026, down 3.9% from 44.66 million a year earlier and down 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Vital Farms (VITL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding (Entity) at Vital Farms came in at 44.8 million, up 1.7% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has now increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 44.04 million in FY2024 (+5.7%), 41.68 million in FY2023 (+2.3%), 40.75 million in FY2022 (+0.6%) and 40.49 million in FY2021 (+41.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 41.3%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 3.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, VITL's Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 43.98 million (Q1 2026), 44.8 million (Q4 2025) and 44.77 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 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 | 534.69 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 106.82 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 | 550.35 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 401.40 Mn |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 398.37 Mn | 197.88 Mn | 10.93 Mn | 42.93 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 42.93 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 43.98 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 44.80 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 44.77 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 44.66 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 44.50 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 44.04 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 43.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.68 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 41.57 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 41.23 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 40.84 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 40.75 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 40.73 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 40.68 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 40.60 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 40.49 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 40.30 Mn |
API Access
Vital Farms Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();