Vital Farms (VITL) Times Interest Earned (2019 - 2026)
Vital Farms' (VITL) Times Interest Earned was -2.62 for Q3 2026, compared with 100.46 a year earlier.
Analysis
Vital Farms (VITL) Times Interest Earned (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 27, 2026, Vital Farms' Times Interest Earned came in at -7.67; for FY2025, it was 101.11, up 60.7% from FY2024.
- Times Interest Earned has increased for three consecutive years.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 62.92 in FY2024 (+48.0%), 42.52 in FY2023 (+130.4%), 18.46 in FY2022 and 1.00 in FY2021 (-96.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Times Interest Earned spans a low of -510.75 in Q1 2022 and a high of 168.67 in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned gained in four of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 78.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 181.6%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 87.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -95.36 (Q2 2026), -12.27 (Q1 2026) and 102.93 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.56 Bn | 96.02 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 83.86 Bn | 76.87 Bn | 3.92 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.38 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 1.51 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.62 Bn | 16.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 4.17 |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.33 Bn | 15.98 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.08 Bn | 13.86 Bn | 979.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.60 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 3.17 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.11 Bn | 8.77 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.65 |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.02 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Vital Farms | 428.03 Mn | 237.38 Mn | 42.14 Mn | -2.62 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -2.62 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | -95.36 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -12.27 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 102.93 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 100.46 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 109.15 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 93.03 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 54.41 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 35.68 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 66.69 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 94.78 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.79 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 21.97 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 59.11 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 78.39 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 39.60 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 168.67 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 103.00 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -510.75 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -424.20 |
API Access
Vital Farms Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=VITL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();