VITAL FARMS INC (VITL)
Consumer Staples · NASDAQ
Vital Farms is a pasture-raised egg company and the leading U.S.
What VITAL FARMS INC does
Vital Farms is a pasture-raised egg company and the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs and second-largest U.S. egg brand by retail dollar sales. The company sources eggs from a distributed network of over 600 small farms committed to high animal welfare and sustainable farming practices, and sells shell eggs through major retail channels including Kroger, Whole Foods, Target, and Sprouts. Beyond eggs, Vital Farms also produces butter and operates Egg Central Station, a state-of-the-art processing facility in Springfield, Missouri that can pack over 7.5 million eggs per day.
Themes: ["Pasture-raised / ethical eggs","Animal welfare and sustainable farming","Premium / natural food products","Direct-to-consumer food supply chain","B Corporation / Conscious Capitalism"]
Fundamentals
- Price$12.96 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$550M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-66.9% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E11.49 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+6.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+35.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+14.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.03 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+26.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+28.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.08 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Elevated farm construction and recruitment costs of $15-25 million expected to impact working capital in fiscal 2026, recognized over multi-year buy-sell contracts","Reliance on a distributed network of over 600 contracted family farms for supply; disruption or non-compliance at these farms could affect production and brand reputation","Premium pricing strategy exposed to consumer demand shifts away from natural/ethical foods or economic pressures that reduce willingness to pay premium prices"]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.