Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) stock
VITLNasdaqFood and Kindred ProductsFiscal year ends December 27
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 28, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 3, 2026Score 11/308% above fair value
$9.07+0.10 (+1.11%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $389.39MP/E –Yield –
Vital Farms statistics
92 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 28, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.39
- 3.48
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.48
- 1.02
- EV / EBIT
- 1112.24
- 16.59
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.59%
- 0.58%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -2.39%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 26M
- 46M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 39.4%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 85.3%
- 57.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 8.11%
- 1.45%
- Short % of Float
- 36.9%
- 6.50%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 22.4%
- 4.93%
- Days to Cover
- 6.05
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $36.09
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $7.95
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $9.23
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $9.59
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $13.07
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.71
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.73%
- 0.59%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 6.08%
- 1.37%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -18.7%
- -4.99%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.96%
- -5.78%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -71.6%
- -14.3%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -72.1%
- -12.5%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -26.5%
- -32.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -52.7%
- -40.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.75
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 46.2
- 49.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 65.2%
- 46.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.73
- 0.46
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 0.23%
- 4.13%
- EBITDA Margin
- 1.28%
- 5.70%
- FCF Margin
- -16.5%
- 6.10%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 0.05%
- 5.06%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.03%
- 1.47%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 0.07%
- 4.43%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 0.09%
- 5.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.10
- 1.39
- Quick Ratio
- 0.49
- 0.56
- Interest Coverage
- 0.32
- 1.36
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 16.4%
- 2.72%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -99.7%
- -12.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -103.6%
- -12.0%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 28.0%
- 1.93%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 28.8%
- 6.06%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 263.4%
- 1.12%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 39.8%
- 2.91%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.64
- 0.91
- Inventory Turnover
- 9.44
- 5.29
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.04M
- $664.16K
- Profits Per Employee
- $211
- $16.51K
- Employee Count
- 739
- 600
- WACC
- 8.74%
- 7.48%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.74M
- $11.82M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $21.24M
- -$512.30K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.49
- -$0.04
- Equity (Book Value)
- $283.65M
- $143.59M
- Book Value Per Share
- $6.61
- $5.66
- Tangible Book Value
- $279.80M
- $4.47M
- Working Capital
- $15.31M
- $25.54M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$109.42M
- -$60.19M
- FCF Per Share
- -$2.94
- $1.40
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 0.04%
- 2.59%
- FCF Yield
- -32.4%
- 4.77%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $1.03M
- $13.84M
- Income Tax
- $1.59M
- $11.70M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 91.0%
- 23.6%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.96
- 2.54
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -1.36
- -2.62
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | VITL | S&P 500 | Difference | VITL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.9% | -3.0% | +0.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -21.7% | -2.8% | −19.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | -71.6% | +11.5% | −83.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -72.2% | +13.5% | −85.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | -23.4% | +77.7% | −101.1 pts | -8.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -52.7% | +72.6% | −125.3 pts | -13.9% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -87.8% | +308.2% | −396.0 pts | -19.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
10M VITL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 8.1% from the previous report, or 36.93% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 46.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 9,607,509 | +8.1% | 1,588,991 | 6.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 8,886,738 | +2.3% | 1,650,975 | 5.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8,687,698 | -16.9% | 2,290,890 | 3.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,455,625 | +9.3% | 1,147,113 | 9.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 9,564,910 | +14.2% | 1,291,333 | 7.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,375,857 | -4.2% | 1,732,711 | 4.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8,743,305 | +9.6% | 1,429,143 | 6.1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 7,978,805 | +7.6% | 1,568,664 | 5.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,412,289 | -35.0% | 3,197,113 | 2.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11,401,769 | -0.1% | 2,094,823 | 5.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 11,415,334 | -16.4% | 3,090,790 | 3.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 13,659,135 | -3.2% | 5,512,858 | 2.5 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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