Vital Farms, Inc.
Business
Vital Farms produces pasture-raised shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs and liquid whole eggs sourced from a distributed network of over 600 family farms adhering to high animal welfare standards. The company distributes products through natural and mainstream retail channels (Whole Foods, Kroger, Walmart, Target, Albertsons), foodservice operators, and direct channels across approximately 24,000 stores nationwide. Vital Farms operates as a vertically integrated producer controlling key supply-chain infrastructure, including the Egg Central Station processing facility in Missouri and planned Vital Crossroads facility in Indiana, while maintaining stakeholder-focused business practices as a Delaware public benefit corporation and Certified B Corporation.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | 759 | 606 | 472 | 362 | 261 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 474 | 376 | 310 | 253 | 178 | |
| Gross profit | 286 | 230 | 162 | 109 | 83 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 159 | 134 | 102 | 77 | 58 | |
| Shipping and distribution | 38 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 25 | |
| Total operating expenses | 197 | 166 | 129 | 107 | 83 | |
| Income from operations | 88 | 64 | 33 | 2 | 52,000 | |
| Interest expense | −874,000 | −1 | −782,000 | −114,000 | — | |
| Interest income | 5 | 5 | 3 | 992,000 | 381,000 | |
| Other expense, net | −1 | −250,000 | −3 | −151,000 | −27,000 | |
| Total other income (expense), net | 3 | 4 | −1 | 727,000 | 302,000 | |
| Net income before income taxes | 91 | 68 | 32 | 3 | 354,000 | |
| Income tax provision | 25 | 14 | 7 | 2 | −2 | |
| Net income | 66 | 53 | 26 | 1 | 2 | |
| Basic: (per share) | 1.49 | 1.25 | 0.62 | 0.03 | 0.06 | |
| Diluted: (per share) | 1.44 | 1.18 | 0.59 | 0.03 | 0.06 | |
| Basic: (shares) | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 40 | |
| Diluted: (shares) | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 49 | 151 | 84 | 13 | 31 | |
| Investment securities, available-for-sale | 65 | 10 | 33 | 66 | 69 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $685 and $691 as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively | 68 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 27 | |
| Inventories | 66 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 11 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $34 and $240 as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 1 | 0 | — | — | 199,000 | |
| Assets held for sale | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 263 | 246 | 196 | 150 | 141 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 161 | 85 | 67 | 59 | 45 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 80 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Goodwill and other assets | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | |
| Total assets | 519 | 359 | 275 | 215 | 190 | |
| Accounts payable | 55 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 23 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 55 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 15 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Finance lease liabilities, current | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 327,000 | |
| Income taxes payable | 1 | 838,000 | 1 | 425,000 | 0 | |
| Total current liabilities | 122 | 79 | 65 | 48 | 38 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 38 | 3 | 6 | 892,000 | 0 | |
| Finance lease liabilities, non-current | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | |
| Other liabilities | 3 | 572,000 | 1 | 767,000 | 192,000 | |
| Total liabilities | 167 | 90 | 83 | 56 | 38 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 20) | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 310,000,000 shares authorized as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024; 44,797,125 and 44,042,355 shares issued and outstanding as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 202 | 186 | 163 | 156 | 149 | |
| Retained earnings | 149 | 83 | 30 | 4 | 3 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 41,000 | 3,000 | −377,000 | −2 | −281,000 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 351 | 269 | 193 | 158 | 152 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 519 | 359 | 275 | 215 | 190 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | — | |
| Reduction in the carrying amount of right-of-use assets | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Amortization and accretion of available-for-sale securities | −1 | 110,000 | 348,000 | — | — | |
| Amortization of cloud computing arrangements | 668,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 85,000 | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| Uncertain tax positions | 1 | −82,000 | 58,000 | 405,000 | 0 | |
| Deferred taxes | 689,000 | −2 | −179,000 | 227,000 | −3 | |
| Net realized losses on derivative instruments | 1 | 272,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Increase in inventory provision | 5 | 299,000 | 397,000 | −330,000 | 224,000 | |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 41,000 | 184,000 | 341,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −14 | −15 | −862,000 | −14 | −6 | |
| Inventories | −48 | 9 | −6 | −16 | 2 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −3 | −1 | −1 | −131,000 | 426,000 | |
| Income taxes receivable | −1 | 0 | 0 | 199,000 | 1 | |
| Other assets | −8 | −4 | 98,000 | — | — | |
| Income taxes payable | 430,000 | −368,000 | 782,000 | 425,000 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −35 | −18 | −2 | −1 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 34 | 65 | 51 | −8 | 18 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | −82 | −29 | −12 | −10 | −17 | |
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | −95 | 0 | −982,000 | −34 | −52 | |
| Purchases of derivative instruments | −823,000 | −2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sales of available-for-sale securities | 404,000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Settlements of derivative instruments | 272,000 | 0 | 106,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maturities and call redemptions of available-for-sale securities | 41 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 49 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment | 2 | 1,000 | 1 | 100,000 | 0 | |
| Return of investment in variable interest entity | 0 | 0 | 552,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −134 | −7 | 22 | −10 | −18 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 6 | 14 | 692,000 | 675,000 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | 835,000 | 419,000 | 296,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of tax withholding obligation on vested RSU shares | −3 | −2 | −796,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Principal payments under finance lease obligations | −4 | −4 | −2 | −554,000 | −471,000 | |
| Payment of financing costs | 0 | −414,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −1 | 9 | −2 | 83,000 | 2 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −102 | 66 | 71 | −18 | 1 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 782,000 | 950,000 | 775,000 | 114,000 | 43,000 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of amounts refunded | 24 | 16 | 6 | 99,000 | 102,000 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 9 | 884,000 | 187,000 | 1 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vital Farms, Inc.'s CIK number?
Vital Farms, Inc.'s SEC CIK number is 0001579733 (1579733). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did Vital Farms, Inc. last report earnings?
Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 7, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001193125-26-210294). This is Vital Farms, Inc.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is Vital Farms, Inc.'s most recent earnings 8-K?
Vital Farms, Inc.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 7, 2026 under accession 0001193125-26-210294. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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