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Vital Farms, Inc.

VITL

Consumer Defensive · 9.73 -0.7% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Vital Farms, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-0.7% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 25 activeRegional Banks · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • VITL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if VITL's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Defensive · Farm Products

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • VITL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods8
Price observations320
Usable filing statements87
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +25.3% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +1.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

9.73
6m-51.6%12m-81.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-26$260.9M+21.8%$0.06+31.6%
2022-12-25$362.1M+38.8%$0.03+0.3%
2023-12-31$471.9M+30.3%$0.59-0.4%
2024-12-29$606.3M+28.5%$1.18+4.2%
2025-12-28$759.4M+25.3%$1.44+2.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
Interest Expense 13-Weeks Ended March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025 $ Change % Change (in thousands) Interest expense $ (190 ) $ (234 ) $ 44 (19 )% The decrease in interest expense of $44 thousand, or 19%, was primarily driven by a reduction in interest paid on fin…
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 4 filings
The volume favorability was driven by accelerated demand for existing products, expanded item offerings and store distribution at existing customers.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 2 filings
Compared to the corresponding 39-week period in the prior year, gross margin declined slightly as investments continue to scale and grow the business driven by increases in labor and overhead costs offset price/mix benefits.
10-Q · Nov 4, 2025
Energy and commodity pricespositive · 1 filings
Compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, gross margin increased slightly driven by favorable price/mix benefits and commodity costs partially offset by increased overhead costs.
10-Q · Nov 4, 2025

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

9.73-0.7% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for VITL. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for VITL. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind VITL

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CALMCal-Maine Foods, Inc.competitorMay 7, 2026

We compete with large egg companies such as Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.customerMay 7, 2026

We have a strong presence at The Kroger Co., or Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market, Target Corporation and Whole Foods Market, Inc., or Whole Foods, and we also sell our products at Albertsons Companies, Inc., Publix Super Markets, Inc., Walmart, Inc.

KRThe Kroger Co.customerMay 7, 2026

We have a strong presence at The Kroger Co., or Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market, Target Corporation and Whole Foods Market, Inc., or Whole Foods, and we also sell our products at Albertsons Companies, Inc., Publix Super Markets, Inc., Walmart, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

VITL is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Regional Banks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for VITL; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.