Vital Farms, Inc. · Food and Kindred Products

VITL

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The short version

A profitable company with shrinking sales. Institutions are trimming.

Going well

Profitable every year for 8 years
Sales up 25% last year
No debt reported

Watch out for

Sales down 10% in the latest quarter vs a year ago

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 25% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (122 bought, 163 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$8.96-1.8% that day

Company value: $385M; Share price times all shares
Price vs sales: 0.50x; No profit over the last year, so this compares value with sales instead
Cash vs value: 6%; Cash as a share of company value

From VITL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$166.0M-10% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $765.7M, up 16% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 29% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of VITL. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+16% a yearRecently: +16% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 0.0%P/E at the end15xMany steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.6B

Profit in 5 years$16M

Price these guesses point to$5.09-43% vs $8.96 todayAbout -11% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 15x P/E, sales would have to grow about 30% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/7Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.21.4%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.00x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.8.7%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 8 years
MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$48.2M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+5.9% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.37.6%

Revenue: $759.4M; +25.3% vs prior year
5-year growth: +28.8%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: None; 0.00x equity
Current ratio: 2.16x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.