# Vital Farms Inc. (VITL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Farm Products. Price $9.92, market value $426 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Vital Farms Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 1.72**. A PEG of 1.72 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 38.3×**. Enterprise value is 38.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -29.6%** (5-yr avg 0.4%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.1%**. Vital Farms Inc. keeps 28.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 0.0%**. 0.0% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 8.7%**. 8.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.9%**. 18.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 0.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 0.1%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 25.3%** (3-yr 28.0%/yr, 5-yr 28.8%/yr). Revenue grew 25.3% over the last year, against 28.8% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 22.0%** (3-yr 263.4%/yr, 5-yr 39.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 22.0%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Vital Farms Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 2.16** (quick 2.16). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.16 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.83**. A Z-score of 4.83 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Vital Farms Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -80.8%** (YTD -68.9%, 3-mo -1.2%). The shares are down 80.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -79.8%** (24.8% above the low). Trading 80% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.17** (volatility 61%). Beta of -0.17 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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