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Vital Farms

NMQ:VITL · US92847W1036
Food ProductsMedium

360

37
Profit price89
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales75
EV / Gross Profit79
Price/Book58
Return on Capital82
Cash Return on Capital11
Return on Equity74
EBIT Margin65
Gross Profitability97
Cash Conversion13
Accruals7
Owner Earnings Margin17
Sales growth57
Profit Growth4
Long-Term EPS Growth28
Owner Earnings Growth16
Reinvestment34
Price momentum6
Debt load87
Refinancing51
Debt Payback1
Liquidity93
Analyst ratings28
Opinion Changes6
Price Target Upside23
Market mood98
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Vital Farms clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGM
Founded2009
Employees326
ISINUS92847W1036
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Animal FeedLivestockOrganicFarmingFast-Moving Consumer GoodsAgricultureFood and BeverageOrganic Food

Description

Vital Farms, Inc. packages, markets and distributes shell eggs, butter and other products. These products are principally sold under the name Vital Farms in addition to other trade names, primarily to retail and foodservice channels in the United Sta…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Vital Farms, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
69
2023202420252026

All-time high

92

Jan 2024

All-time low

51

Jan 2023

Average rank

77

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
75
25
55
31
Price/Earnings
97
12
29
3
Price/Book
58
15
47
31
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
59
8
24
7

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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