VITL Stock — Vital Farms, Inc.

Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VITL is a Stock. Total return is -76.2% over the past 6.2 years, 230.7 points behind SPY at 154.5%.

Vital Farms is a food company that packages, markets, and distributes shell eggs, butter, and other products sourced from animals raised on family farms, selling through retailers and foodservice operators under the Vital Farms brand. The company does not currently have an established distribution program. This operating company appeals to investors interested in consumer staples and food production businesses rather than those seeking regular dividend income.

VITL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -76.2% over the past 6.2 years, 230.7 points behind SPY at 154.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -79.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 79.7%.

VITL key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/31/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$8.40 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$360,624,785

Average volume

1897764.0

Beta

1.077

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

208.3333

EPS

$-0.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VITL risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 79.7%.

Who may consider VITL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VITL does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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