What is Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA?

Vital Farms (VITL) reported EV / EBITDA of 8.6× in Q1 2026.

How has Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?

Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA decreased by 49.7% year-over-year, from 17× to 8.6×.

What is the long-term trend for Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -43.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 80.5× to 14.6×.

What does EV / EBITDA mean?

Enterprise value (market cap plus total debt minus cash) at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month EBITDA. A capital-structure-neutral valuation multiple.

Vital Farms VITL EV / EBITDA

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$187.2M+15.4%

Gross profit$53.0M-15.2%

Operating income-$2.3M-111%

Net income-$1.5M-109%

EPS (diluted)-$0.03-108%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$36.6M-76.6%

Total debt$60.0M+155%

Total equity$158.3M+4.5%

Total assets$492.6M+30.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$18.6M-452%

CapEx$20.8M+564%

Free cash flow-$39.3M-1,931%

Valuation

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Market cap$457.62M-71.6%

Enterprise value$481.01M-67.5%

P/E9.6×-21.9×

P/S0.6×-2.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin35.2%-2.4pp

Operating margin8.2%-1.7pp

Net margin6.1%-2.2pp

FCF margin-11.4%-14.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0.8%—

Debt / equity0.1×+0.1×

Current ratio1.8×-1.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Vital Farms’s reported figures.

enterprise value/ebitda=8.6×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Vital Farms’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA?: Vital Farms (VITL) reported EV / EBITDA of 8.6× in Q1 2026.
How has Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?: Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA decreased by 49.7% year-over-year, from 17× to 8.6×.
What is the long-term trend for Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Vital Farms's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -43.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 80.5× to 14.6×.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?: Enterprise value (market cap plus total debt minus cash) at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month EBITDA. A capital-structure-neutral valuation multiple.