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Vital Farms VITL Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$166.0M-10.1%
Gross profit$10.9M-84.8%
Operating income-$40.1M-269%
Net income-$31.1M-287%
EPS (diluted)-$0.72-300%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$21.2M-80.4%
Total debt$114.1M+419%
Total equity$158.3M+4.5%
Total assets$502.1M+16.6%

Cash flow

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CapEx$16.7M+143%
Free cash flow-$44.1M-478%

Valuation

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Market cap$483.41M-76.6%
Enterprise value$576.31M-70.8%
P/E3,098.8×+3,059×
P/S0.6×-2.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.1%-9.5pp
Operating margin0%-10.3pp
Net margin0%-7.8pp
FCF margin-16.5%-16.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0.8%
Debt / equity0.1×+0.1×
Current ratio1.1×-1.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Vital Farms in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Vital Farms’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026.

Filed
Aug 6, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001193125-26-336753
Line item26-Weeks Ended / June 28,202626-Weeks Ended / June 29,2025
Increase in inventory provision8,274568
Other1,331725
Net change in operating assets and liabilities(30,010)(48,904)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(45,912)$4,513
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(37,460)(9,994)
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities43,002404
Maturities of available-for-sale securities22,0007,890

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FAQ

What is Vital Farms's operating cash flow?
Vital Farms (VITL) reported operating cash flow of -$27.36M in Q2 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Vital Farms's operating cash flow?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Vital Farms's operating cash flow has grown at a -17.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $50.91M to $34.48M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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