What is Vital Farms's shares (basic)?

Vital Farms (VITL) reported shares (basic) of 44.6M in Q1 2026.

How has Vital Farms's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Vital Farms's shares (basic) increased by 0.8% year-over-year, from 44.3M to 44.6M.

What is the long-term trend for Vital Farms's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vital Farms's shares (basic) has grown at a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 159.8M to 178.2M.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Vital Farms VITL Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

Cal-Maine FoodsCALM

47.3M-3.1%

Hormel FoodsHRL

550.6M+0.1%

POS

Post HoldingsPOST

47.9M-15.1%

The Chef's WarehouseCHEF

38.8M+0.3%

Lifeway FoodsLWAY

15.3M+0.8%

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

Reported directly by Vital Farms in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: Vital Farms (VITL) reported shares (basic) of 44.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Vital Farms's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Vital Farms's shares (basic) increased by 0.8% year-over-year, from 44.3M to 44.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Vital Farms's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vital Farms's shares (basic) has grown at a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 159.8M to 178.2M.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.