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Vital Farms, Inc. VITL
Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $759.4M at a 8.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.44 — elevated (above the −1.78 line — aggressive-accounting signals worth a closer look) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.272 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.288 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.17 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.097 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VITL | Vital Farms, Inc. | 2/9 | 6.07 | 6.9 | +25.3% |
| BYND | BEYOND MEAT, INC. | 3/9 | -6.23 | 1.6 | -15.6% |
| DDC | DDC Enterprise Ltd | 2/9 | -5.96 | — | +0.3% |
| SMPL | Simply Good Foods Co | 5/9 | 5.36 | 11.4 | +9% |
| LSF | Laird Superfood, Inc. | 2/9 | -14.73 | — | +15.2% |
| BRLS | Borealis Foods Inc. | 4/9 | -16.21 | — | +8.2% |
| CHSN | Chanson International Holding | 4/9 | 1.92 | 20.4 | +0.2% |
About Vital Farms, Inc.
Vital Farms, Inc., a food company, packages, markets, and distributes shell eggs, butter, and other products in the United States. The company produces products sourced from animals raised on family farms, including shell eggs, stick butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs under the Vital Farms brand and other trade names. It offers its products through third parties and direct to retailers, and commercial and non-commercial foodservice operators. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
FAQ
Is VITL financially healthy?
Vital Farms, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does VITL pay a dividend?
No, Vital Farms, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is VITL?
In FY2025, Vital Farms, Inc. had a net margin of 8.7% and a return on equity of 18.9%.
Is VITL overvalued or undervalued?
Vital Farms, Inc. trades at about 8.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.8×–586.0×, median 91.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for VITL?
The average Wall-Street price target for Vital Farms, Inc. is $11.67, about 1.3% above the recent price, from 9 analysts.
Is VITL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Vital Farms, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 6.9×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.