Vital Farms annual stock-based compensation
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Vital Farms Stock-Based Compensation Growth & History (VITL)
Vital Farms's stock-based compensation was $12.4M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Stock-based compensation | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-28 | $12.4M | $2.1M | +20.66% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-29 | $10.3M | $2.9M | +38.44% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $7.4M | $1.4M | +22.80% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-25 | $6.0M | $1.6M | +36.04% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-26 | $4.4M | $1.9M | +76.96% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-27 | $2.5M | $1.5M | +143.83% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-29 | $1.0M | $429,000 | +71.50% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-30 | $600,000 | — | — |
Vital Farms quarterly stock-based compensation
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Stock-based compensation | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-28 | −$1.4M | −$4.4M | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-29 | $2.8M | −$97,000 | −3.40% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-28 | $3.3M | $567,000 | +21.03% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-28 | $3.2M | $565,000 | +21.13% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-29 | $3.0M | $118,000 | +4.05% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-30 | $2.9M | $871,000 | +43.95% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-29 | $2.7M | $781,000 | +40.78% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-29 | $2.7M | $859,000 | +47.33% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $2.9M | $1.5M | +101.66% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $2.0M | −$259,000 | −11.56% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.9M | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-24 | $1.8M | $246,000 | +15.68% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-25 | $1.4M | −$187,000 | −11.45% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-26 | $2.2M | $945,000 | +72.92% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-25 | $1.6M | $371,000 | +30.97% |
| Q2 2022 · Jun 26 | 2022-06-26 | $1.6M | $492,000 | +43.12% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-27 | $1.3M | $443,000 | +51.93% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-26 | $1.2M | $220,000 | +21.40% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-26 | $1.2M | $461,000 | +62.55% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-27 | $1.1M | $845,000 | +285.47% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-28 | $853,000 | $405,000 | +90.40% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-27 | $1.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-27 | $737,000 | $447,000 | +154.14% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-28 | $296,000 | $153,000 | +106.99% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-29 | $448,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-29 | $290,000 | — | — |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $143,000 | — | — |
Vital Farms stock-based compensation trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Vital Farms's stock-based compensation increased from $2.5M to $12.4M, a change of $9.9M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows −$1.4M.
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What stock-based compensation means
Stock-based compensation is the expense associated with equity awards such as restricted stock and employee options. It is a non-cash expense when recognized, but it can dilute existing shareholders unless offset by share repurchases.
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SEC-reported stock-based compensation
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