NASDAQ$VITL

Vital Farms Inc · Q1 2027 earnings

Q1 2027 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Vital Farms reported fiscal Q1 2027 net revenue of $187.2M and a net loss of $1.5M, with diluted EPS of $(0.03).

For the 13 weeks ended March 29, 2026 (fiscal Q1 2027), net revenue grew 15% to $187.2 million on higher egg and butter volume. The company posted a net loss of $1.5 million versus net income of $16.9 million a year ago as egg commodity oversupply pressured price/mix. Diluted EPS was $(0.03).

  • Net revenue $187.2M (+15% YoY).
  • Net loss $(1.5)M vs $16.9M income prior year.
  • Volume +$34.7M; price/mix -$9.7M on egg oversupply.
  • Retail channel net revenue $179.6M.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$187M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.03

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$20.8M

No prior period
Net Income

-$1.52M

No prior period
Operating Income

-$2.33M

No prior period
Gross Profit

$53M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Vital Farms · Revenue · Quarterly

$187M

Q1 2027
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Management discusses egg supply, retail distribution gains, and margin recovery actions without numeric EPS guide.

Tailwinds

  • Strong unit volume growth and expanded distribution.
  • Premium brand positioning in eggs and butter.

Headwinds

  • Commodity egg oversupply hurt price/mix and swung to net loss.
  • Input feed costs remain a margin variable.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2027

Historical avgQ1 2027

-1.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.4%

Avg return

30 days after

41%

12 / 29 earnings

Positive

+21.7%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-20.8%

Q1 2027

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2027-20.8%-28.2%-16.3%
Q4 2025-10.9%-18.1%-47.0%
Q3 2025+16.6%+7.8%-2.2%
Q1 2025-9.3%-4.9%-14.0%
Q4 2024-9.1%-8.1%-12.3%
Q3 2024-16.2%-22.9%-3.9%
Q2 2024-12.2%-12.0%-15.7%
Q1 2024+21.7%+23.7%+39.9%
Q4 2023+7.9%+10.5%+33.8%
Q3 2023+2.7%+5.9%+22.6%
Q2 2023+17.6%+15.6%+12.5%
Q1 2023+18.6%+20.4%+13.2%
Q4 2022+1.0%-3.9%-5.1%
Q3 2022+4.3%+11.5%+13.4%
Q2 2022+12.3%+15.1%+5.3%
Q1 2022+0.1%-14.0%-22.6%
Q4 2021-6.9%-0.3%+5.2%
Q3 2021+13.6%+16.7%+6.5%
Q2 2021+2.5%+2.5%-4.7%
Q1 2021-3.2%+1.1%+7.3%
Q1 2020-3.2%+1.1%+7.3%
Q4 2020-14.1%-20.5%+2.6%
Q4 2018-14.1%-20.5%+2.6%
Q3 2020-14.7%-15.7%-26.3%
Q3 2019-14.7%-15.7%-26.3%
Q2 2020-4.8%+1.2%+9.3%
Q4 2019-4.8%+1.2%+9.3%
Q2 2019-4.8%+1.2%+9.3%
Q1 2019-4.8%+1.2%+9.3%

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