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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-042881"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VITL"
cik: "0001579733"
company_name: "Vital Farms, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T16:43:52.719986+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vital Farms Q2 net revenue record $60.3M; net income falls to $3.9M from $6.0M YoY

## Summary
- Record net revenue of $60.3M (+1.7% YoY); two-year CAGR of 36.7% excluding COVID-19 pantry loading impact.
- Net income of $3.9M ($0.09 diluted EPS) vs $6.0M ($0.16) in Q2 2020.
- Adjusted EBITDA $5.1M vs $9.3M; decline driven by public company costs, higher freight, and marketing investments.
- Household penetration exceeded 5.5M, retail distribution over 17,250 stores, farmer network >225 family farms.
- Egg Central Station expansion on track for mid-2022 completion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-042881
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VITL
- cik: 0001579733
- company_name: Vital Farms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000156459021042881/0001564590-21-042881-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000156459021042881/vitl-8k_20210810.htm

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