VITL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #24 of 27 in industry

Vital Farms, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $81,259 · Food & Beverages.

Food & Beverages peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-27
Industry
Food & Beverages
Industry rank
#24/27

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
44:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.6M
Median worker
$81,259

Answer first

Vital Farms, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $3.6M ranks #1034 of 1,423 complete filings; its 44:1 pay ratio ranks #1024. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $81,259. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-20 peer cohort (# 24 of 27, 15th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food & Beverages companies.

Dollar rank
#1034
$3.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1024
44:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
15th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Vital Farms, Inc. ranks nationally

Vital Farms, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$3,616,512 27th percentile higher than 27% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Vital Farms, Inc. vs. Food & Beverages peers

CEO total pay ($3.6M) against pay ratio (44:1) for Vital Farms, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Food & Beverages industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both160490.32580070.64999651.07419231.39838811.70:136.9:173.9:1110.8:1147.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Vital Farms, Inc., CEO total pay: 3616512 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 44:1Vital Farms, Inc.Medifast Inc, CEO total pay: 5584551 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 57:1Medifast IncMama's Creations, Inc., CEO total pay: 2340664 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 60:1Mama's Creations, Inc.South Dakota Soybean Processors LLC, CEO total pay: 600414 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 8:1South Dakota Soybean Processors LLCVita Coco Company, Inc., CEO total pay: 656274 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1Vita Coco Company, Inc.B&G Foods, Inc., CEO total pay: 4589619 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 84:1B&G Foods, Inc.
Vital Farms, Inc. vs. Food & Beverages peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 141:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Food & Beverages peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 20. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Vital Farms, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Industry Comparison - Food & Beverages

This Company's Ratio
44:1
Industry Median Ratio
141:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$3.6M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Below
#24 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food & Beverages →

Vital Farms, Inc.: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Vital Farms, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 44:1 ranks #24 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (15th percentile). the CEO earned 44× the median employee ($81,259) in FY2025.

Median employee $81,259 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 44 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

44:1

Below typical

Vital Farms, Inc. in the lower Food & Beverages third

Vital Farms, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 44:1 ranks #24 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (15th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food & Beverages (SIC 20) median ratio is 141:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Vital Farms, Inc.'s $3.6M CEO total is at or below the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1034 and ratio rank #1024 split - treat 44:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food & Beverages peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.6M
Median Employee Pay
$81,259
Pay Ratio
44:1
Filing Date
2026-04-27

Company Info

Ticker
VITL
CIK
1579733
Industry
Food & Beverages
SIC Code
2000
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1579733, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Vital Farms, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 44:1 ranks #24 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (15th percentile).

Read with Vital Farms, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.

Quanex Building Products CORP · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $3K lighter vs Vital Farms, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Hawkins Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $9K lighter vs Vital Farms, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Banner Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $26K lighter vs Vital Farms, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Green Plains Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $26K heavier vs Vital Farms, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Medifast Inc (SIC 20 pole)

Medifast Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Vital Farms, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1034/#1024

Vital Farms, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1034 by CEO dollars and #1024 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Vital Farms, Inc.'s MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Vital Farms, Inc. (CIK 1579733), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.