Vital Farms Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Vital Farms' CEO is Russell Diez-Canseco, appointed in May 2019, has a tenure of 5.67 years. total yearly compensation is $3.16M, comprised of 21.8% salary and 78.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.22% of the company’s shares, worth €20.47M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 5.1 years respectively.
Key information
Russell Diez-Canseco
Chief executive officer
US$3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 21.8% |
| CEO tenure | 5.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.2% |
| Management average tenure | 1.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$50m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$47m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$37m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$687k | US$26m |
| Sep 24 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Jun 25 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$16m |
| Mar 26 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Dec 25 2022 | US$2m | US$625k | US$1m |
| Sep 25 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Jun 26 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Mar 27 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Dec 26 2021 | US$2m | US$486k | US$2m |
| Sep 26 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Jun 27 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$8m |
| Mar 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Dec 27 2020 | US$1m | US$391k | US$9m |
| Sep 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Jun 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4m |
| Mar 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$1m |
| Dec 29 2019 | US$3m | US$328k | US$2m |
Compensation vs Market: Russell's total compensation ($USD3.16M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.57M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Russell's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Russell Diez-Canseco (52 yo)
5.7yrs
Tenure
US$3,155,173
Compensation
Mr. Russell Diez-Canseco has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Vital Farms, Inc. since May 1, 2019 and as a Member of Board of Directors since December 2019 and served as Chief Operating Office...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 16yrs | no data | 16.07% € 270.6m | |
| President | 5.7yrs | US$3.16m | 1.22% € 20.5m | |
| CFO, Chief Accounting Officer & principal accounting officer | 1.8yrs | US$1.67m | 0.017% € 280.1k | |
| Advisor | less than a year | US$1.34m | 0.055% € 931.4k | |
| General Counsel | 3.8yrs | US$1.19m | 0.041% € 696.8k | |
| Chief Sales Officer | 4.3yrs | US$1.34m | 0.048% € 801.3k | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 3yrs | no data | 0.027% € 461.6k | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Strategy | less than a year | no data | 0.040% € 672.6k | |
| Chief Supply Chain Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Controller | no data | no data | no data |
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 5KH's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 16yrs | no data | 16.07% € 270.6m | |
| President | 5.1yrs | US$3.16m | 1.22% € 20.5m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$167.51k | 0.038% € 647.5k | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$147.51k | 0.059% € 993.7k | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$165.01k | 0.034% € 571.7k | |
| Independent Director | 10yrs | US$170.01k | 0.32% € 5.4m | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$157.51k | 0.080% € 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$142.51k | 0.053% € 889.3k |
5.1yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 5KH's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/06 04:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Vital Farms, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Zaslow | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Eric Des Lauriers | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Robert Moskow | Credit Suisse |