Russell Diez-Canseco compensation by year
Vital Farms Summary Compensation Table · all 7 fiscal years held| Component | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $328,462 | $391,204 | $486,346 | $625,002 | $686,539 | $711,539 | $749,808 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | — |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $187,498 | $320,007 | $560,009 | $3,999,980 | $2,149,975 |
| Option awards | $2,330,074 | $121,056 | $562,457 | $479,996 | $839,995 | $0 | — |
| Non-equity incentive | $154,808 | $656,042 | $300,000 | $718,750 | $1,050,000 | $1,268,750 | $697,500 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $16,710 | $17,042 | $17,427 | $17,430 | $18,630 | $19,080 | $19,230 |
| Total | $2,830,053 | $1,185,326 | $1,553,728 | $2,161,185 | $3,155,173 | $5,999,349 | $3,616,512 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Vital Farms, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-182023, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Vital Farms, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-182023. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 95,283 | $3,023,330 | — |
| RSU | 63,522 | $2,015,553 | — |
| PSU | 34,073 | $1,081,136 | — |
| RSU | 12,192 | $386,852 | — |
| Option | 44,930 | — | $15.31 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Vital Farms, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Vital Farms discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | $0 | $31,827 | $31,827 |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $8,432,997 | $0 | $8,432,997 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | $8,432,997 | $31,827 | $8,464,824 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Vital Farms, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Vital Farms’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Diez-Canseco · this page | President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairperson | $3,616,512 |
| Thilo Wrede | Chief Financial Officer | $1,647,391 |
| Peter Pappas | Chief Sales Officer and President, Eggs | $1,341,212 |
| Joanne Bal | Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary & Head of Impact | $1,159,688 |
| Joseph Holland | Chief Supply Chain Officer | $1,158,558 |
Board service
Vital Farms board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Vital Farms pays directors a $60,000 cash retainer and $110,000 in RSU. As stated in Vital Farms's FY2025 proxy.
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