Flowers Foods/$FLO
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About Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods Inc operates as a producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States. Its principal products include breads, buns, rolls, snack items (bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers), bagels, English muffins, tortillas, and baking mixes. These products are sold under the brand names Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread (DKB), Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the sales of its bakery products.
- Ticker
- $FLO
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 10,300
- Headquarters
- Thomasville, United States
- Website
- www.flowersfoods.com
Flowers Foods Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.3B
23.56
$0.26
0.43
$0.75
8.14%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.3B
Beta
0.43
52-week high
$12.52
52-week low
$5.40
Average daily volume
6.9M
Dividend rate
$0.75
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.772
Quick ratio
0.424
Long term debt to equity
1.155
Total debt to equity
1.517
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
336.32%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.17%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
486.932
Gross margin (TTM)
48.63%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.06%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.44%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
30.79%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$510,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.93%
Return on equity (TTM)
4.01%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
23.563
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.249
Price to book
0.98
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-1.89
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
3.949
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
25.32%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.555
Dividend yield (TTM)
12.13%
Forward dividend yield
8.14%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
2.46%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-74.94%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.45%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.01%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-37.16%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-11.45%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-0.85%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.84%
What the Analysts think about Flowers Foods
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Flowers Foods stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Flowers Foods stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Simple Mills retail sales rose 13% in the second quarter, and Flowers is expanding its better-for-you range with new snack and breakfast products. That gives the portfolio a growth engine beyond traditional bread. (WorldBakers, Flowers Foods)
Flowers expects its latest restructuring actions to deliver about $20 million in annualised savings once fully implemented, building on more than $200 million of savings achieved in recent years. Successful savings could help cushion operating pressure and support a recovery in profitability. (Flowers Foods)
Reuters reported Flowers was exploring a sale of Tastykake, potentially worth about $350 million. A sale could sharpen the portfolio around stronger-growth brands and provide proceeds for debt reduction or investment, although no deal was confirmed. (Reuters)
Fresh bread demand and volume remain weak: second-quarter sales fell 4% and volume declined 5.8%, prompting Flowers to cut its 2026 sales and earnings outlook. This points to continued pressure on the core business rather than a short-lived quarterly setback. (Flowers Foods)
Lower production volumes weakened cost absorption while higher labour, freight and marketing costs added pressure. Adjusted EBITDA fell 19.2% in the quarter and its margin narrowed by 180 basis points, showing how quickly weaker sales can hit profits. (Flowers Foods)
Credit quality is a concern: Fitch cut Flowers to below-investment-grade BB+, while Moody’s cited slower-than-expected debt reduction and expected leverage in the mid-3x range. Continued weak earnings could therefore constrain financial flexibility after the Simple Mills acquisition. (Fitch Ratings, Investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 27 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Flowers Foods
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $FLO weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.07% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | $3.2B | 0.07% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.06% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.04% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.04% |
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