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Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) Stock Analysis

Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) is a Packaged Foods stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

FLO

$5.81

−$0.19 (−3.17%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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FLO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$6.00
Previous Close
$6.00
Day's Range
5.74–5.99
52-Week Range
5.40–13.11
Volume
4.81M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.43
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.23B
P/E Ratio
21.52
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
8.49
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
6.10
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.24
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.27
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$5.26B+3.00%
Net Income (FY)
$83.83M−66.22%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
1.06%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
212.06M
1-Year Return
−51.22%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.50+8.33%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 11, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
6.92M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, FLO closed at $5.81, −51.22% over 1 year.

Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) has a market capitalization of $1.23B.

In fiscal 2025, FLO reported revenue of $5.26B.

FLO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $4,878
−51.22%
5 years
$10,000 $2,926
−70.74%
10 years
$10,000 $5,737
−42.63%

If you had invested $10,000 in Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $5,737 at the close on October 21, 2026: −42.63% in total, −5.40% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−44.23%
2025−43.63%
2024−4.34%
2023−18.63%
2022+7.97%
2021+25.63%
2020+7.73%
2019+21.80%
2018−0.93%
2017+0.22%
2016 (partial year)+15.61%

As of October 21, 2026.

FLO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$5.26B$83.83M1.6%
2024$5.10B$248.12M4.9%
2023$5.09B$123.42M2.4%
2022$4.81B$228.39M4.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$5.26B$2.57B$326.10M$83.83M1.6%
2024$5.10B$2.53B$366.01M$248.12M4.9%
2023$5.09B$2.46B$187.27M$123.42M2.4%
2022$4.81B$2.30B$311.28M$228.39M4.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

FLO Dividend History

$0.98+3.6% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.503—
2025$0.984+3.6%
2024$0.954+4.4%
2023$0.914+4.6%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.503—
2025$0.984+3.6%
2024$0.954+4.4%
2023$0.914+4.6%
2022$0.874+4.8%
2021$0.834+5.1%
2020$0.794+5.3%
2019$0.754+5.6%
2018$0.714+6.0%
2017$0.674+318.8%
2016$0.161—

Most recent payment: $0.17 per share, ex-dividend September 11, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

FLO Valuation vs Packaged Foods Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricFLOPackaged Foods medianvs median
P/E21.5214.4749% above
P/S ratio0.240.6765% below
Profit margin1.06%2.27%1.2 pts below

Medians across 70 Packaged Foods stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) carries a market capitalisation of $1.23B. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry. The company reports 10,300 employees.

The 52-week range on file runs from $5.40 to $13.11. FLO last closed at $5.81 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.19 (−3.17%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 7.59% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $5.26B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $5.10B, that is a change of +3.00%. Net income for the same year was $83.83M. That is −66.22% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 1.06%. That is 1.2 percentage points below the Packaged Foods median of 2.27%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.27.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $4.81B in 2022 to $5.26B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 21.52 times earnings. That is 48.77% above the Packaged Foods median of 14.47. The forward P/E on file is 8.49. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 6.1. The price-to-sales ratio is 0.24. On price-to-sales that is 64.57% below the Packaged Foods median of 0.67. The medians here are taken across 70 Packaged Foods companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is −51.22%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −5.40%. The reported beta is 0.43. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 25.61%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 8.33% on the latest price. That is 4.3 percentage points above the Packaged Foods median yield of 4.04%. The indicated annual rate is $0.50 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 11, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.50 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.98 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +25.63% and 2025 returned −43.63%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −44.23% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) operates in the Packaged Foods industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Flowers Foods, Inc. FLO $1.23B 21.5
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC $27.87B —
General Mills, Inc. GIS $17.41B —
Saputo Inc. SAP.TO CA$16.14B 23.7

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Packaged Foods industry average P/E ratio is 14.5x. Flowers Foods, Inc. trades at a P/E of 21.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Flowers Foods, Inc.

Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. The company's principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, tortillas, baking mixes, and frozen breads and rolls as well as snack items including bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers. The company offers its products under the Nature's Own, DKB, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake brand names. It distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. The company's customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.

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