Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.33BP/E 24.0Yield 15.72%
Flowers Foods Inc grew revenue 2.5% to $5.22B over the twelve months to Jul 18, 2026. Operating income fell 56.6% to $143.38M, moving the operating margin from 6.5% to 2.7%. Free cash flow was $306.06M, down 20.2% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $1.33B, 24.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Jul 18, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.33B
- P/E ratio
- 24.0
- Price to sales
- 0.25
- Price to book
- 1.00
- Dividend yield
- 15.72%
- Free cash flow yield
- 23.09%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $5.22B
- Net income
- $55.17M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.26
- Free cash flow
- $306.06M
- Book value per share
- $6.23
- Diluted shares
- 212M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Q3 FY2026, expected soon
- Previous close
- $6.45
- Open
- $6.35
- Day's range
- $6.20 – $6.36
- Volume
- 7,919,384
- Average volume (20 days)
- 5,772,979
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since May 2026), Russell 2000 (since Jun 2026), Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.21
- 52-week range
- $5.40 – $12.13
- RSI (14 days)
- 47.8
- Volatility (1 year)
- 41.7%
- Relative volume
- 1.24×
- WACC
- 5.1%
On 2 of our idea lists: Yields that look too good (a warning list), Most shorted (a warning list)
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | FLO | S&P 500 | Difference | FLO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.6% | -2.4% | +10.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -10.9% | -1.2% | −9.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | -38.8% | +12.3% | −51.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | -41.2% | +12.4% | −53.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -63.6% | +78.8% | −142.4 pts | -28.6% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -68.5% | +75.2% | −143.6 pts | -20.6% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | -38.2% | +311.1% | −349.3 pts | -4.7% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Flowers Foods filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
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About Flowers Foods
Food and Kindred Products
Flowers Foods operates in the food manufacturing industry, specializing in the production and distribution of fresh bakery items and packaged foods. The company organizes its business activities through segments that include branded retail and cake distribution territories. Its product offerings include items associated with brands such as Holsum Bakery, Papa Pita, and Simple Mills. In its manufacturing operations, the enterprise utilizes agricultural commodities including wheat, corn, and soybean oil. Its customer base consists of retail accounts, with major customer concentration identified in Walmart and Sam's Club.
Company profile, executives and historyFlowers Foods stock: common questions
What is Flowers Foods's stock price?
FLO closed at $6.25 on Nov 11, 2026, down 3.10% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $5.40 and $12.13.
What is Flowers Foods's market cap?
Flowers Foods was worth $1.33B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is FLO's P/E ratio?
FLO trades at 24.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.26 over the twelve months to Jul 18, 2026.
How much revenue does Flowers Foods make?
Flowers Foods reported revenue of $5.22B for the twelve months to Jul 18, 2026, up 2.5% from a year earlier.
Does Flowers Foods pay a dividend?
Yes. Flowers Foods paid $0.98 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 15.72% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 17 years in a row.
When does Flowers Foods report earnings next?
Flowers Foods's Q3 FY2026 results are due soon; the company has not yet filed them with the SEC.
How has FLO stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, FLO returned -41.2% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many FLO shares are sold short?
51M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 25.70% of the float, or 9.7 days of average trading volume.
Who are Flowers Foods's competitors?
Companies most similar to Flowers Foods by business, industry and size include CAG, BGS, CPB, NOMD, SMPL.
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