Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) shareholders
FLONYSEFood and Kindred ProductsFiscal year ends January 2
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 10, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 12, 2026Score 14/3058% below fair value
$5.53−0.48 (-7.99%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.17BP/E 39.5Yield 17.77%
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
100.0%
221M of 212M shares
Institutional holders
451
104 new, 71 sold out
Net institutional buying
44M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
2 buys · 3 sales
Net sold $3.93M
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 31,205,952 | 14.70% | 13G (passive) amendment | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 13,890,843 | 6.55% | 13G (passive) amendment | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. | 12,891,094 | 6.11% | 13G (passive) | Jun 30, 2025 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of FLO | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 34,631,216 | 16.33% | $273.59M | +14,612,794 | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 13,811,454 | 6.51% | $109.11M | +3,053,268 | 0.00% |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. | 10,983,938 | 5.18% | $86.77M | −364,874 | 0.24% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 8,826,026 | 4.16% | $69.73M | +94,851 | 0.00% |
| State Street Corp | 8,756,329 | 4.13% | $69.17M | −3,211,278 | 0.00% |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 8,527,936 | 4.02% | $67.37M | +5,131,382 | 0.08% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 8,196,732 | 3.87% | $64.75M | +1,679,440 | 0.01% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 7,444,845 | 3.51% | $58.81M | +2,189,100 | 0.00% |
| Aqr Capital Management LLC | 7,163,993 | 3.38% | $56.60M | +2,821,864 | 0.02% |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 6,650,995 | 3.14% | $52.54M | +6,174,229 | 0.12% |
| Morgan Stanley | 5,949,191 | 2.81% | $47.00M | +2,134,166 | 0.00% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,264,867 | 2.48% | $41.59M | −2,280,286 | 0.01% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 5,224,816 | 2.46% | $41.28M | +1,247,088 | 0.00% |
| UBS Group AG | 4,842,232 | 2.28% | $38.25M | +658,688 | 0.00% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 4,634,570 | 2.19% | $36.61M | +2,244,886 | 0.00% |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 4,493,625 | 2.12% | $35.50M | +2,968,104 | 0.04% |
| FMR LLC | 3,720,124 | 1.75% | $29.39M | +3,065,518 | 0.00% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2,420,213 | 1.14% | $19.12M | +1,551,906 | 0.01% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 2,321,861 | 1.09% | $18.34M | +539,196 | 0.00% |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | 2,299,753 | 1.08% | $18.17M | +437,286 | 0.00% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 451 | 221M | 100.0% | 104 / 186 | 110 / 71 | 75M | 30M |
| Q1 2026 | 428 | 177M | 83.3% | 77 / 150 | 140 / 78 | 47M | 32M |
| Q4 2025 | 435 | 183M | 86.5% | 103 / 154 | 134 / 79 | 45M | 31M |
| Q3 2025 | 421 | 170M | 80.3% | 69 / 158 | 145 / 65 | 20M | 26M |
| Q2 2025 | 420 | 176M | 82.8% | 74 / 172 | 121 / 58 | 24M | 11M |
| Q1 2025 | 409 | 164M | 77.4% | 64 / 153 | 132 / 42 | 21M | 8M |
| Q4 2024 | 392 | 152M | 71.9% | 56 / 132 | 149 / 45 | 15M | 9M |
| Q3 2024 | 383 | 146M | 68.9% | 43 / 147 | 127 / 37 | 28M | 5M |
| Q2 2024 | 383 | 142M | 66.8% | 43 / 132 | 140 / 31 | 12M | 15M |
| Q1 2024 | 375 | 145M | 68.5% | 39 / 134 | 142 / 46 | 12M | 23M |
| Q4 2023 | 383 | 156M | 73.6% | 55 / 128 | 138 / 59 | 14M | 17M |
| Q3 2023 | 394 | 159M | 75.0% | 63 / 135 | 137 / 37 | 11M | 20M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
283 funds held FLO in Q2 2026, 73% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of FLO | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 12,766,495 | 6.02% | $100.86M | 0.09% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund | 8,833,095 | 4.17% | $69.78M | 0.77% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 6,063,115 | 2.86% | $47.90M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM ETF | 5,529,590 | 2.61% | $38.82M | 3.44% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 5,021,419 | 2.37% | $38.36M | 0.04% | May 31, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 4,960,000 | 2.34% | $39.18M | 0.05% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 4,371,320 | 2.06% | $34.53M | 0.02% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 2,771,798 | 1.31% | $21.90M | 0.03% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 2,419,667 | 1.14% | $19.12M | 0.02% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | 2,145,296 | 1.01% | $16.39M | 0.18% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 2,114,984 | 1.00% | $14.85M | 0.04% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | 2,036,659 | 0.96% | $16.09M | 0.08% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 600(TM) Small Cap ETF | 1,946,671 | 0.92% | $15.38M | 0.09% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | 1,824,108 | 0.86% | $14.41M | 0.18% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 1,790,807 | 0.84% | $14.15M | 0.10% | Jun 30, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryals McMullian | Chairman and CEO, Director | 2,332,035 | 1.10% | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Cindy Cox | Chief Human Resources Officer | 41,030 | 0.02% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| H. Mark Courtney | Chief Brand Officer | 131,496 | 0.06% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Diego Anthony Scaglione | Chief Financial Officer | 194,180 | 0.09% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Stephanie B. Tillman | Chief Legal Counsel | 111,329 | 0.05% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Terry S. Thomas | Chief Growth Officer | 123,405 | 0.06% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Heeth Varnedoe IV | President and COO | 124,822 | 0.06% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Thomas L. Winters | Chief Supply Chain Officer | 54,803 | 0.03% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| David M. Roach | Chief DSD Operations Officer | 182,549 | 0.09% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| John Mark Chaffin | Chief Information Officer | 89,956 | 0.04% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| R. Steve Kinsey | Chief Financial Officer | 483,702 | 0.23% | Feb 20, 2025 |
| Thomas Caldecot Chubb III | Director | 58,921 | 0.03% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Brigitte King | Director | 4,660 | 0.00% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. | Director | 7,900 | 0.00% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Margaret G. Lewis | Director | 100,645 | 0.05% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Rhonda Gass | Director | 71,680 | 0.03% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| George E. Deese | Director | 3,087,536 | 1.46% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Joanne D. Smith | Director | 9,102 | 0.00% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| James T. Spear | Director | 98,831 | 0.05% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Edward J. Casey Jr. | Director | 42,190 | 0.02% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| William Jameson McFadden | Director | 652,487 | 0.31% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Melvin T. Stith | Director | 59,173 | 0.03% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| C. Martin Wood Iii | Director | 7,803,729 | 3.68% | May 27, 2025 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Cox Chief Human Resources Officer | Oct 8, 2026 | Sale | −4,400 | $5.89 | $25.94K | 41,030 |
| H. Mark Courtney Chief Brand Officer | Jun 15, 2026 | Award | +25,980 | – | – | 129,319 |
| Diego Anthony Scaglione Chief Financial Officer | Jun 8, 2026 | Buy | +5,000 | $7.51 | $37.55K | 194,180 |
| Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director | Jun 4, 2026 | Option exercise | +3,710 | – | – | 58,921 |
| Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director | May 29, 2026 | Option exercise | +9,350 | – | – | 55,211 |
| Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. Director | May 29, 2026 | Option exercise | +7,900 | – | – | 7,900 |
| William Jameson McFadden Director | May 29, 2026 | Option exercise | +9,350 | – | – | 648,131 |
| Edward J. Casey Jr. Director | May 29, 2026 | Option exercise | +9,350 | – | – | 42,190 |
| George E. Deese Director | May 29, 2026 | Option exercise | +9,350 | – | – | 2,014,340 |
| Margaret G. Lewis Director | May 29, 2026 | Option exercise | +9,350 | – | – | 100,645 |
| Ryals McMullian Chairman and CEO, Director | Apr 1, 2026 | Sale | −209,000 | $8.03 | $1.68M | 813,380 |
| H. Mark Courtney Chief Brand Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +12,857 | – | – | 109,282 |
| H. Mark Courtney Chief Brand Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −5,943 | $9.65 | $57.35K | 103,339 |
| David M. Roach Chief DSD Operations Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +10,672 | – | – | 162,208 |
| David M. Roach Chief DSD Operations Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,343 | $9.65 | $41.91K | 157,865 |
| Thomas L. Winters Chief Supply Chain Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +10,921 | – | – | 54,803 |
| Thomas L. Winters Chief Supply Chain Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,419 | $9.65 | $42.64K | 50,384 |
| John Mark Chaffin Chief Information Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +11,447 | – | – | 89,956 |
| John Mark Chaffin Chief Information Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,093 | $9.65 | $29.85K | 86,863 |
| Cindy Cox Chief Human Resources Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,070 | $9.65 | $29.63K | 45,430 |
| Cindy Cox Chief Human Resources Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +12,096 | – | – | 48,500 |
| Terry S. Thomas Chief Growth Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +34,617 | – | – | 123,405 |
| Terry S. Thomas Chief Growth Officer | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −8,428 | $9.65 | $81.33K | 114,977 |
| Heeth Varnedoe IV President and COO | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −7,178 | $9.65 | $69.27K | 105,822 |
| Heeth Varnedoe IV President and COO | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +20,543 | – | – | 113,000 |
| Stephanie B. Tillman Chief Legal Counsel | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −8,319 | $9.65 | $80.28K | 110,098 |
| Stephanie B. Tillman Chief Legal Counsel | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +18,704 | – | – | 118,417 |
| Ryals McMullian Chairman and CEO, Director | Feb 25, 2026 | Award | +98,862 | – | – | 1,411,420 |
| Ryals McMullian Chairman and CEO, Director | Feb 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −41,980 | $9.65 | $405.11K | 1,369,440 |
| Rhonda Gass Director | Feb 15, 2026 | Option exercise | +4,223 | – | – | 71,680 |
| Rhonda Gass Director | Feb 15, 2026 | Option exercise | +6,099 | – | – | 67,457 |
| Cindy Cox Chief Human Resources Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −663 | $10.32 | $6.84K | 36,404 |
| Cindy Cox Chief Human Resources Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −567 | $10.32 | $5.85K | 37,067 |
| David M. Roach Chief Strategic Projects Offic | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,005 | $10.32 | $10.37K | 151,536 |
| David M. Roach Chief Strategic Projects Offic | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −900 | $10.32 | $9.29K | 152,541 |
| H. Mark Courtney Chief Brand Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,459 | $10.32 | $15.06K | 96,425 |
| H. Mark Courtney Chief Brand Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,274 | $10.32 | $13.15K | 97,884 |
| Cindy Cox Chief Human Resources Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −755 | $10.32 | $7.79K | 36,235 |
| Cindy Cox Chief Human Resources Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −644 | $10.32 | $6.65K | 36,990 |
| Ryals McMullian Chairman and CEO, Director | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −11,376 | $10.32 | $117.40K | 1,312,558 |
| Ryals McMullian Chairman and CEO, Director | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −10,054 | $10.32 | $103.76K | 1,323,934 |
| Heeth Varnedoe IV President and COO | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,740 | $10.32 | $17.96K | 94,339 |
| Heeth Varnedoe IV President and COO | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,882 | $10.32 | $19.42K | 92,457 |
| Terry S. Thomas Chief Growth Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,476 | $10.32 | $15.23K | 88,788 |
| Terry S. Thomas Chief Growth Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,365 | $10.32 | $14.09K | 90,264 |
| Stephanie B. Tillman Chief Legal Counsel | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,978 | $10.32 | $20.41K | 101,849 |
| Stephanie B. Tillman Chief Legal Counsel | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,136 | $10.32 | $22.04K | 99,713 |
| John Mark Chaffin Chief Information Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,098 | $10.32 | $11.33K | 78,509 |
| John Mark Chaffin Chief Information Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −988 | $10.32 | $10.20K | 79,607 |
| Thomas L. Winters Chief Supply Chain Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,052 | $10.32 | $10.86K | 45,081 |
| Thomas L. Winters Chief Supply Chain Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,199 | $10.32 | $12.37K | 43,882 |
| Ryals McMullian Chairman and CEO, Director | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +161,670 | – | – | 1,323,488 |
| David M. Roach Chief Strategic Projects Offic | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +19,690 | – | – | 153,441 |
| John Mark Chaffin Chief Information Officer | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +20,640 | – | – | 80,595 |
| H. Mark Courtney Chief Brand Officer | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +24,570 | – | – | 99,158 |
| Diego Anthony Scaglione Chief Financial Officer | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +60,500 | – | – | 189,180 |
| Ryals McMullian Chairman and CEO, Director | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +172,170 | – | – | 1,333,988 |
| Stephanie B. Tillman Chief Legal Counsel | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +35,980 | – | – | 103,827 |
| Terry S. Thomas Chief Growth Officer | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +41,770 | – | – | 91,629 |
| Heeth Varnedoe IV President and COO | Jan 4, 2026 | Award | +48,950 | – | – | 96,079 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
25.70%
51M shares short
Days to cover
9.7
At 5M shares a day
Change since last report
+9.3%
From 46M shares
Short volume, 20 days
64.9%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Flowers Foods's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 982,866 shares on Oct 13, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Cox Officer | Oct 8, 2026 | 4,400 | $25.94K | Oct 8, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Griswold Benjamin H Iv Former Director | Jun 22, 2023 | 5,000 | $122.35K | Jun 21, 2023 | RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD |
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