Flowers Foods (FLO) Change in Working Capital (2018 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) reported Change in Working Capital of -$18.9 million for Q1 2026, down 512.43% year-over-year from $4.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 191.72% quarter-over-quarter from $20.6 million in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Change in Working Capital (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has 9 years of Change in Working Capital data on file, last reported at -$18.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Change in Working Capital for Q1 2026 came in at -$18.9 million, down 512.43% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $31.5 million (up 26.56% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $31.5 million, up 26.56% from the prior year.
- Change in Working Capital eased to -$18.9 million in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from $20.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Working Capital peaked at $98.3 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$116.8 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $5.3 million and a median of $897000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Working Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Working Capital sank 3615.34% in 2023, then jumped 28790.38% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Change in Working Capital shows it stood at $18.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 81.57% to $3.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 189.65% to -$3.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 767.72% to $20.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 191.72% to -$18.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Change in Working Capital at -$18.9 million in Q1 2026, $20.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$271000.0 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Working Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | - |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | - |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.59 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | - |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | - |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.58 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 598.38 Mn | -18.88 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | -18.88 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2026 | -18.88 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 20.58 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 20.58 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2025 | -271,000.00 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | -271,000.00 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 30.05 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 30.05 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -3.08 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -3.08 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | -4.15 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | -4.15 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 32.00 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 32.00 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 104,000.00 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 104,000.00 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.44 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.44 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2023 | -116.77 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2023 | -116.77 Mn |