Flowers Foods (FLO) Change in Working Capital (2018 - 2026)

Flowers Foods' (FLO) quarterly Change in Working Capital came in at -$18.9 million in Q1 2026, down 512.43% year-on-year from $4.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 191.72% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Working Capital fell 512.43% year-over-year to -$18.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $31.5 million, a 26.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $31.5 million, up 26.56% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital for Q1 2026 stood at -$18.9 million, down from $20.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Working Capital for FLO reached as high as $98.3 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$116.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Working Capital has averaged $5.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $897000.0 in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Working Capital tumbled 3615.34% in 2023 and surged 28790.38% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Working Capital stood at $18.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 81.57% to $3.4 million in 2023, then sank by 189.65% to -$3.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 767.72% to $20.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 191.72% to -$18.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Working Capital figures were -$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 in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn -
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn -
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn -
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn -
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn -
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn -
10 Flowers Foods 1.77 Bn 1.76 Bn 598.38 Mn -18.88 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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