Flowers Foods (FLO) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.32 for Q1 2026, up 7.66% year-over-year from 0.3 in Q1 2025, and up 2.11% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has reported Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.32 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 7.66% year-over-year to 0.32; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.32 (up 7.66% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.32, up 7.66% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio rose to 0.32 in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.41 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.27 in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.31 across 5 years, with a median of 0.31 in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio decreased 6.51% — and 2025, when it increased 29.3%.
- Flowers Foods' Debt Ratio stood at 0.27 in 2022, then climbed by 18.85% to 0.32 in 2023, then fell by 6.51% to 0.3 in 2024, then rose by 5.44% to 0.32 in 2025, then increased by 2.11% to 0.32 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Debt Ratio at 0.32 in Q1 2026, 0.32 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.30 Bn | 27.62 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.26 |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.48 |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.30 |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 0.49 |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.24 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 0.43 |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.13 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 0.21 |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.45 Bn | - | 0.35 |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.36 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.76 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.50 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 0.42 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 0.27 |