Flowers Foods (FLO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods' (FLO) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 6.37% in Q1 2026, down 1250.0% year-on-year from 0.55% in Q1 2025, and up 23091.21% on a QoQ basis from 0.03% in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 6.37% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 1250.0% year-over-year to 6.37% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 6.07%, a 187.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 6.07%, down 187.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.37%, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for FLO reached as high as 18.87% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 8.51% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 6.32% across 5 years, with a median of 6.26% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 1477 bps in 2022 and slumped 1250 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 6.26% in 2022, then jumped by 160 bps to 16.26% in 2023, then climbed by 16 bps to 18.87% in 2024, then plunged by 100 bps to 0.03% in 2025, then jumped by 23091 bps to 6.37% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 6.37% in Q1 2026, 0.03% in Q4 2025, and 10.52% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 12.67% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 7.97% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 1.82% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -4.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 3.75% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 17.57% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 11.36% |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.77 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 6.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 6.37% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -0.03% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 10.52% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 7.08% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 18.87% |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 7.44% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 2.89% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 4.55% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 16.26% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 8.32% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.38% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.26% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 17.18% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 1.09% |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -8.51% |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 7.41% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 8.90% |
| Jul 11, 2020 | 16.47% |