Growth Metrics

Flowers Foods (FLO) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Flowers Foods (FLO) has disclosed FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 12.0% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 207.0% to 12.0% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 8.41%, a 46.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 8.41%, up 46.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin was 12.0% for Q1 2026 at Flowers Foods, up from 6.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 14.07% in Q4 2024 to a low of 875.8% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 44.96% and a median of 6.32% in 2024 define the central range for FCF Margin.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Margin was 88151bps in 2023; the steepest drop was -617bps in 2023.
  • Flowers Foods' FCF Margin stood at 4.64% in 2022, then rose by 14bps to 5.31% in 2023, then surged by 165bps to 14.07% in 2024, then plummeted by -51bps to 6.83% in 2025, then soared by 76bps to 12.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FLO's FCF Margin are 12.0% (Q1 2026), 6.83% (Q4 2025), and 7.57% (Q3 2025).