Growth Metrics

Flowers Foods (FLO) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Flowers Foods (FLO) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.35 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 9.25% to 0.35 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.47, a 5.4% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.47, down 5.4% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.35 for Q1 2026 at Flowers Foods, down from 0.62 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.41 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.32 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.67 and a median of 0.66 in 2024 define the central range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak YoY movement for FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 217.25% in 2023, then tumbled 64.19% in 2024.
  • Flowers Foods' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.69 in 2022, then increased by 17.91% to 0.81 in 2023, then tumbled by 60.01% to 0.32 in 2024, then surged by 92.83% to 0.62 in 2025, then tumbled by 43.35% to 0.35 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FLO's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.62 (Q4 2025), and 0.56 (Q3 2025).