Flowers Foods (FLO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods' (FLO) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.67 in Q1 2026, up 176.01% year-on-year from 0.24 in Q1 2025, and up 100.43% on a QoQ basis from 153.73 in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.67 in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 176.01% year-over-year to 0.67 in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.66, a 30.99% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.66, up 30.99% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.67, up from 153.73 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for FLO reached as high as 10.39 in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 153.73 in Q4 2025.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 7.79 across 5 years, with a median of 0.57 in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 210.68% in 2022 and plunged 27040.38% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.69 in 2022, then plunged by 61.49% to 0.26 in 2023, then slipped by 8.75% to 0.24 in 2024, then sank by 63883.53% to 153.73 in 2025, then jumped by 100.43% to 0.67 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.67 in Q1 2026, 153.73 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 0.62 |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.57 |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 2.98 |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.41 |
| 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 | 0.26 |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.77 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 0.67 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 0.67 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -153.73 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 0.48 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 1.44 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 10.39 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.69 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 3.79 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 0.63 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -0.62 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 0.44 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 0.48 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | 0.25 |