Growth Metrics

Flowers Foods (FLO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Flowers Foods has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $124.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 8.38% to $124.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $417.9 million through Jan 2026, up 14.95% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $417.9 million for FY2026, 14.95% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $124.0 million for Q1 2026 at Flowers Foods, up from $83.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $191.7 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$26.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $94.1 million (2025), against an average of $85.4 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 1214.73% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 95.58% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $189.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 51.62% to $91.7 million in 2023, then grew by 24.71% to $114.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 26.72% to $83.8 million in 2025, then soared by 47.9% to $124.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FLO's Free Cash Flow are $124.0 million (Q1 2026), $83.8 million (Q4 2025), and $94.1 million (Q3 2025).