Flowers Foods (FLO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) reported Free Cash Flow of $124.0 million for Q1 2026, down 26.12% year-over-year from $167.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 47.9% quarter-over-quarter from $83.8 million in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $124.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $124.0 million, down 26.12% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $417.9 million (up 14.95% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $417.9 million, up 14.95% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow advanced to $124.0 million in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from $83.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $199.0 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$82.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $82.1 million and a median of $91.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow slumped 89.24% in 2024, then jumped 1225.63% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $67.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 35.42% to $91.7 million in 2023, then surged by 82.95% to $167.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 50.05% to $83.8 million in 2025, then soared by 47.9% to $124.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Free Cash Flow at $124.0 million in Q1 2026, $83.8 million in Q4 2025, and $100.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 295.50 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 117.88 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 180.90 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 18.40 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | 415.56 Mn |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 487.00 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.58 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 123.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 123.97 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 123.97 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 83.82 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 83.82 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 100.02 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 100.02 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 110.08 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 110.08 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 167.79 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 167.79 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 88.58 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 88.58 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 7.55 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 7.55 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 99.63 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 99.63 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 91.72 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 91.72 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 126.27 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 126.27 Mn |