Growth Metrics

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

Flowers Foods (FLO) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $148.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 5.34% to $148.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $441.9 million, a 8.98% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at $441.9 million, up 8.98% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow was $148.0 million for Q1 2026 at Flowers Foods, up from $83.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $156.3 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $34.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $86.1 million and a median of $77.5 million in 2024 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: tumbled 67.13% in 2023, then surged 190.38% in 2024.
  • Flowers Foods' Free Cash Flow stood at $67.7 million in 2022, then fell by 11.47% to $60.0 million in 2023, then surged by 160.68% to $156.3 million in 2024, then crashed by 46.37% to $83.8 million in 2025, then surged by 76.51% to $148.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FLO's Free Cash Flow are $148.0 million (Q1 2026), $83.8 million (Q4 2025), and $94.1 million (Q3 2025).