Flowers Foods (FLO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Flowers Foods' (FLO) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $78.6 million in Q1 2026, down 62.53% year-on-year from $209.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 23209.41% on a QoQ basis from -$340000.0 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 $78.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 62.53% year-over-year to $78.6 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $319.1 million, a 21.3% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $319.1 million, down 21.3% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $78.6 million, up from -$340000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for FLO reached as high as $209.7 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$82.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $78.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $73.7 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 649.0% in 2024 and slumped 100.38% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $67.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 171.08% to $183.6 million in 2023, then grew by 14.23% to $209.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 100.16% to -$340000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 23209.41% to $78.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $78.6 million in Q1 2026, -$340000.0 in Q4 2025, and $130.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 766.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 367.60 Mn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 53.98 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 337.10 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - 1.17 Bn
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn -153.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 58.19 Mn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 506.50 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 201.10 Mn
10 Flowers Foods 1.77 Bn 1.76 Bn 598.38 Mn 78.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 78.57 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 78.57 Mn
Oct 4, 2025 -340,000.00
Oct 4, 2025 -340,000.00
Jul 12, 2025 130.78 Mn
Jul 12, 2025 130.78 Mn
Apr 19, 2025 110.08 Mn
Apr 19, 2025 110.08 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 209.72 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 209.72 Mn
Oct 5, 2024 88.58 Mn
Oct 5, 2024 88.58 Mn
Jul 13, 2024 35.35 Mn
Jul 13, 2024 35.35 Mn
Apr 20, 2024 71.82 Mn
Apr 20, 2024 71.82 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 183.59 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 183.59 Mn
Oct 7, 2023 99.79 Mn
Oct 7, 2023 99.79 Mn