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

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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