Growth Metrics

Flowers Foods (FLO) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Flowers Foods (FLO) has disclosed Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 48.54% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 30.0% to 48.54% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 48.87%, a 63.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 48.87%, down 63.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin was 48.54% for Q1 2026 at Flowers Foods, up from 47.93% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 49.93% in Q3 2024 to a low of 46.85% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 48.65% and a median of 48.82% in 2025 define the central range for Gross Margin.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: crashed -304bps in 2022, then skyrocketed 167bps in 2023.
  • Flowers Foods' Gross Margin stood at 46.85% in 2022, then rose by 2bps to 47.94% in 2023, then increased by 2bps to 48.84% in 2024, then dropped by -2bps to 47.93% in 2025, then increased by 1bps to 48.54% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FLO's Gross Margin are 48.54% (Q1 2026), 47.93% (Q4 2025), and 48.82% (Q3 2025).