Flowers Foods (FLO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) posted Gross Margin of 48.45% for Q2 2027, down 0.38 percentage points from 48.82% a year earlier.
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Flowers Foods (FLO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 18, 2026, Gross Margin at Flowers Foods was 48.43%, down 0.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026, it came in at 48.87%.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -0.90 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior years, Flowers Foods' Gross Margin was 49.50% in FY2024 (+1.20 pp), 48.30% in FY2023 (+0.36 pp) and 47.94% in FY2022 (-1.83 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 47.93% in Q3 2026 to a high of 49.92% in Q1 2026 over five years.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 42.61% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 45.32% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 32.39% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 33.88% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 40.18% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 44.14% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 15.92% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.36% |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.21 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 577.93 Mn | 48.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | 48.45% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 48.54% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 47.93% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 48.82% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 49.92% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 48.84% |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 49.75% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 49.93% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 49.44% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 47.94% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 48.51% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 49.02% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 47.81% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 46.85% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 48.09% |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 49.54% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 46.93% |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 49.89% |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 50.45% |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 50.58% |
API Access
Flowers Foods Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "FLO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();