Flowers Foods (FLO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Flowers Foods' (FLO) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.17 in Q1 2026, down 178.16% year-on-year from 4.05 in Q1 2025, and down 361.93% on a QoQ basis from 1.21 in Q4 2025.

Flowers Foods (FLO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Flowers Foods (FLO) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 3.17 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 178.16% year-over-year to 3.17 in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 3.48, a 49.22% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.76, down 61.73% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 3.17, down from 1.21 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Coverage Ratio for FLO reached as high as 4.05 in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 3.17 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 1.2 across 5 years, with a median of 1.09 in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio sank 223.34% in 2023 and soared 1324.9% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 0.97 in 2022, then surged by 317.16% to 4.04 in 2023, then rose by 0.33% to 4.05 in 2024, then sank by 70.16% to 1.21 in 2025, then tumbled by 361.93% to 3.17 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Coverage Ratio figures were 3.17 in Q1 2026, 1.21 in Q4 2025, and 0.24 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 4.85
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 8.92
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 10.95
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 4.41
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 41.63
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 4.19
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -4.79
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn -1.24
10 Flowers Foods 1.77 Bn 1.76 Bn 598.38 Mn -3.17

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -3.17
Oct 4, 2025 1.21
Jul 12, 2025 0.24
Apr 19, 2025 1.57
Dec 28, 2024 4.05
Oct 5, 2024 1.59
Jul 13, 2024 0.27
Apr 20, 2024 3.97
Dec 30, 2023 4.04
Oct 7, 2023 -1.19
Jul 15, 2023 0.27
Apr 22, 2023 0.28
Oct 8, 2022 0.97
Jul 16, 2022 2.63
Apr 23, 2022 0.31
Jan 1, 2022 2.18
Oct 9, 2021 0.13
Jul 17, 2021 1.03
Apr 24, 2021 0.27
Oct 3, 2020 0.12