Flowers Foods (FLO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 3.17 for Q1 2026, down 20.46% year-over-year from 3.98 in Q1 2025, and down 361.93% quarter-over-quarter from 1.21 in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 3.17 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 20.46% year-over-year to 3.17; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 12.91 (up 242.38% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 1.76, down 61.73% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio retreated to 3.17 in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from 1.21 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 3.97 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 3.17 in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 0.5 across 5 years, with a median of 0.29 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 223.34% — and 2024, when it surged 1324.9%.
- Flowers Foods' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 0.97 in 2022, then soared by 258.69% to 3.47 in 2023, then slumped by 175.71% to 2.63 in 2024, then soared by 145.99% to 1.21 in 2025, then tumbled by 361.93% to 3.17 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Interest Coverage Ratio at 3.17 in Q1 2026, 1.21 in Q4 2025, and 0.24 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 207.45 |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.41 |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 0.82 |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | - |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 10.95 |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 10.00 |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 36.25 |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.49 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 598.38 Mn | -3.57 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | -3.17 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.21 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 1.57 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -2.63 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 1.59 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 3.97 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.47 |
| 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 | -1.73 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 1.03 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 0.12 |