Flowers Foods (FLO) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) posted quarterly Net Margin of 3.29% for Q1 2026, down 996.0% year-over-year from 0.37% in Q1 2025, and down 202.18% quarter-over-quarter from 3.22% in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has reported Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 3.29% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 996.0% year-over-year to 3.29%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 2.1% (down 337.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.1%, down 337.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin declined to 3.29% in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from 3.22% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 12.16% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 3.9% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 4.46% across 5 years, with a median of 4.7% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Margin surged 935 bps — and 2026, when it slumped 996 bps.
- Flowers Foods' Net Margin stood at 10.08% in 2022, then plunged by 68 bps to 3.22% in 2023, then surged by 107 bps to 6.67% in 2024, then plunged by 52 bps to 3.22% in 2025, then tumbled by 202 bps to 3.29% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Net Margin at 3.29% in Q1 2026, 3.22% in Q4 2025, and 4.7% in Q3 2025.
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| 4 | Jbs | 14.78 Bn | 11.31 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 0.26% |
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| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.72 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 6.35% |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.49 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 598.38 Mn | -5.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | -3.29% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 3.22% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 4.70% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 3.41% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 6.67% |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 5.46% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 5.47% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.22% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | -3.90% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 5.19% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.08% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 3.50% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 4.75% |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 5.96% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 12.16% |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 3.78% |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 5.54% |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 5.50% |