Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $492.4 million for Q1 2026, up 10.88% year-over-year from $444.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.26% quarter-over-quarter from $481.5 million in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $492.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.88% year-over-year to $492.4 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.1 billion (up 3.63% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.1 billion, up 3.63% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $492.4 million in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from $481.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $634.1 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $409.9 million in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $498.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $478.2 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 8442.06% — and 2024, when it fell 23.8%.
- Flowers Foods' Operating Expenses stood at $409.9 million in 2022, then grew by 9.32% to $448.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 0.91% to $444.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 8.43% to $481.5 million in 2025, then advanced by 2.26% to $492.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Operating Expenses at $492.4 million in Q1 2026, $481.5 million in Q4 2025, and $473.5 million in Q3 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.46 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.42 Bn | 20.97 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 15.04 Bn | 14.71 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 441.80 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.88 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 3.83 Bn |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.24 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 362.30 Mn |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.17 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.13 Bn | 11.41 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.56 Bn | 10.39 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 1.52 Bn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.78 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 191.00 Mn |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.52 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 521.89 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 492.37 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 481.46 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 473.54 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 634.09 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 444.04 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 460.36 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 478.21 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 625.85 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 448.13 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 604.13 Mn |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 478.42 Mn |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 596.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 409.93 Mn |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 447.36 Mn |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 438.35 Mn |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 554.95 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 414.12 Mn |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 426.58 Mn |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 407.71 Mn |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 501.97 Mn |