Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) reported Operating Expenses of $503.65 million for Q2 2027, unchanged from $503.68 million a year earlier.
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Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 18, 2026, Flowers Foods' Operating Expenses came in at $2.04 billion, down 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2026, it was $2.21 billion.
- Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at $2.14 billion in FY2024 (-4.8%), $2.24 billion in FY2023 (+14.6%) and $1.96 billion in FY2022 (+7.4%).
- The Q2 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q3 2022.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 628.91 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.46 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 853.60 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 441.80 Mn |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 411.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 323.50 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 919.20 Mn |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.21 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 577.93 Mn | 503.65 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | 503.65 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 521.89 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 511.54 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 503.68 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 672.75 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 473.64 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 490.41 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 507.71 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 664.28 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 |
API Access
Flowers Foods Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();