Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) reported Operating Expenses of $521.9 million for Q1 2026, up 10.19% year-over-year from $473.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.02% quarter-over-quarter from $511.5 million in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $521.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $521.9 million, up 10.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.2 billion (up 3.46% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $2.2 billion, up 3.46% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $521.9 million in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from $511.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $672.8 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $409.9 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $514.0 million and a median of $503.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses surged 35.04% in 2023, then declined 18.82% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $409.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 9.32% to $448.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 5.69% to $473.6 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.0% to $511.5 million in 2025, then increased by 2.02% to $521.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Operating Expenses at $521.9 million in Q1 2026, $511.5 million in Q4 2025, and $503.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 837.30 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.84 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 456.30 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 368.20 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.58 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 521.89 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 501.97 Mn |