Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Flowers Foods' (FLO) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $492.4 million in Q1 2026, up 10.88% year-on-year from $444.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.26% on a QoQ basis from $481.5 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 $492.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 10.88% year-over-year to $492.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $2.1 billion, a 3.63% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.1 billion, up 3.63% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $492.4 million, up from $481.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for FLO reached as high as $634.1 million in Q2 2025 and fell as low as $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.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 8442.06% in 2022 and dropped 23.8% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $409.9 million in 2022, then rose by 9.32% to $448.1 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.91% to $444.0 million in 2024, then increased by 8.43% to $481.5 million in 2025, then grew by 2.26% to $492.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $492.4 million in Q1 2026, $481.5 million in Q4 2025, and $473.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 192.60 Mn
10 Flowers Foods 1.77 Bn 1.76 Bn 598.38 Mn 492.37 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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