Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Flowers Foods' Operating Margin was 5.71% in Q2 2027, down 1.81 percentage points from 7.52% a year earlier.
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Flowers Foods (FLO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Flowers Foods' Operating Margin was 3.21% through Jul 18, 2026, down 3.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026, it was 3.31%.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -3.50 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 6.82% in FY2024 (+3.43 pp), 3.40% in FY2023 (-2.91 pp) and 6.31% in FY2022 (-0.50 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -5.77% (Q4 2026) and 7.52% (Q2 2026) over five years.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 17.64% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 24.96% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 14.31% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 10.72% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.37 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 577.93 Mn | 5.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | 5.71% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 5.42% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 7.52% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 5.48% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.52% |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 7.57% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 7.77% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 6.44% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 4.42% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | -4.95% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 7.21% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 6.11% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 6.35% |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.81% |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 5.07% |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 7.27% |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.33% |
API Access
Flowers Foods Operating Margin 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-margin&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();