Growth Metrics

Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Flowers Foods (FLO) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 11.0% to 0.01% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.01%, a 11.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.01%, down 11.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.01% for Q1 2026 at Flowers Foods, down from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.19% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.02% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.07% and a median of 0.02% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: fell -25bps in 2022, then increased 11bps in 2024.
  • Flowers Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.02% in 2022, then tumbled by -52bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 921bps to 0.12% in 2024, then fell by -26bps to 0.09% in 2025, then tumbled by -92bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FLO's Return on Capital Employed are 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.09% (Q4 2025), and 0.09% (Q3 2025).