Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Flowers Foods (FLO) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.29% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 686.0% year-over-year to 5.29% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 5.29%, a 686.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 6.18%, down 598.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.29%, down from 9.04% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for FLO reached as high as 12.15% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 5.29% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.19% across 5 years, with a median of 10.07% in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 591 bps in 2024 and tumbled 686 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.97% in 2022, then sank by 43 bps to 6.24% in 2023, then soared by 95 bps to 12.15% in 2024, then retreated by 26 bps to 9.04% in 2025, then slumped by 42 bps to 5.29% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 5.29% in Q1 2026, 9.04% in Q4 2025, and 8.81% in Q3 2025.