Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.29% for Q1 2026, down 686.0% year-over-year from 0.9% in Q1 2025, and down 41.51% quarter-over-quarter from 9.04% in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 5.29% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 686.0% year-over-year to 5.29%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 5.29% (down 686.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 6.18%, down 598.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 5.29% in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from 9.04% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.15% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed soared 591 bps — and 2026, when it sank 686 bps.
- Flowers Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.97% in 2022, then sank by 43 bps to 6.24% in 2023, then jumped by 95 bps to 12.15% in 2024, then declined by 26 bps to 9.04% in 2025, then slumped by 42 bps to 5.29% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Return on Capital Employed at 5.29% in Q1 2026, 9.04% in Q4 2025, and 8.81% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.49 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 5.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 5.29% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 9.04% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 8.81% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 10.07% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 12.15% |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 11.78% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 6.60% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 6.44% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.24% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 6.68% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 10.27% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 9.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.97% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 10.55% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 10.36% |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 10.49% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 10.55% |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 10.55% |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 11.52% |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 12.66% |