Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Flowers Foods (FLO) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.36% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-over-year from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and down 20.43% quarter-over-quarter from 0.45% in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.36% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 32.0% year-over-year to 0.36%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.36% (up 32.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 0.1%, up 6.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.36% in Q1 2026 per FLO's latest filing, from 0.45% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.53% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.13% across 5 years, with a median of 0.06% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital fell 24 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 52 bps.
- Flowers Foods' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.08% in 2022, then slumped by 81 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then soared by 119 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then jumped by 1184 bps to 0.45% in 2025, then slipped by 20 bps to 0.36% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLO's Return on Invested Capital at 0.36% in Q1 2026, 0.45% in Q4 2025, and 0.53% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | -0.01% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 0.02% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.49 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 0.36% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 0.45% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 0.53% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.24% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 0.05% |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 0.04% |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 0.04% |