Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Flowers Foods' (FLO) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.36% in Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-on-year from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and down 20.43% on a QoQ basis from 0.45% in Q4 2025.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowers Foods (FLO) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.36% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 32.0% year-over-year to 0.36% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.36%, a 32.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 0.1%, up 6.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.36%, down from 0.45% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for FLO reached as high as 0.53% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 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.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital dropped 24 bps in 2024 and surged 52 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.08% in 2022, then slumped by 81 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then surged by 119 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then soared by 1184 bps to 0.45% in 2025, then declined by 20 bps to 0.36% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 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 | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -0.01% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 0.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -0.01% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.77 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 598.38 Mn | 0.36% |
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% |