Growth Metrics

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

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

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% to 0.01% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Jan 2026, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2026, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.01% at Flowers Foods, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.16% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.03% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.03% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital dropped -18bps in 2023, then rose 14bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then plummeted by -43bps to 0.02% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 95bps to 0.04% in 2024, then tumbled by -66bps to 0.01% in 2025, then decreased by -20bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.03% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.