Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025)
Flowers Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.76% in Q2 2027, down 3.98 percentage points from 7.75% a year earlier.
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Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Flowers Foods came in at 4.60%.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -5.02 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.80% in FY2024 (+5.11 pp), 5.69% in FY2023 (-4.23 pp) and 9.92% in FY2022 (+0.30 pp).
- The Q2 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2011.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 8.60% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.52% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -5.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Flowers Foods | 1.37 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 577.93 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2025 | 7.18% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 7.75% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 8.80% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 10.68% |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 10.31% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 5.83% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 5.55% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 9.28% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 10.50% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 17.37% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 17.23% |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 18.45% |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 18.52% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 8.13% |
| Jul 11, 2020 | 7.75% |
| Apr 18, 2020 | 7.95% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 8.08% |
| Oct 5, 2019 | 8.86% |
API Access
Flowers Foods Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "FLO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();