Growth Metrics

Flowers Foods (FLO) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Flowers Foods (FLO) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 9.0% to 0.05% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02% through Jan 2026, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2026, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.05% at Flowers Foods, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.11% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.05% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.05% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales grew 9bps in 2024, then decreased -9bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.04% in 2022, then decreased by -30bps to 0.03% in 2023, then rose by 23bps to 0.04% in 2024, then fell by -17bps to 0.03% in 2025, then tumbled by -269bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.03%, and 0.05% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.