Flowers Foods Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 6/6
Flowers Foods is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.64% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 19th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 5th June, 2025.
Key information
5.6%
Dividend yield
0.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 6.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | 19 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 05 Jun 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 89% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
May 25
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.24
Feb 21Recent updates
We Think Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Solid Earnings Are Understated
May 27Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
May 25We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Pay Rise For Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) CEO For Now
May 16Flowers Foods, Inc: Transition Toward Better-For-You Offerings Amid Core Category Weakness
Apr 22Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Mar 29Is Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) A Risky Investment?
Mar 11Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.24
Feb 21Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$22.29 Price Target
Feb 10Flowers Foods: It Usually Isn't This Cheap
Jan 26Flowers Foods: Moving From Bread To Crumbs
Jan 13Flowers Foods: Adding More Into Baked Goods
Dec 24Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) Shares Could Be 36% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Dec 22Subdued Growth No Barrier To Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Price
Dec 08Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Dividend Will Be $0.24
Nov 18Flowers Foods, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 6.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Nov 12Flowers Foods: Battling Costs And Competition
Oct 09Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Oct 04A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)
Sep 19We Think Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Sep 04
Streamlining Operations And Innovating For Market Dominance Spurs Growth And Margin Improvement
Streamlining operations through strategic exits from non-core areas and portfolio optimization is set to improve operational focus and margins.Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Price In Tune With Earnings
Jul 31Flowers Foods: High Costs Keep Me Away
Jul 25Flowers Foods: A Downgrade On Profit Concerns Is Warranted As Earnings Near
May 14Are Investors Undervaluing Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) By 49%?
May 10Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
Apr 26Investors Will Want Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Apr 12Flowers Foods: Too Cheap To Ignore
Feb 29Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
Feb 15Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)
Jan 24These 4 Measures Indicate That Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jan 03Flowers Foods: Stable Prospects, Stretched Valuation
Dec 26Slowing Rates Of Return At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Dec 12Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Nov 19Flowers Foods: A Healthy Dividend, With Shares Near A Strong Entry Point
Oct 24Flowers Foods: The Valuation Remains Unattractive Despite The Sell-Off
Aug 31Here's Why Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Aug 18Estimating The Fair Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)
Aug 03Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)
Jul 18Flower Foods: Baked After A Tough Quarter
Jun 15Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: FLO's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FLO's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Flowers Foods Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FLO) | 5.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Food) | 3.6% |
| Analyst forecast (FLO) (up to 3 years) | 6.2% |
Notable Dividend: FLO's dividend (5.64%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: FLO's dividend (5.64%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.81%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (88.8%), FLO's payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (63.6%), FLO's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/27 16:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/04/19 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/28 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Flowers Foods, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Donald McLee | Berenberg |
| Kenneth Zaslow | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |