Flowers Foods Past Earnings Performance
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Flowers Foods has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.6%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 10.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Flowers Foods's return on equity is 13.7%, and it has net margins of 3.8%.
Key information
1.58%
Earnings growth rate
1.67%
EPS growth rate
| Food Industry Growth | 8.74% |
| Revenue growth rate | 4.33% |
| Return on equity | 13.66% |
| Net Margin | 3.78% |
| Last Earnings Update | 04 Oct 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Flowers Foods makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 25 | 5,135 | 194 | 1,993 | 0 |
| 12 Jul 25 | 5,099 | 219 | 1,983 | 0 |
| 19 Apr 25 | 5,081 | 228 | 1,982 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 24 | 5,103 | 248 | 1,987 | 0 |
| 05 Oct 24 | 5,121 | 241 | 1,992 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 24 | 5,130 | 129 | 1,994 | 0 |
| 20 Apr 24 | 5,133 | 126 | 1,994 | 0 |
| 30 Dec 23 | 5,091 | 123 | 1,957 | 0 |
| 07 Oct 23 | 5,044 | 136 | 1,916 | 0 |
| 15 Jul 23 | 5,003 | 224 | 1,878 | 0 |
| 22 Apr 23 | 4,904 | 214 | 1,832 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 4,806 | 228 | 1,797 | 0 |
| 08 Oct 22 | 4,707 | 219 | 1,770 | 0 |
| 16 Jul 22 | 4,576 | 217 | 1,742 | 0 |
| 23 Apr 22 | 4,465 | 220 | 1,710 | 0 |
| 01 Jan 22 | 4,331 | 206 | 1,716 | 0 |
| 09 Oct 21 | 4,370 | 223 | 1,667 | 0 |
| 17 Jul 21 | 4,332 | 228 | 1,652 | 0 |
| 24 Apr 21 | 4,341 | 230 | 1,652 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 21 | 4,388 | 152 | 1,678 | 0 |
| 03 Oct 20 | 4,283 | 99 | 1,633 | 0 |
| 11 Jul 20 | 4,260 | 98 | 1,618 | 0 |
| 18 Apr 20 | 4,210 | 93 | 1,588 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 19 | 4,124 | 165 | 1,577 | 0 |
| 05 Oct 19 | 4,087 | 183 | 1,536 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 19 | 4,044 | 179 | 1,514 | 0 |
| 20 Apr 19 | 4,009 | 172 | 1,502 | 0 |
| 29 Dec 18 | 3,952 | 157 | 1,493 | 0 |
| 06 Oct 18 | 3,945 | 215 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 14 Jul 18 | 3,954 | 142 | 1,465 | 0 |
| 21 Apr 18 | 3,940 | 141 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 30 Dec 17 | 3,921 | 150 | 1,460 | 0 |
| 07 Oct 17 | 3,916 | 85 | 1,461 | 0 |
| 15 Jul 17 | 3,902 | 158 | 1,455 | 0 |
| 22 Apr 17 | 3,910 | 165 | 1,448 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 3,927 | 164 | 1,447 | 0 |
| 08 Oct 16 | 3,917 | 183 | 1,436 | 0 |
| 16 Jul 16 | 3,883 | 187 | 1,416 | 0 |
| 23 Apr 16 | 3,837 | 187 | 1,396 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 16 | 3,779 | 189 | 1,375 | 0 |
| 10 Oct 15 | 3,797 | 185 | 1,390 | 0 |
| 18 Jul 15 | 3,757 | 186 | 1,375 | 0 |
| 25 Apr 15 | 3,741 | 176 | 1,372 | 0 |
| 03 Jan 15 | 3,749 | 176 | 1,368 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: FLO * has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FLO *'s current net profit margins (3.8%) are lower than last year (4.7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FLO *'s earnings have grown by 1.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FLO *'s has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: FLO * had negative earnings growth (-18.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Food industry average (10.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FLO *'s Return on Equity (13.7%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/29 09:13 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/10/04 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/28 |
Data Sources
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| 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 23 analysts. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Donald McLee | Berenberg |
| Kenneth Zaslow | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Amit Sharma | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |