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Flowers Foods NYSE:FLO Stock Report

Last Price

US$19.73

Market Cap

US$4.1b

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-16.3%

Updated

30 Jan, 2025

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Flowers Foods
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$19.73
52 Week HighUS$26.12
52 Week LowUS$18.90
Beta0.38
1 Month Change-4.50%
3 Month Change-11.13%
1 Year Change-16.33%
3 Year Change-30.97%
5 Year Change-9.74%
Change since IPO1,058.44%

Recent News & Updates

Flowers Foods: It Usually Isn't This Cheap

Jan 26

Flowers Foods: Moving From Bread To Crumbs

Jan 13

Flowers Foods: Adding More Into Baked Goods

Dec 24

Recent updates

Flowers Foods: It Usually Isn't This Cheap

Jan 26

Flowers Foods: Moving From Bread To Crumbs

Jan 13

Flowers Foods: Adding More Into Baked Goods

Dec 24

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) Shares Could Be 36% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dec 22
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) Shares Could Be 36% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Price

Dec 08
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Price

Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Dividend Will Be $0.24

Nov 18
Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Dividend Will Be $0.24

Flowers Foods, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 6.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nov 12
Flowers Foods, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 6.2%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Flowers Foods: Battling Costs And Competition

Oct 09

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 04
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

Sep 19
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

We Think Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Sep 04
We Think Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Price In Tune With Earnings

Jul 31
Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Price In Tune With Earnings

Flowers Foods: High Costs Keep Me Away

Jul 25

Flowers Foods: A Downgrade On Profit Concerns Is Warranted As Earnings Near

May 14

Are Investors Undervaluing Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) By 49%?

May 10
Are Investors Undervaluing Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) By 49%?

Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Apr 26
Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Investors Will Want Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Apr 12
Investors Will Want Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Flowers Foods: Too Cheap To Ignore

Feb 29

Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Feb 15
Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

Jan 24
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

These 4 Measures Indicate That Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jan 03
These 4 Measures Indicate That Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Flowers Foods: Stable Prospects, Stretched Valuation

Dec 26

Slowing Rates Of Return At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Dec 12
Slowing Rates Of Return At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 19
Flowers Foods' (NYSE:FLO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Flowers Foods: A Healthy Dividend, With Shares Near A Strong Entry Point

Oct 24

Flowers Foods: The Valuation Remains Unattractive Despite The Sell-Off

Aug 31

Here's Why Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Aug 18
Here's Why Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Estimating The Fair Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

Aug 03
Estimating The Fair Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Jul 18
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Flower Foods: Baked After A Tough Quarter

Jun 15

Flowers Foods: Margins Under Pressure

Jun 06

We Think Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

May 02
We Think Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

A Look At The Fair Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

Apr 17
A Look At The Fair Value Of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

The Returns At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Aren't Growing

Mar 21
The Returns At Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Aren't Growing

Should You Be Adding Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) To Your Watchlist Today?

Mar 06
Should You Be Adding Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) To Your Watchlist Today?

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.22

Feb 20
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.22

Flowers Foods declares $0.22 dividend

Feb 17

Flowers Foods Non-GAAP EPS of $0.23 in-line, revenue of $1.08B misses by $20M

Feb 09

Flowers Foods: Serving Up Tasty Dividend Treats

Jan 16

Shareholder Returns

FLOUS FoodUS Market
7D-0.8%1.3%-0.8%
1Y-16.3%-8.3%25.2%

Return vs Industry: FLO underperformed the US Food industry which returned -8.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: FLO underperformed the US Market which returned 25.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is FLO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
FLO volatility
FLO Average Weekly Movement2.8%
Food Industry Average Movement5.5%
Market Average Movement6.5%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.3%

Stable Share Price: FLO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: FLO's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19199,300A. McMullianwww.flowersfoods.com

Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. Its principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley’s, and Tastykake brand names. The company distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries.

Flowers Foods, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Flowers Foods's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
FLO fundamental statistics
Market capUS$4.12b
Earnings (TTM)US$240.67m
Revenue (TTM)US$5.12b

17.3x

P/E Ratio

0.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
FLO income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$5.12b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.60b
Gross ProfitUS$2.52b
Other ExpensesUS$2.28b
EarningsUS$240.67m

Last Reported Earnings

Oct 05, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 07, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.14
Gross Margin49.30%
Net Profit Margin4.70%
Debt/Equity Ratio75.8%

How did FLO perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.9%

Current Dividend Yield

82%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 23:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/10/05
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Flowers Foods, Inc. is covered by 26 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.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Donald McLeeBerenberg
Amit SharmaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research