Flowers Foods Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Flowers Foods is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.52%.
Key information
7.5%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 7.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 5.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 93% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.2475
Aug 29
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
May 25Recent updates
The Bottom Fishing Club - Flowers Foods: Defensive Bargain With Nearly 7% Dividend
Sep 07Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.2475
Aug 29Are Investors Undervaluing Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) By 48%?
Jul 08Little Excitement Around Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:FLO) Earnings
Jun 17We 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 19Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
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 |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FLO) | 7.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Food) | 3.8% |
| Analyst forecast (FLO) (up to 3 years) | 7.9% |
Notable Dividend: FLO's dividend (7.52%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: FLO's dividend (7.52%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.44%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (93%), FLO's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (55.4%), 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 | 2025/10/03 17:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/07/12 |
| 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 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Donald McLee | Berenberg |
| Kenneth Zaslow | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Amit Sharma | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |