Inside the research
Flowers Foods, Inc.
FLO Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$5.74
▼ -0.07 (-1.2%)
| 52w hi | $12.06 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $5.74 |
| Vol | 8.24M |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score -0.54
| Short | -0.48 |
|---|---|
| Medium | -0.61 |
| Long | -0.51 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Flowers Foods, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
| Market cap | $1.22B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $3.17B |
| Trailing P/E | 22.08x |
| Forward P/E | 8.03x |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.51x |
| P / S (ttm) | 0.23x |
| Profit margin | 1.1% |
| Return on equity | 4.0% |
| Debt / equity | 151.70 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.10 | |
| Sector | -0.01 | |
| Technical | -0.42 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. The company's principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, tortillas, baking mixes, and frozen breads and rolls as well as snack items including bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers. The company offers its products under the Nature's Own, DKB, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake brand names. It distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. The company's customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.12 |
| Annual vol | 31.8% |
| Annual ret | -65.2% |
| Sharpe | -2.05 |
| Max DD | -75.4% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2026-06-02 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-05-21 | Earnings Release, Other Material Event… | read |
| 2026-04-07 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
| 2026-03-30 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-23 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2026-02-12 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-01-06 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-11-19 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-11-06 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-21 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-09-29 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | COURTNEY H MARK | Chief Brand Officer | Grant | 25.98K | — |
| 2026-06-08 | SCAGLIONE DIEGO ANTHONY | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 5.00K | $37.54K |
| 2026-06-04 | Chubb Thomas Caldecot III | Option exercise | 3.71K | — | |
| 2026-05-29 | Chubb Thomas Caldecot III | Option exercise | 9.35K | — | |
| 2026-05-29 | LEWIS MARGARET G | Option exercise | 9.35K | — | |
| 2026-05-29 | Spainhour Sterling A Jr. | Option exercise | 7.90K | — | |
| 2026-05-29 | McFadden William Jameson | Option exercise | 9.35K | — |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | $37.54K |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 1 / 0 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 8 |
| Top-5 share | 95.9% |
| HHI | 2,317 (moderate) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Corp | $69.17M | 8.76M |
| AQR Capital Management | $56.60M | 7.16M |
| Capital Research / Capital World | $38.25M | 4.84M |
| Fidelity / FMR LLC | $29.39M | 3.72M |
| Citadel Advisors | $10.36M | 1.31M |
| Renaissance Technologies | $5.86M | 741.30K |
| Bridgewater Associates | $2.86M | 362.45K |
| T. Rowe Price Group | $2.39K | 302.60K |
As of 2026-06-30
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2010–2025 · 16 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.26B | +4.9% | |
| Operating income | $173.98M | -1.1% | |
| Net income | $83.83M | -2.5% | |
| Cash from ops | $446.20M | +15.1% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $5.81 | $5.87 | $5.62 | $5.74 | 8.24M |
| Sep 24 | $5.89 | $5.90 | $5.73 | $5.81 | 8.32M |
| Sep 23 | $5.91 | $5.97 | $5.74 | $5.81 | 8.51M |
| Sep 22 | $6.05 | $6.08 | $5.87 | $5.88 | 8.59M |
| Sep 21 | $5.90 | $6.07 | $5.85 | $5.96 | 7.90M |
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