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Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Thomasville, GA 31757, United States
flowersfoods.com
Price
$7.40
Market Cap
$1.6B
Employees
10,300
Beta
0.40
Avg Volume
6,529,267
Last Dividend
$0.87
CEO
Mr. A. Ryals McMullian Jr.
Flowers Foods, Inc. is a prominent American bakery company, renowned for producing a diverse range of baked goods. Founded in 1919, the company is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia. Flowers Foods' primary function is to produce and distribute a variety of packaged bakery products, which include breads, rolls, snack cakes, and pastries. The company is the parent of several well-known brands such as Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, and Tastykake, which are widely recognized in households across the United States. Flowers Foods plays a significant role in the consumer goods sector, particularly impacting the food and beverage industry. It supports its operations through a combination of direct store delivery and warehouse delivery methods, ensuring broad accessibility to its products. The company emphasizes quality and innovation in its product offerings, striving to meet changing consumer preferences for healthier and more convenient food options. In the context of the market, Flowers Foods is considered a vital player in the packaged foods industry. It maintains a strong market presence due to its extensive distribution network and established brand portfolio, catering to a wide array of consumer tastes and dietary needs.
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Earnings Schedule
Checked daily · calendar updated Aug 8 No upcoming print on the calendar yet — companies typically confirm a few weeks ahead. Last print was May 21, 2026.
EPS surprise history — vs analyst consensus · 5 prints of vendor history
+4.5%
Oct '25
+0.0%
Oct '25
+0.0%
Nov '25
+46.7%
Feb '26
+7.4%
May '26
| Print date | EPS est. | EPS actual | Revenue est. | Revenue actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.29 +7.4% | — | — |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $0.15 | $0.22 +46.7% | — | — |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.23 | $0.23 +0.0% | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $0.54 | $0.54 +0.0% | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | $0.66 | $0.69 +4.5% | — | — |
Green = beat the estimate, red = missed. An earnings print is the fastest way a thesis changes — our designations should be re-read after each one.
Recent SEC Filings
| Filed | Form | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G | View |
| Jul 31, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | View |
| Jul 28, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | View |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 11-K | View |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 8-K | View |
| Jun 4, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | View |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 8-K | View |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 4 | View |
Filings link to the SEC’s EDGAR system. Annual/quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q, 20-F) carry the full story; 8-K/6-K current reports are the fastest signal that something material happened.
Price Overview
Last updated: Aug 9, 2026 3:32am (just now)
Current data · timestamped when a report runs
$7.40
Change · Aug 9
+0.16 (+2.21%)
Day Range
$7.23 – $7.46
52-Week Range
$6.80 – $16.85
50-Day MA
$7.81
200-Day MA
$9.44
Volume
3,697,700.00
Share Structure
Outstanding
211,989,232.00
Float
195,479,349.00
Free Float
92.2%
High free float
— 92.2% of shares trade freely, ~7.8% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
TD Twelve Data statement
HEX SEC filing
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
HEXStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
18.50
Stock Price: $7.40
EPS (Diluted): 0.40
EPS (Diluted): 0.40
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
HEXStock Price / Book Value Per Share
1.20
Stock Price: $7.40
Total Equity: $1.30B
Shares: 212,107,000
Total Equity: $1.30B
Shares: 212,107,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
HEXEnterprise Value / EBITDA
9.69
Market Cap: $1.57B
Total Debt: $1.76B
Cash: $12.10M
EBITDA: $341.41M
Total Debt: $1.76B
Cash: $12.10M
EBITDA: $341.41M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
HEXMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$3.3B
Market Cap: $1.57B
Total Debt: $1.76B
Cash: $12.10M
Total Debt: $1.76B
Cash: $12.10M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
HEXGross Profit / Revenue
48.9%
Gross Profit: $2.57B
Revenue: $5.26B
Revenue: $5.26B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
HEXOperating Income / Revenue
3.3%
Operating Income: $173.98M
Revenue: $5.26B
Revenue: $5.26B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
HEXNet Income / Revenue
1.6%
Net Income: $83.83M
Revenue: $5.26B
Revenue: $5.26B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
HEXNet Income / Total Equity
6.4%
Net Income: $83.83M
Total Equity: $1.30B
Total Equity: $1.30B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
HEXNOPAT / Invested Capital
4.2%
Operating Income: $173.98M
Tax Rate: 27.2%
Equity: $1.30B
Total Debt: $1.76B
Cash: $12.10M
Tax Rate: 27.2%
Equity: $1.30B
Total Debt: $1.76B
Cash: $12.10M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
HEXCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
0.75
Current Assets: $729.09M
Current Liabilities: $976.16M
Current Liabilities: $976.16M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
HEXTotal Debt / Total Equity
1.35
Short-Term Debt: $399.58M
Long-Term Debt: $1.36B
Total Debt: $1.76B
Total Equity: $1.30B
Long-Term Debt: $1.36B
Total Debt: $1.76B
Total Equity: $1.30B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
HEXRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$24.78
Revenue: $5.26B
Shares: 212,107,000
Shares: 212,107,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
HEX(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$6.15
Total Equity: $1.30B
Shares: 212,107,000
Shares: 212,107,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
HEX(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$1.50
Operating CF: $446.20M
CapEx: -$127.11M
Shares: 212,107,000
CapEx: -$127.11M
Shares: 212,107,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
TDLast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
11.7%
Last Dividend: $0.87
Stock Price: $7.40
Stock Price: $7.40
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
HEXDividends Paid / Net Income
249.7%
Dividends Paid: -$209.31M
Net Income: $83.83M
Net Income: $83.83M
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 9, 2026 3:32am (just now)| Metric | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.3B | $4.8B | $5.1B | $5.1B | $5.3B |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.7B |
| Gross Profit | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.6B |
| Operating Expenses | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.4B |
| Operating Income | $294.9M | $303.2M | $172.9M | $348.3M | $174.0M |
| Net Income | $206.2M | $228.4M | $123.4M | $248.1M | $83.8M |
| EBITDA | $431.5M | $445.2M | $324.6M | $507.5M | $341.4M |
| EPS | $0.97 | $1.08 | $0.58 | $1.18 | $0.40 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.97 | $1.07 | $0.58 | $1.17 | $0.40 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 9, 2026 3:32am (just now)| Metric | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $185.9M | $165.1M | $22.5M | $5.0M | $12.1M |
| Total Current Assets | $746.1M | $804.9M | $687.7M | $656.4M | $729.1M |
| Total Assets | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $4.2B |
| Current Liabilities | $519.9M | $564.4M | $659.2M | $548.6M | $976.2M |
| Long-Term Debt | $890.6M | $891.8M | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.4B |
| Total Liabilities | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.9B |
| Total Equity | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Retained Earnings | $962.4M | $1.0B | $932.5M | $977.6M | $852.1M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 9, 2026 3:32am (just now)| Metric | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $344.6M | $360.9M | $349.4M | $412.7M | $446.2M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$136.0M | -$169.1M | -$129.1M | -$132.1M | -$127.1M |
| Free Cash Flow | $208.6M | $191.8M | $220.3M | $280.6M | $319.1M |
| Acquisitions (net) | — | — | -$274.8M | — | -$791.9M |
| Net Debt Issued / (Repaid) | -$81.9M | $0 | $155.0M | -$27.8M | $739.9M |
| Dividends Paid | -$175.9M | -$186.5M | -$195.2M | -$203.0M | -$209.3M |
| Stock Buybacks | -$9.5M | -$34.6M | -$45.8M | -$22.7M | -$5.5M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$121.6M | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Aug 9, 2026 3:32am (just now)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +11.0% | +5.9% | +0.2% | +3.0% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +6.9% | +6.7% | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| Operating Income Growth | +2.8% | -43.0% | +101.5% | -50.0% |
| Net Income Growth | +10.8% | -46.0% | +101.0% | -66.2% |
| EBITDA Growth | +3.2% | -27.1% | +56.4% | -32.7% |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026 5:29am (2d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | $0.13 | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-06 | $0.25 | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.25 | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | $0.25 | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-05 | $0.25 | — | — | — |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.24 | — | — | — |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.24 | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | $0.24 | — | — | — |
| 2024-06-06 | $0.24 | — | — | — |
| 2024-02-29 | $0.23 | — | — | — |
| 2023-11-30 | $0.23 | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-31 | $0.23 | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-07 | $0.23 | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-02 | $0.22 | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-01 | $0.22 | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-01 | $0.22 | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-08 | $0.22 | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-03 | $0.21 | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-02 | $0.21 | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-02 | $0.21 | — | — | — |
Industry Benchmarks
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Deep Analysis
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0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
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4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Narrative Economics
The story the market is telling about this stock — the intangible X-factor
(founder mythology, cult dynamics, TAM-of-imagination) that moves price beyond
what cash flows alone explain. After Shiller, Narrative Economics.
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market-narrative step).
Claude Reading
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pipeline (
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GPT Reading
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gpt-critique step) after the other Big-3 seats, when a
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Grok Reading
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report is run on this ticker.
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Character & Durability Scorecard
Ten long-horizon business-character traits the Quality / Value / Sentiment lenses don’t break out, scored 1–10.
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