Flowers Foods, Inc. focuses on the manufacturing and sale of pre-packaged bakery items across the United States. Its extensive product range includes ...
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Est. EPS $0.24 · Revenue $1.55B · 3 analysts
Est. EPS $0.79 · Revenue $5.11B · 3 analysts
EPS $0.25 · Revenue $1.55B
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $5.3B | +3.0% | -24.1% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $83.8M | -66.2% | -3.3% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +48.9% | -1.3% | -1.9% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +6.2% | -9.1% | +10.3% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +1.6% | -67.2% | +27.4% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $319.1M | +13.7% | +25.6% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +6.1% | +10.4% | +65.4% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 159.9% | +65.9% | -3.6% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 0.75x | -37.6% | +0.2% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $4.2B | +23.0% | +0.1% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
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| EPS Surprise | 0.40 vs 1.03 | -61.1% | 0.19 vs 0.24 | -22.0% |
| Revenue Surprise | $5.3B vs $5.3B | +0.0% | $1.2B vs $1.6B | -23.3% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | COURTNEY H MARK | officer: Chief Brand Officer | Common Stock | A | 25,980 | — |
| Jun 8, 2026 | SCAGLIONE DIEGO ANTHONY | officer: Chief Financial Officer | Common Stock | A | 5,000 | $7.51 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Chubb Thomas Caldecot III | director | Common Stock | A | 3,710 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Chubb Thomas Caldecot III | director | Deferred Stock | D | 3,710 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Chubb Thomas Caldecot III | director | Deferred Stock | D | 18,550 | — |
Operator: Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Flowers Foods Second Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, J.T. Rieck, Executive Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations. Please go ahead. J. Rieck: Good morning. I hope everyone had the opportunity to review our earnings release, listen to our prepared remarks and view the slide presentation that were all posted earlier on our Investor Relations website. After today's Q&A session, we will also post an audio replay of this call. Please note that in this Q&A session, we may make forward-looking statements about the company's performance. Although we believe these statements to be reasonable, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. In addition to what you hear in these remarks, important factors relating to Flowers Foods business are fully detailed in our SEC filings. We also provide non-GAAP financial measures for which disclosure and reconciliations are provided in the earnings release and at the end of the slide presentation on our website. Joining me today are Ryals McMullian, Chairman and CEO; and Anthony Scaglione, our CFO. Ryals, I'll turn it over to you. A. McMullian: Okay. Good morning, everybody. As noted in our prepared remarks, our second quarter results did not meet our expectations. The fresh packaged bread category remained challenging, reflecting pressure on household budgets, shifting consumer preferences and sustained competitive activity. Against this backdrop, we're accelerating initiatives to better align our resources and value proposition with where the market is heading. This includes advancing innovation in smaller formats, sourdough and protein, improving our in-store execution, pursuing new business and continuing to invest behind our leading brands. As the Nature's Own relaunch, new business wins and innovation initiatives build momentum, we expect them to support greater stability and improved performance. We have work to do, but we remain confident in our strategy, our brands and the actions that we are taking. Shannon, we can go ahead and open up for questions. Operator: [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Steve Powers with Deutsche Bank. Stephen Robert Powers: Ryals, maybe we can pick up a bit where you left off in the intro. I mean if I think about the implied performance in your updated guidance for the back half, even at the low end, it seems to imply some acceleration and some improvement certainly versus the exit rate of consumption that we saw coming out of 2Q. So maybe a bit more detail on the building blocks that you see to create that sequential improvement because it doesn't sound like you're expecting the category to improve. It sounds like you're expecting your own standing versus the category …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Ryals McMullian Jr. | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of Board | USD 1,985,045 | Male | 1970 | Active |
Heeth Varnedoe | President & Chief Operating Officer | USD 1,123,839 | Male | 1967 | Active |
Stephanie Tillman | Chief Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary | USD 884,365 | Female | 1971 | Active |
H. Mark Courtney | Chief Brand Officer | USD 821,759 | Male | 1961 | Active |
Diego Anthony Scaglione | Chief Financial Officer | USD 61,104 | Male | 1972 | Active |
Cindy L. Cox | Chief Human Resources Officer | — | Female | 1967 | Active |
David Roach | Chief DSD Operations Officer | — | Male | 1969 | Active |
James Thomas Rieck | Executive Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations | — | Male | — | Active |
Mark Chaffin | Chief Information Officer | — | Male | 1971 | Active |
Brenda Smith | Compliance Manager | — | Female | — | Active |
THOMASVILLE, Ga., Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1250 per share, representing the 96th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company, which is payable on September 25, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 11, 2026.
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I had previously been bearish on Flowers Foods because the dividend seemed unsustainable. The recent dividend cut addressed that point. Earnings continued to disappoint with Q2 missing expectations and the company trimming full-year guidance. Management expects continued weakness into Q3, but anticipated cost savings and product innovation could stabilize performance in Q4.
Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) reported lower second-quarter results as pressure on household budgets, changing consumer purchasing patterns and heightened competition weighed on demand in the fresh packaged bread category. The company said net sales declined 4% from the prior-year period, while volume fell 5.8%. Chairman and CEO Ryals McMullian said the operating environment became more difficult
Flowers Foods NYSE: FLO said its second-quarter results fell short of expectations as the fresh packaged bread category remained pressured by household budget constraints, changing consumer preferences and sustained competition.
