Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Announces FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.630-0.680 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.780. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.0 billion-$5.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.1 billion.

Flowers Foods Price Performance

FLO opened at $5.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.57. Flowers Foods has a 1 year low of $5.40 and a 1 year high of $12.14. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.84. The firm has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.94 and a beta of 0.38.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.05). Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 1.06%. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.18 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. Flowers Foods’s revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Flowers Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.630-0.680 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Flowers Foods will post 0.80 earnings per share for the current year.

Flowers Foods Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th were issued a dividend of $0.1250 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 11th. Flowers Foods’s payout ratio is currently 192.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on FLO. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Flowers Foods from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Flowers Foods from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their target price on Flowers Foods from $6.50 to $5.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Zacks Research upgraded Flowers Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Stephens reduced their price objective on shares of Flowers Foods from $6.00 to $5.50 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Flowers Foods currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.88.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Cindy Cox sold 4,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.89, for a total value of $25,916.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 41,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $241,666.70. The trade was a 9.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 7.23% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Flowers Foods

These are some of the FLO headlines that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: Cash from operations increased 44.1% year over year to $78.3 million, while cash and cash equivalents rose to $72.2 million—some support amid weaker earnings. Quiver Quantitative report
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted third-quarter EPS was $0.10, below the $0.15 consensus and down from $0.23 a year earlier. Net income attributable to common shareholders fell 63.6% to $14.4 million; revenue declined 4.7% to $1.17 billion and was slightly below estimates. Zacks article
• Negative Sentiment: Flowers Foods cut its FY2026 EPS outlook to $0.63–$0.68, versus the prior consensus estimate of $0.78. Its revenue outlook of $5.0–$5.1 billion also falls short of the $5.1 billion consensus midpoint, reinforcing concerns about earnings momentum. RTTNews article

About Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc. is a U.S. bakery company that produces and markets packaged breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes and other baked goods. Its products are sold under brands including Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, Canyon Bakehouse and Mrs. Freshley’s. Founded in 1919 in Thomasville, Georgia, the company has grown from a local bakery into a national producer of baked goods. Flowers Foods serves consumers across the United States through grocery stores and other retail channels, using a mix of direct-store delivery and warehouse distribution.