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

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Flowers Foods from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Zacks Research upgraded Flowers Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Stephens reduced their target price on Flowers Foods from $6.00 to $5.50 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 2nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on shares of Flowers Foods from $6.50 to $5.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $6.70.

Flowers Foods Price Performance

Shares of FLO traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $5.96. The company had a trading volume of 12,074,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,506,344. The company has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.94 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.77. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.86. Flowers Foods has a 1-year low of $5.40 and a 1-year high of $12.14.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 1.06%. Flowers Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.630-0.680 EPS. Analysts expect that Flowers Foods will post 0.80 EPS for the current year.

Flowers Foods Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th were paid a $0.1250 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 11th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.4%. Flowers Foods’s dividend payout ratio is currently 192.31%.

Insider Activity at Flowers Foods

In related news, insider Cindy Cox sold 4,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.89, for a total value of $25,916.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 41,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $241,666.70. The trade was a 9.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 7.23% of the company’s stock.

Flowers Foods Company Profile

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.