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Flowers Foods FLO Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+1.1%
Gross profit$776.2M0.0%
Operating income$79.8M-6.3%
Net income$42.1M-20.6%
EPS (diluted)$0.20-20.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$11.5M+56.9%
Total debt$2.0B-3.8%
Total equity$1.3B-8.0%
Total assets$4.2B-3.4%

Cash flow

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CapEx$20.6M-19.3%
Free cash flow$87.2M-20.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.53B-54.5%
Enterprise value$3.57B-34.4%
P/E-4.0×
P/S0.3×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin48.7%-0.9pp
Operating margin6%-0.6pp
Net margin3.8%-0.9pp
FCF margin8.3%+2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.7%-3.6pp
Debt / equity1.6×+0.1×
Current ratio0.8×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Flowers Foods in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Flowers Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 21, 2026.

Filed
May 21, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001193125-26-234437
Line itemFor the Sixteen Weeks Ended / April 25, 2026For the Sixteen Weeks Ended / April 19, 2025
Hedging activities4,0566,508
Accounts payable17,90955,223
Other assets and accrued liabilities(17,271)(30,046)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES107,857135,634
CASH FLOWS (DISBURSED FOR) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(20,623)(25,556)
Repurchase of independent distribution rights, net of principle payments from notes receivable608(18,854)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired(791,880)

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

FAQ

What is Flowers Foods's operating cash flow?
Flowers Foods (FLO) reported operating cash flow of $107.86M in Q1 2026.
How has Flowers Foods's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Flowers Foods's operating cash flow decreased by 20.5% year-over-year, from $135.63M to $107.86M.
What is the long-term trend for Flowers Foods's operating cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Flowers Foods's operating cash flow has grown at a 5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $350.81M to $412.66M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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