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.

Flowers Foods Stock Down 4.6%

FLO stock traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $5.96. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 11,653,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,486,752. 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 twelve month low of $5.40 and a twelve month high of $12.14. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $6.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $7.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.94 and a beta of 0.38.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.05). Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 1.06%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.18 billion. Flowers Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.630-0.680 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Flowers Foods will post 0.80 EPS for the current year.

Flowers Foods Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on FLO shares. BNP Paribas Exane cut their price objective on Flowers Foods from $6.50 to $5.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Flowers Foods from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Flowers Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Stephens dropped their price target 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. Finally, 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. Five 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.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $6.70.

Insider Transactions at Flowers Foods

In other Flowers Foods news, insider Cindy Cox sold 4,400 shares of Flowers Foods stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.89, for a total transaction of $25,916.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 7.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.