Flowers Foods Inc
NYSE:FLO

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NYSE:FLO
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Price: 10.41 USD 0.87% Market Closed
Market Cap: 2.2B USD
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Revenue Breakdown

Income Statement

Revenue
+
3Y
+9%
5Y
+20%
10Y
+36%
Operating Income
+
3Y
+0%
5Y
+20%
10Y
+21%
Net Income
+
3Y
-11%
5Y
+97%
10Y
+5%

Earnings Waterfall
Flowers Foods Inc

Revenue
5.1B USD
Cost of Revenue
-2.6B USD
Gross Profit
2.5B USD
Operating Expenses
-2.2B USD
Operating Income
356.5m USD
Other Expenses
-162.5m USD
Net Income
194m USD

Income Statement
Flowers Foods Inc

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Income Statement
Currency: USD
Dec-2001 Apr-2002 Jul-2002 Oct-2002 Dec-2002 Apr-2003 Jul-2003 Oct-2003 Jan-2004 Apr-2004 Jul-2004 Oct-2004 Jan-2005 Apr-2005 Jul-2005 Oct-2005 Dec-2005 Apr-2006 Jul-2006 Oct-2006 Dec-2006 Apr-2007 Jul-2007 Oct-2007 Dec-2007 Apr-2008 Jul-2008 Oct-2008 Jan-2009 Apr-2009 Jul-2009 Oct-2009 Jan-2010 Apr-2010 Jul-2010 Oct-2010 Jan-2011 Apr-2011 Jul-2011 Oct-2011 Dec-2011 Apr-2012 Jul-2012 Oct-2012 Dec-2012 Apr-2013 Jul-2013 Oct-2013 Dec-2013 Apr-2014 Jul-2014 Oct-2014 Jan-2015 Apr-2015 Jul-2015 Oct-2015 Jan-2016 Apr-2016 Jul-2016 Oct-2016 Dec-2016 Apr-2017 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Dec-2017 Apr-2018 Jul-2018 Oct-2018 Dec-2018 Apr-2019 Jul-2019 Oct-2019 Dec-2019 Apr-2020 Jul-2020 Oct-2020 Jan-2021 Apr-2021 Jul-2021 Oct-2021 Jan-2022 Apr-2022 Jul-2022 Oct-2022 Dec-2022 Apr-2023 Jul-2023 Oct-2023 Dec-2023 Apr-2024 Jul-2024 Oct-2024 Dec-2024 Apr-2025 Jul-2025 Oct-2025
Revenue
Interest Expense
15
19
13
8
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
4
6
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
16
20
23
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
33
35
37
38
37
37
36
36
36
36
37
38
39
39
38
38
38
39
39
36
34
32
29
29
29
29
31
33
35
37
37
37
37
37
46
55
65
Revenue
1 300
N/A
1 557
+20%
1 507
-3%
1 432
-5%
1 329
-7%
1 367
+3%
1 386
+1%
1 409
+2%
1 453
+3%
1 476
+2%
1 500
+2%
1 538
+3%
1 551
+1%
1 600
+3%
1 644
+3%
1 681
+2%
1 716
+2%
1 773
+3%
1 814
+2%
1 847
+2%
1 889
+2%
1 935
+2%
1 967
+2%
2 001
+2%
2 037
+2%
2 103
+3%
2 166
+3%
2 267
+5%
2 415
+7%
2 545
+5%
2 619
+3%
2 646
+1%
2 601
-2%
2 589
0%
2 582
0%
2 577
0%
2 574
0%
2 581
+0%
2 615
+1%
2 693
+3%
2 773
+3%
2 870
+3%
2 909
+1%
2 951
+1%
3 031
+3%
3 279
+8%
3 496
+7%
3 657
+5%
3 733
+2%
3 756
+1%
3 730
-1%
3 697
-1%
3 749
+1%
3 726
-1%
3 742
+0%
3 783
+1%
3 779
0%
3 837
+2%
3 883
+1%
3 917
+1%
3 927
+0%
3 910
0%
3 902
0%
3 916
+0%
3 921
+0%
3 940
+0%
3 954
+0%
3 945
0%
3 952
+0%
4 009
+1%
4 044
+1%
4 087
+1%
4 124
+1%
4 210
+2%
4 260
+1%
4 283
+1%
4 388
+2%
4 341
-1%
4 332
0%
4 370
+1%
4 331
-1%
4 465
+3%
4 576
+3%
4 707
+3%
4 806
+2%
4 904
+2%
5 003
+2%
5 044
+1%
5 091
+1%
5 133
+1%
5 130
0%
5 121
0%
5 103
0%
5 081
0%
5 099
+0%
5 135
+1%
Gross Profit
Cost of Revenue
(641)
(826)
(784)
(731)
(652)
(675)
(687)
(702)
(720)
(735)
(751)
(770)
(779)
(804)
(825)
(844)
(862)
(888)
(910)
(926)
(950)
(977)
(998)
(1 020)
(1 039)
(1 082)
(1 131)
(1 185)
(1 264)
(1 344)
(1 383)
(1 407)
(1 390)
(1 375)
(1 361)
(1 355)
(1 347)
(1 344)
(1 368)
(1 417)
(1 473)
(1 540)
(1 564)
(1 581)
(1 618)
(1 724)
(1 830)
(1 915)
(1 972)
(1 983)
(1 969)
(1 944)
(1 951)
(1 941)
(1 940)
(1 961)
(1 963)
(1 998)
(2 019)
(2 032)
(2 027)
(2 013)
(2 004)
(2 003)
(2 010)
(2 027)
(2 047)
(2 057)
(2 067)
(2 094)
(2 114)
(2 137)
(2 156)
(2 175)
(2 172)
(2 161)
(2 196)
(2 169)
(2 167)
(2 184)
(2 175)
(2 256)
(2 338)
(2 439)
(2 502)
(2 578)
(2 618)
(2 620)
(2 632)
(2 628)
(2 616)
(2 596)
(2 577)
(2 558)
(2 581)
(2 622)
Gross Profit
659
N/A
731
+11%
723
-1%
701
-3%
677
-3%
692
+2%
699
+1%
707
+1%
733
+4%
742
+1%
749
+1%
768
+3%
772
+1%
795
+3%
820
+3%
837
+2%
854
+2%
885
+4%
904
+2%
921
+2%
939
+2%
958
+2%
969
+1%
981
+1%
998
+2%
1 021
+2%
1 036
+1%
1 082
+4%
1 151
+6%
1 202
+4%
1 236
+3%
1 239
+0%
1 211
-2%
1 213
+0%
1 221
+1%
1 223
+0%
1 227
+0%
1 236
+1%
1 248
+1%
1 276
+2%
1 300
+2%
1 330
+2%
1 345
+1%
1 370
+2%
1 413
+3%
1 555
+10%
1 666
+7%
1 742
+5%
1 760
+1%
1 773
+1%
1 761
-1%
1 753
0%
1 798
+3%
1 786
-1%
1 802
+1%
1 822
+1%
1 815
0%
1 838
+1%
1 864
+1%
1 885
+1%
1 900
+1%
1 897
0%
1 898
+0%
1 913
+1%
1 911
0%
1 913
+0%
1 907
0%
1 888
-1%
1 885
0%
1 916
+2%
1 930
+1%
1 950
+1%
1 968
+1%
2 035
+3%
2 088
+3%
2 122
+2%
2 192
+3%
2 172
-1%
2 165
0%
2 186
+1%
2 156
-1%
2 208
+2%
2 238
+1%
2 268
+1%
2 304
+2%
2 326
+1%
2 385
+3%
2 424
+2%
2 459
+1%
2 505
+2%
2 514
+0%
2 525
+0%
2 526
+0%
2 523
0%
2 518
0%
2 513
0%
Operating Income
Operating Expenses
(615)
(688)
(656)
(645)
(611)
(629)
(637)
(643)
(655)
(657)
(662)
(678)
(690)
(708)
(727)
(744)
(755)
(783)
(799)
(810)
(824)
(832)
(840)
(845)
(854)
(869)
(883)
(921)
(968)
(1 014)
(1 035)
(1 030)
(1 007)
(1 007)
(1 010)
(1 016)
(1 021)
(1 031)
(1 051)
(1 078)
(1 111)
(1 143)
(1 152)
(1 167)
(1 195)
(1 287)
(1 372)
(1 453)
(1 475)
(1 490)
(1 483)
(1 457)
(1 513)
(1 512)
(1 506)
(1 526)
(1 514)
(1 542)
(1 565)
(1 589)
(1 610)
(1 634)
(1 648)
(1 662)
(1 657)
(1 645)
(1 651)
(1 647)
(1 651)
(1 674)
(1 671)
(1 681)
(1 719)
(1 765)
(1 802)
(1 826)
(1 835)
(1 811)
(1 804)
(1 811)
(1 799)
(1 849)
(1 883)
(1 912)
(1 944)
(1 990)
(2 045)
(2 090)
(2 106)
(2 164)
(2 158)
(2 156)
(2 147)
(2 141)
(2 145)
(2 157)
Selling, General & Administrative
(558)
(603)
(590)
(571)
(554)
(570)
(579)
(586)
(601)
(604)
(609)
(624)
(633)
(650)
(668)
(686)
(696)
(721)
(735)
(745)
(759)
(767)
(774)
(779)
(788)
(802)
(816)
(851)
(895)
(937)
(956)
(949)
(926)
(925)
(926)
(931)
(936)
(944)
(962)
(986)
(1 017)
(1 047)
(1 055)
(1 068)
(1 092)
(1 182)
(1 263)
(1 338)
(1 357)
(1 366)
(1 355)
(1 329)
(1 368)
(1 357)
(1 361)
(1 381)
(1 382)
(1 402)
(1 422)
(1 441)
(1 469)
(1 483)
(1 500)
(1 515)
(1 510)
(1 501)
(1 506)
(1 503)
(1 507)
(1 529)
(1 528)
(1 537)
(1 575)
(1 621)
(1 659)
(1 683)
(1 693)
(1 673)
(1 668)
(1 675)
(1 656)
(1 711)
(1 743)
(1 771)
(1 796)
(1 848)
(1 901)
(1 943)
(1 949)
(2 008)
(2 000)
(1 997)
(1 983)
(1 981)
(1 982)
(1 991)
Research & Development
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(6)
0
0
0
(6)
0
0
0
(6)
0
0
0
(5)
0
0
0
Depreciation & Amortization
(57)
(70)
(65)
(61)
(57)
(57)
(56)
(55)
(54)
(54)
(54)
(55)
(57)
(58)
(58)
(59)
(59)
(60)
(62)
(63)
(64)
(66)
(66)
(66)
(66)
(67)
(68)
(70)
(73)
(77)
(79)
(81)
(81)
(82)
(84)
(84)
(85)
(88)
(88)
(91)
(95)
(96)
(98)
(100)
(103)
(107)
(111)
(116)
(119)
(124)
(128)
(127)
(129)
(130)
(130)
(130)
(132)
(136)
(138)
(141)
(141)
(145)
(146)
(147)
(147)
(144)
(145)
(144)
(144)
(145)
(143)
(144)
(144)
(144)
(144)
(143)
(141)
(138)
(137)
(136)
(137)
(139)
(140)
(141)
(142)
(142)
(144)
(147)
(152)
(156)
(158)
(159)
(159)
(160)
(163)
(166)
Other Operating Expenses
0
(15)
0
(13)
0
(2)
(2)
(2)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(2)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(15)
(26)
(15)
(15)
0
(4)
(5)
(6)
0
(6)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Operating Income
44
N/A
44
0%
67
+54%
55
-17%
66
+19%
63
-4%
62
-1%
64
+2%
78
+22%
84
+8%
87
+3%
89
+3%
82
-8%
87
+6%
93
+6%
92
0%
99
+8%
102
+3%
106
+3%
110
+4%
115
+5%
126
+9%
129
+3%
136
+6%
144
+5%
153
+6%
152
-1%
161
+6%
183
+14%
188
+3%
200
+7%
209
+4%
203
-3%
206
+1%
211
+3%
207
-2%
206
-1%
205
0%
197
-4%
198
+1%
189
-5%
187
-1%
193
+3%
203
+5%
219
+8%
268
+23%
294
+10%
289
-2%
285
-1%
284
-1%
279
-2%
296
+6%
286
-3%
274
-4%
296
+8%
296
0%
302
+2%
297
-2%
299
+1%
296
-1%
290
-2%
263
-9%
250
-5%
251
+0%
255
+1%
268
+5%
256
-4%
242
-6%
234
-3%
242
+4%
259
+7%
269
+4%
249
-8%
270
+8%
285
+6%
297
+4%
357
+20%
361
+1%
361
+0%
375
+4%
357
-5%
359
+1%
355
-1%
356
+0%
360
+1%
336
-7%
340
+1%
334
-2%
352
+5%
340
-3%
356
+5%
369
+4%
379
+3%
381
+1%
373
-2%
357
-4%
Pre-Tax Income
Interest Income Expense
(7)
(14)
(8)
(2)
7
8
10
11
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
10
11
10
7
4
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
3
1
(2)
(6)
(10)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(13)
(12)
(11)
(9)
(7)
(6)
(5)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(8)
(12)
(14)
(17)
(17)
(15)
(14)
(12)
(10)
(9)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(11)
(11)
(11)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(11)
(10)
(8)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(5)
(7)
(10)
(12)
(16)
(18)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(28)
(38)
(48)
Non-Reccuring Items
(20)
0
(13)
0
(2)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
3
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(0)
(2)
(7)
0
42
43
48
50
0
(5)
(5)
(10)
0
(8)
(8)
(4)
0
(2)
(2)
(25)
4
4
(115)
(94)
(129)
(133)
(13)
(21)
(16)
(13)
(18)
(24)
(23)
(32)
(49)
(36)
(52)
(58)
(73)
(78)
(67)
(66)
(63)
(57)
(51)
(38)
(147)
(179)
(160)
(169)
(32)
(31)
(50)
(43)
(50)
Total Other Income
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(1)
2
3
2
2
(4)
(6)
(5)
(7)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(2)
(118)
(117)
(110)
(109)
8
8
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pre-Tax Income
16
N/A
30
+82%
47
+57%
53
+14%
71
+33%
72
+1%
72
+1%
75
+4%
86
+15%
93
+8%
95
+2%
98
+3%
91
-7%
96
+5%
100
+5%
99
-1%
106
+6%
109
+3%
111
+2%
118
+6%
123
+5%
133
+8%
138
+3%
145
+5%
153
+6%
164
+7%
167
+2%
174
+4%
190
+10%
192
+1%
202
+5%
210
+4%
208
-1%
211
+2%
214
+2%
211
-2%
210
0%
211
+0%
202
-4%
202
+0%
192
-5%
188
-2%
189
+0%
190
+1%
209
+10%
295
+41%
323
+9%
324
+0%
322
0%
272
-16%
264
-3%
282
+7%
268
-5%
268
0%
284
+6%
284
0%
293
+3%
291
-1%
290
0%
282
-3%
250
-12%
252
+1%
241
-5%
123
-49%
149
+22%
124
-17%
107
-14%
215
+101%
197
-8%
214
+8%
233
+9%
237
+2%
212
-11%
118
-44%
126
+6%
127
+1%
201
+58%
303
+51%
300
-1%
293
-2%
271
-8%
286
+6%
283
-1%
287
+1%
299
+4%
279
-7%
293
+5%
175
-40%
157
-10%
163
+4%
169
+4%
318
+88%
329
+3%
304
-8%
292
-4%
259
-11%
Net Income
Tax Provision
(7)
(9)
(16)
(20)
(27)
(27)
(28)
(29)
(33)
(35)
(36)
(37)
(35)
(38)
(39)
(38)
(40)
(40)
(41)
(43)
(45)
(48)
(49)
(52)
(55)
(59)
(60)
(63)
(68)
(69)
(73)
(76)
(74)
(75)
(75)
(74)
(73)
(73)
(70)
(70)
(69)
(68)
(68)
(69)
(73)
(85)
(94)
(93)
(92)
(92)
(88)
(96)
(92)
(92)
(98)
(99)
(104)
(103)
(103)
(99)
(86)
(87)
(82)
(38)
(47)
(31)
(13)
(48)
(46)
(47)
(59)
(60)
(48)
(25)
(28)
(29)
(48)
(74)
(72)
(71)
(65)
(66)
(66)
(68)
(70)
(65)
(69)
(39)
(34)
(37)
(40)
(77)
(81)
(76)
(73)
(65)
Income from Continuing Operations
9
21
30
33
44
44
44
46
53
58
59
61
56
58
61
61
66
69
70
75
78
85
88
93
98
105
107
111
122
123
129
134
134
137
139
138
137
138
132
132
123
120
120
121
136
210
228
231
231
180
176
186
176
176
186
185
189
187
187
183
164
165
158
85
102
93
93
167
152
166
174
178
165
93
98
99
152
230
228
223
206
220
217
219
228
214
224
136
123
126
129
241
248
228
219
194
Income to Minority Interest
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(4)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(4)
(4)
(3)
(3)
(2)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
(1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Income (Common)
(14)
N/A
(15)
-5%
(13)
+15%
(13)
-2%
(17)
-31%
(1)
+92%
(17)
-1 093%
(12)
+26%
15
N/A
34
+132%
58
+71%
61
+4%
51
-16%
57
+12%
60
+5%
57
-5%
61
+7%
64
+5%
66
+3%
77
+16%
81
+5%
87
+7%
89
+3%
89
0%
95
+6%
102
+8%
104
+2%
109
+5%
119
+10%
121
+1%
127
+5%
132
+4%
130
-1%
134
+2%
137
+3%
136
-1%
137
+1%
138
+0%
132
-4%
132
0%
123
-6%
120
-3%
120
+0%
121
+0%
136
+13%
210
+54%
228
+9%
231
+1%
231
0%
180
-22%
176
-2%
186
+6%
176
-6%
176
+0%
186
+6%
185
0%
189
+2%
187
-1%
187
0%
183
-2%
164
-10%
165
+1%
158
-4%
85
-47%
150
+78%
141
-6%
142
+0%
215
+52%
157
-27%
172
+9%
179
+4%
183
+2%
165
-10%
93
-44%
98
+5%
99
+1%
152
+54%
230
+51%
228
-1%
223
-2%
206
-7%
220
+7%
217
-1%
219
+1%
228
+4%
214
-7%
224
+5%
136
-39%
123
-9%
126
+2%
129
+3%
241
+87%
248
+3%
228
-8%
219
-4%
194
-12%
EPS (Diluted)
-0.06
N/A
-0.06
N/A
-0.05
+17%
-0.05
N/A
-0.07
-40%
0
N/A
-0.07
N/A
-0.05
+29%
0.06
N/A
0.14
+133%
0.24
+71%
0.25
+4%
0.24
-4%
0.25
+4%
0.28
+12%
0.26
-7%
0.29
+12%
0.31
+7%
0.32
+3%
0.37
+16%
0.38
+3%
0.41
+8%
0.41
N/A
0.44
+7%
0.45
+2%
0.49
+9%
0.49
N/A
0.51
+4%
0.57
+12%
0.57
N/A
0.61
+7%
0.63
+3%
0.62
-2%
0.65
+5%
0.66
+2%
0.66
N/A
0.66
N/A
0.66
N/A
0.64
-3%
0.64
N/A
0.6
-6%
0.58
-3%
0.58
N/A
0.58
N/A
0.66
+14%
1.01
+53%
1.06
+5%
1.1
+4%
1.09
-1%
0.85
-22%
0.83
-2%
0.88
+6%
0.82
-7%
0.83
+1%
0.87
+5%
0.87
N/A
0.89
+2%
0.88
-1%
0.88
N/A
0.86
-2%
0.78
-9%
0.78
N/A
0.75
-4%
0.4
-47%
0.71
+78%
0.66
-7%
0.66
N/A
1.01
+53%
0.74
-27%
0.81
+9%
0.84
+4%
0.86
+2%
0.78
-9%
0.43
-45%
0.45
+5%
0.46
+2%
0.72
+57%
1.08
+50%
1.07
-1%
1.05
-2%
0.97
-8%
1.03
+6%
1.02
-1%
1.03
+1%
1.07
+4%
1
-7%
1.05
+5%
0.64
-39%
0.58
-9%
0.59
+2%
0.61
+3%
1.13
+85%
1.17
+4%
1.08
-8%
1.04
-4%
0.92
-12%

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