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FLO · Flowers Foods Inc

$8.49 -0.16 (-1.85%) At close · Jul 17
Market Cap
$1.80B
Shares
211,993,230

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$8.49 Open$8.71 Day$8.45–8.88 52W$6.80–15.75 Avg vol 30d7.0M Short int46.4M · 21.9% float · 4.4d Short vol65% Last earningsMay 21, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 21
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 24, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 2, 2026 Est
filed May 21, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 18.8 · elevated Equity put/call 0.73
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −14%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +8%
      above
      RSI (14) 58
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 19%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +16%
      trailing
      6-month return −21%
      trailing
      YTD return −20%
      this year
      Relative strength −29%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $8 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      61 of 427 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -1.9M sh shares · +11 new
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$37.5K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      21.88% of float · ▲ +10.1% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      427 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 86
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +3%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −66%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $319.1M
      Balance sheet $1.7B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 36%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −55%
      past year
      ATR 4.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 21, 2026
      Net sales · 52-week Fiscal 2026 Initiated $5.16B – $5.27B
      prior FY $5.26B midpoint −0.8% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA · 52-week Fiscal 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $465M – $495M
      Adjusted diluted EPS · 52-week Fiscal 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $0.80 – $0.90

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −14% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      58 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      19% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $8 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      61 of 427 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -1.9M sh shares · +11 new
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$37.5K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      21.88% of float · ▲ +10.1% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      427 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $7 Now $8 · 19% 52-wk high $16
      vs 200-day avg -14% vs 50-day avg +8%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP $0.29 the 16-Week Period Ended April 25, 2026
      Adjusted net income non-GAAP $60.9M the 16-week first quarter ended April 25, 2026
      Adjusted SD&A as a percentage of net sales non-GAAP 39.3% the 16-week first quarter ended April 25, 2026
      breakfast segment dollar share gain 40 Q1 FY2027 call
      breakfast segment unit share gain 20 Q1 FY2027 call
      cake category sales decline -1.4% Q1 FY2027 call
      Flowers cake sales growth 6% Q1 FY2027 call
      Nature's Own Keto dollar share gain 250 Q1 FY2027 call
      Nature's Own Keto unit share gain 180 Q1 FY2027 call
      Simple Mills cookies growth 43% Q1 FY2027 call
      Simple Mills crackers growth 3% Q1 FY2027 call
      Simple Mills retail sales growth 9% Q1 FY2027 call
      Wonder Cake unit share increase 120 Q1 FY2027 call
      Wonder unit share decline (sandwich buns and rolls) -30 Q1 FY2027 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Packaged Foods — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      FLO
      Flowers Foods Inc
      this stock
      $1.80B -19.8% +3.0% 21.9%
      JBS
      Jbs N.V.
      $39.17B -17.4% 1.0%
      KHC
      Kraft Heinz Co
      $30.69B +8.5% +0.6% 7.8%
      GIS
      General Mills Inc
      $20.26B -17.2% +4.1% 9.7%
      HRL
      Hormel Foods Corp /De/
      $13.97B +8.5% -2.8% 29.9 3.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      430
      % held
      78.0%
      Reported
      61 of 427
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      293
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      46.4M
      Days to cover
      4.4d
      Change
      +4.3M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      65%
      As of
      Jul 17, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.9M
      Value
      $15.6M
      As of
      Jun 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.0%
      Week of
      Jun 22, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$37.5K
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 0
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lisa McClain
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Sep 11, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $5.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $83.8M
      EPS diluted
      $0.40
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 67.5M
      Remaining
      shares 21.3M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 5, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $122.4K
      Shares
      5.0K
      Filed
      Jun 22, 2023
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 21, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      FLO +1.8% +15.8% -21.5% +7.5% -19.8%
      SPY -1.5% +0.3% +7.8% -0.5% +9.0%
      vs SPY +3.3% +15.5% -29.3% +7.9% -28.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.125 / share · ex Jun 12, 2026
      Cut 49.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.869 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      10.24%
      Buyback program · as of Jan 3, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 67.50M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 46.20M
      Remaining
      shares 21.30M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1128928 CUSIP 343498101 13F (30d) 56 filings 56 filers Visit website Investor relations