Stock AnalizFlowers Foods Inc. FLO
Packaged Foods · data as of November 13, 2026
Flowers Foods Inc. (FLO) is a consumer staples company listed in the US with a market value of about $1.2B. In the twelve months to October 10, 2026 it had revenue of $5.2B and net income of $30M, a net margin of 0.6%.
Its overall Stock Analiz score is 1.8 out of 5 (weak). The strongest part is shareholder returns (4/5); the weakest is future growth (1/5).
Key numbers: a P/E of 36.9, a price to free cash flow of 3.5, 5-year revenue growth of 4% a year, a 5-year average ROIC of 7%. A discounted cash flow model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 89% above the current price.
Score: 1.8 / 5
Checks passed
- P/FCF below 20
- Price below intrinsic value (DCF, moderate assumptions)
- 3-year free cash flow growth above 10% a year
- Profitable 5 years in a row
- Positive free cash flow
- Pays a dividend
- 20% to 100% of free cash flow returned to shareholders
- Dividend 3 years in a row
Checks not passed
- P/E below 25
- P/E below the industry median
- PEG below 1.5
- Revenue growth above 10% last year
- 3-year revenue growth above 10% a year
- Profit margin improving
- Strong R&D investment or growth above 20%
- 5-year EPS growth above 10% a year
Valuation
Growth and quality
Financials, last 10 years
| Fiscal year | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.2B | $5.3B | $5.1B | $5.1B | $4.8B | $4.3B | $4.4B | $4.1B | $4.0B | $3.9B | $3.9B |
| Net income | $30M | $84M | $248M | $123M | $228M | $206M | $152M | $165M | $157M | $150M | $164M |
| Free cash flow | $334M | $319M | $281M | $220M | $192M | $209M | $357M | $263M | $196M | $222M | $255M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.15 | $0.40 | $1.17 | $0.58 | $1.07 | $0.97 | $0.72 | $0.78 | $0.74 | $0.71 | $0.78 |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| ROIC | — | 3.8% | 9.5% | 5.1% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 8.0% |
From the company’s 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. TTM = trailing twelve months.
What analysts expect
The average 12-month price target from 4 analysts is $7.00, 27% above the current price; targets range from $5.00 to $12.00; the consensus rating is “Hold”; expected EPS is $0.71 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is Flowers Foods’s P/E ratio?
About 36.9, based on the last twelve months of diluted earnings per share (forward P/E about 11.6).
Is Flowers Foods stock undervalued?
Our DCF model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 89% above the current market value. A model is a range, not a promise; try your own assumptions in the DCF calculator.
Does Flowers Foods pay a dividend?
Yes. The dividend yield is about 9.04%, and it has paid dividends for 10 years in our data.
Is Flowers Foods a good stock to buy?
We do not give buy or sell advice. Flowers Foods scores 1.8 out of 5 on our five checks (value, growth, track record, financial health and shareholder returns); the checks above show why.
Similar companies
Generated from SEC filings, analyst consensus estimates and market prices, rebuilt every day. Educational information, not investment advice.