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FLOWERS FOODS INC FLO
FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 12.39% (safety: at-risk). FY2026 revenue was $5.3B at a 1.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.059 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.204 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.042 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.453 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLO | FLOWERS FOODS INC | 4/9 | 1.03 | 20.2 | +3% |
| BRBR | BELLRING BRANDS, INC. | 5/9 | 5.82 | 6.2 | +16.1% |
| BGS | B&G Foods, Inc. | 4/9 | 2.13 | — | -5.4% |
| HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | 3/9 | -0.36 | — | -10.2% |
| SMPL | Simply Good Foods Co | 5/9 | 5.36 | 11.4 | +9% |
| VITL | Vital Farms, Inc. | 2/9 | 6.07 | 6.9 | +25.3% |
| BYND | BEYOND MEAT, INC. | 3/9 | -6.23 | 1.6 | -15.6% |
About FLOWERS FOODS INC
Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. The company's principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, tortillas, baking mixes, and frozen breads and rolls as well as snack items including bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers. The company offers its products under the Nature's Own, DKB, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake brand names. It distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. The company's customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.
FAQ
Is FLO financially healthy?
FLOWERS FOODS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does FLO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. FLOWERS FOODS INC pays a dividend yielding about 12.39% with a 249.7% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is FLO?
In FY2026, FLOWERS FOODS INC had a net margin of 1.6% and a return on equity of 6.4%.
Is FLO overvalued or undervalued?
FLOWERS FOODS INC trades at about 17.9× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.7×–39.3×, median 27.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for FLO?
The average Wall-Street price target for FLOWERS FOODS INC is $9.00, about 25.5% above the recent price, from 5 analysts.
Is FLO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on FLOWERS FOODS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 20.2×, a dividend yield of 12.39%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.