Flowers Foods Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Flowers Foods free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 18, 2026, Flowers Foods generated $133.7 million of operating cash flow and spent $23.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $109.8 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 9.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 29.5% from the prior year's $84.8 million.
Flowers Foods returned $26.6 million to shareholders: $26.6 million in dividends and $37,000 in share repurchases, equal to 24% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.1 times.
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Flowers Foods cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-07-18 | Q4 20252026-01-03 | Q3 20252025-10-04 | Q2 20252025-07-12 | Q4 20242024-12-28 | Q3 20242024-10-05 | Q2 20242024-07-13 | Q4 20232023-12-30 | Q3 20232023-10-07 | Q2 20232023-07-15 | Q4 20222022-12-31 | Q3 20222022-10-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 40.66M | -67.07M | 39.53M | 58.37M | 43.12M | 64.98M | 66.97M | 35.68M | -46.73M | 63.76M | 48.60M | 40.53M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -5.72% | -203.21% | -40.96% | +63.60% | — | +1.92% | +37.80% | -11.97% | -187.05% | +62.15% | +25.08% | -28.09% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 38.58M | 38.46M | 39.87M | 39.83M | 36.82M | 37.33M | 36.83M | 37.02M | 35.97M | 34.98M | 32.71M | 32.90M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 7.08M | 6.54M | 6.60M | 7.17M | 6.42M | 6.38M | 5.81M | 5.56M | 5.88M | 5.66M | 5.70M | 5.49M |
| Change in Working Capital | -8.49M | 11.28M | -18.65M | -1.84M | 23.04M | -14.30M | -19.86M | 11.96M | 55.03M | -61.70M | 16.32M | 3.31M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 133.69M | 125.38M | 54.36M | 130.83M | 130.29M | 113.95M | 63.27M | 92.03M | 128.41M | 70.95M | 69.36M | 107.70M |
| Capital Expenditures | -23.85M | -46.81M | -23.94M | -30.81M | -45.46M | -25.37M | -27.92M | -32.08M | -28.62M | -34.43M | -40.70M | -30.51M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -25.13M | -47.76M | -24.01M | -35.37M | -59.73M | -36.44M | -40.58M | -37.28M | -28.17M | -37.16M | -31.83M | -26.15M |
| Dividends Paid | -26.59M | -52.27M | -52.27M | -52.45M | -50.54M | -50.54M | -50.84M | -48.49M | -48.60M | -49.02M | -46.45M | -46.60M |
| Share Repurchases | -37.00K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13.82M | -14.91M | -4.65M | -15.26M | 0 | -18.07M |
| Debt Issued | 1.10M | 40.00M | 99.30M | 23.10M | 39.00M | 58.40M | 108.80M | 92.90M | 47.20M | 270.00M | 0 | — |
| Debt Repaid | -39.10M | -65.00M | -69.30M | -64.80M | -71.80M | -73.40M | -83.80M | -82.90M | -84.20M | -259.00M | 0 | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -67.31M | -82.25M | -24.67M | -91.75M | -80.54M | -69.40M | -31.65M | -46.79M | -97.39M | -49.80M | -45.13M | -62.95M |
| Net Change in Cash | 41.25M | -4.63M | 5.69M | 3.71M | -9.97M | 8.11M | -8.95M | 7.97M | 2.85M | -16.01M | -7.61M | 18.60M |
| Free Cash Flow | 109.83M | 78.57M | 30.42M | 100.02M | 84.83M | 88.58M | 35.35M | 59.96M | 99.79M | 36.53M | 28.66M | 77.19M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Flowers Foods's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2022, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow FLO's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?