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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Flowers Foods (FLO)

Flowers Foods Q1 profit falls 20.6% as sales rise 1.1%; dividend reset to $0.50 a year

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Flowers Foods reported first-quarter 2026 results for the 16 weeks ended April 25, 2026. Net sales rose 1.1% to $1.572 billion, but net income fell 20.6% to $42.1 million, and the company reset its annual dividend rate to $0.50 per share while reaffirming its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook of $0.80 to $0.90.

Key points

  • Net sales rose 1.1% to $1.572 billion, helped by the Simple Mills acquisition and pricing/mix, while volume fell 3.3%.
  • Net income fell 20.6% to $42.1 million; adjusted diluted EPS fell to $0.29 from $0.35.
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.1250 per share, payable June 26, 2026, to shareholders of record June 12, 2026.
  • Fiscal 2026 guidance was reaffirmed, including adjusted diluted EPS of approximately $0.80 to $0.90.

The filing

CompanyFlowers Foods (FLO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 21, 2026, 4:10 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-234421

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:58 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 21, 2026.

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