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

Flowers Foods cuts 2026 outlook as second-quarter net income falls 30.3%

Negative Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Flowers Foods reported second-quarter results for the 12 weeks ended July 18, 2026, with net sales down 4.0% to $1.193 billion and net income down 30.3% to $40.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share. The company lowered its full-year 2026 outlook for net sales, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS, citing a more cautious view for the rest of the year. Shareholders face lower expected earnings for 2026 than previously guided.

Key points

  • Net sales fell 4.0% to $1.193 billion, with volume down 5.8% and pricing/mix up 1.8%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA fell 19.2% to $111.3 million, and adjusted diluted EPS fell $0.09 to $0.21.
  • Full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance was cut to $0.75 to $0.85 from $0.80 to $0.90; net sales guidance was cut to $5.070 billion to $5.142 billion from $5.163 billion to $5.267 billion.
  • Management will host a live question-and-answer webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on August 21, 2026.

The filing

CompanyFlowers Foods (FLO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 20, 2026, 4:10 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-359191

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 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 August 20, 2026.

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