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Flowers Foods Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Flowers Foods Inc's operations generated $446m of cash; it spent $127m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $319m. It returned $209m in dividends and $5.5m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Jan 20102010Jan 20112011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Jan 20152015Jan 20162016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Jan 20212021Jan 20222022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Jan 2026LTMJul 2026
Cash from operations236306134217270315336357297296367454345361349413446421
Depreciation and amortisation818595103118129132141147144144141137142152159167169
Stock-based pay1214141016191619168713212627303232
Capital spending72987967998491102759910498136169129132127115
Free cash flow16420855150171231245255222196263357209192220281319306
Free cash flow after stock pay15219441140155213229236206188256344187166193251287274
Dividends paid6271798693102120131141150160167176187195203209186
Share buybacks41392719939712632711035462354

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Flowers Foods Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Flowers Foods Inc.