FLOWERS FOODS, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2025 RESULTS

THOMASVILLE, Ga., Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) today reported financial results for the company's 13-week fourth quarter and 53-week fiscal year ended January 3, 2026.

Fourth Quarter Summary:

Compared to the prior year fourth quarter where applicable

Fiscal 2025 Summary:

Compared to the prior year where applicable

Chairman and CEO Remarks:

"Flowers concluded 2025 on a positive note driven by the strong performance of our leading brands," said Ryals McMullian, chairman and CEO of Flowers Foods. "Our disciplined execution of efficiency initiatives produced results at the high end of our guidance range. We remain committed to implementing further enhancements to drive improved results as we navigate ongoing category challenges.

"Looking ahead to 2026, we anticipate these category headwinds, combined with one fewer week of operations, will result in financial performance below 2025 levels. In response, we are conducting a comprehensive review of our operations, including our brand portfolio, supply chain, and financial strategy. Our leading brands and strong cash flow position us well as we undertake this operational review. We are confident it will drive category outperformance and enhance long-term value for our shareholders."

For the 52-week Fiscal 2026, the Company Expects:

The company's outlook is based on the following assumptions:

Matters Affecting Comparability:

Reconciliation of Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Net (loss) income per diluted common share

(0.32)

0.20

Business process improvement costs

Plant closure costs and impairment of assets

—

Restructuring-related implementation costs

0.03

—

Impairment of intangible assets

0.48

—

Legal settlements and related costs

—

0.01

Acquisition and integration-related costs

0.01

Loss on inferior ingredients

0.01

—

Pension plan settlement loss

—

Adjusted net income per diluted common share

0.22

NM - not meaningful.

Certain amounts may not add due to rounding.

Consolidated Fourth Quarter Operating Highlights

Compared to the prior year fourth quarter where applicable

Cash Flow, Capital Allocation, and Capital Return

For fiscal year 2025, cash flow from operating activities increased $33.5 million to $446.2 million, capital expenditures decreased $5.0 million to $127.1 million, and dividends paid to shareholders increased $6.3 million to $209.3 million. Cash and cash equivalents were $12.1 million at year end.

(1)

Any reference to sales refers to net sales inclusive of allowances and deductions against gross sales for variable consideration and consideration payable to customers

(2)

Adjusted for items affecting comparability. See reconciliations of non-GAAP measures in the financial statements following this release. Earnings are net income. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are reconciled to net income.

(3)

No reconciliation of the forecasted range for (i) adjusted EBITDA to net income or (ii) adjusted diluted EPS to diluted EPS for the 52-week Fiscal 2026 is included in this press release because the company is unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts. In addition, the company believes such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. For the same reasons, the company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

(4)

Calculated as (current year period units X change in price per unit) / prior year period net sales dollars

(5)

Calculated as (prior year period price per unit X change in units) / prior year period net sales dollars

Pre-Recorded Management Remarks and Question and Answer Webcast

In conjunction with this release, Flowers Foods will post pre-recorded management remarks and a supporting slide presentation on the investors page of flowersfoods.com. The company will host a live question and answer webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on February 13, 2026, which will be archived on the investors page along with the other related materials.

About Flowers Foods

Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2025 net sales of $5.3 billion. Flowers operates bakeries across the country that produce a wide range of bakery products. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release and certain other written or oral statements made from time to time by Flowers Foods, Inc. (the "company", "Flowers Foods", "Flowers", "us", "we", or "our") and its representatives that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to current expectations regarding our business and our future financial condition and results of operations and are often identified by the use of words and phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would," "is likely to," "is expected to" or "will continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions we believe are reasonable. Forward-looking statements are based on current information and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected. Certain factors that may cause actual results, performance, liquidity, and achievements to differ materially from those projected are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2024 (the "Form 10-K") and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and may include, but are not limited to, (a) unexpected changes in any of the following: (1) general economic and business conditions; (2) the competitive setting in which we operate, including advertising or promotional strategies by us or our competitors, as well as changes in consumer demand; (3) interest rates and other terms available to us on our borrowings; (4) supply chain conditions and any related impact on energy and raw materials costs and availability and hedging counter-party risks; (5) relationships with or increased costs related to our employees and third-party service providers; (6) laws and regulations (including environmental and health-related issues and the impacts of tariffs, including retaliatory tariffs); and (7) accounting standards or tax rates in the markets in which we operate, (b) the loss or financial instability of any significant customer(s), including as a result of product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, (c) changes in consumer behavior, trends and preferences, including health and whole grain trends and consumer buying habits, the movement toward less expensive store branded products, and the continued reduction of purchases in the fresh packaged bread category, (d) the level of success we achieve in developing and introducing new products and entering new markets, (e) our ability to implement new technology and customer requirements as required, (f) our ability to operate existing, and any new, manufacturing lines according to schedule, (g) our ability to implement and achieve our corporate responsibility goals in accordance with regulatory requirements and the expectations of our stakeholders, suppliers, and customers; (h) our ability to execute our business strategies which may involve, among other things, (1) the ability to realize the intended benefits of completed, planned or contemplated acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures, such as the acquisition of Simple Mills, (2) the deployment of new systems (e.g., our enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system), distribution channels and technology, and (3) an enhanced organizational structure (e.g., our sales and supply chain reorganization), (i) consolidation within the baking industry and related industries, (j) changes in pricing, customer and consumer reaction to pricing actions (including decreased volumes), and the pricing environment among competitors within the industry, (k) our ability to adjust pricing to offset, or partially offset, inflationary pressure or tariffs (including retaliatory tariffs) on the cost of our products, including ingredient and packaging costs; (l) disruptions in our direct-store-delivery distribution model, including litigation or an adverse ruling by a court or regulatory or governmental body that could affect the independent contractor classifications of the independent distributor partners ("IDPs"), and changes to our direct-store-delivery distribution model in California, (m) increasing legal complexity and legal proceedings that we are or may become subject to, (n) labor shortages and turnover or increases in employee and employee-related costs, (o) the credit, business, and legal risks associated with IDPs and customers, which operate in the highly competitive retail food and foodservice industries, (p) any business disruptions due to political instability, pandemics, armed hostilities, incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, labor strikes or work stoppages, technological breakdowns, product contamination, product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, or the responses to or repercussions from any of these or similar events or conditions and our ability to insure against such events, (q) the failure of our information technology systems to perform adequately, including any interruptions, intrusions, cyber-attacks or security breaches of such systems or risks associated with the implementation of the upgrade of our ERP system; and (r) the potential impact of climate change on the company, including physical and transition risks, our availability or restriction of resources, higher regulatory and compliance costs, reputational risks, and our availability of capital on attractive terms. The foregoing list of important factors does not include all such factors, nor does it necessarily present them in order of importance. In addition, you should consult other disclosures made by the company (such as in our other filings with the SEC or in company press releases) for other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by the company. Refer to Part I, Item 1A., Risk Factors, of our Form 10-K, Part II, Item 1A., Risk Factors, of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 4, 2025 and subsequent filings with the SEC for additional information regarding factors that could affect the company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they speak only as of the date made and are inherently uncertain. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update such statements, except as required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further public disclosures by the company (such as in our filings with the SEC or in company press releases) on related subjects.

Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). However, from time to time, the company may present in its public statements, press releases and SEC filings, non-GAAP financial measures such as, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted income tax expense, adjusted selling, distribution and administrative expenses (SD&A), and gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization. The reconciliations attached provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this presentation or release to the most comparable GAAP financial measure. The company's definitions of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. These non-GAAP measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The company defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Earnings are net income. The company believes that EBITDA is a useful tool for managing the operations of its business and is an indicator of the company's ability to incur and service indebtedness and generate free cash flow. The company also believes that EBITDA measures are commonly reported and widely used by investors and other interested parties as measures of a company's operating performance and debt servicing ability because EBITDA measures assist in comparing performance on a consistent basis without regard to depreciation or amortization, which can vary significantly depending upon accounting methods and non-operating factors (such as historical cost). EBITDA is also a widely-accepted financial indicator of a company's ability to incur and service indebtedness.

EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to (a) income from operations or net income (loss) as a measure of operating performance; (b) cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities (as determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the company's ability to meet its cash needs; or (c) any other indicator of performance or liquidity that has been determined in accordance with GAAP.

The company defines adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted income tax expense and adjusted SD&A, respectively, to exclude additional costs that the company considers important to present to investors to increase the investors' insights about the company's core operations. These costs include, but are not limited to, the costs of closing a plant or costs associated with acquisition and integration-related activities, restructuring activities, certain impairment charges, legal settlements, costs to implement an enterprise resource planning system and enhance bakery digital capabilities (business process improvement costs) to provide investors direct insight into these costs, and other costs impacting past and future comparability. The company believes that these measures, when considered together with its GAAP financial results, provide management and investors with a more complete understanding of its business operating results, including underlying trends, by excluding the effects of certain charges. Adjusted EBITDA is used as the primary performance measure in the company's 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective May 25, 2023).

Presentation of gross margin includes depreciation and amortization in the materials, supplies, labor and other production costs according to GAAP. Our method of presenting gross margin excludes the depreciation and amortization components, as discussed above.

The reconciliations attached provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this release to the most comparable GAAP financial measure.

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(000's omitted)

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

12,100

5,005

Other current assets

694,753

631,242

Property, plant and equipment, net

952,725

964,320

Right-of-use leases, net

321,116

318,785

Distributor notes receivable (1)

130,723

128,199

Other assets

40,007

46,631

Cost in excess of net tangible assets, net

2,032,437

1,306,265

Total assets

4,183,861

3,400,447

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities

502,804

480,079

Long-term debt (2)

1,755,132

1,021,644

Right-of-use lease liabilities (3)

325,075

322,989

Other liabilities

297,363

165,621

Stockholders' equity

1,303,487

1,410,114

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

4,183,861

3,400,447

(1)

Includes current portion of $22,241 and $20,117, respectively.

(2)

Includes current portion of $399,575 and $0, respectively.

(3)

Includes current portion of $73,778 and $68,524, respectively.

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(000's omitted, except per share data)

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Net sales

1,232,860

1,111,125

5,256,479

5,103,487

Materials, supplies, labor and other production costs (exclusive of

depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

634,476

568,463

2,687,585

2,577,220

Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses

492,366

444,042

2,075,368

2,001,052

Restructuring charges

—

6,083

7,403

Plant closure costs and impairment of assets

—

450

7,397

10,310

Impairment of intangible assets

135,981

—

135,981

—

Loss on inferior ingredients

2,657

—

2,657

—

Depreciation and amortization expense

38,460

36,817

167,427

159,210

(Loss) income from operations

(71,080)

61,353

173,981

348,292

Other pension (benefit) cost

(88)

122

(381)

(273)

Interest expense, net

15,757

4,326

59,294

19,623

(Loss) income before income taxes

(86,749)

56,905

115,068

328,942

Income tax (benefit) expense

(19,677)

13,783

31,243

80,826

Net (loss) income

(67,072)

43,122

83,825

248,116

Net (loss) income per diluted common share

(0.32)

0.20

0.40

1.17

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

211,420

212,192

212,107

212,137

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(000's omitted)

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net (loss) income

(67,072)

43,122

83,825

248,116

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash from

operating activities:

Total non-cash adjustments

163,184

63,149

370,821

245,992

Changes in assets and liabilities

29,268

24,023

(8,443)

(81,444)

Net cash provided by operating activities

125,380

130,294

446,203

412,664

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(46,808)

(45,464)

(127,113)

(132,088)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

100

616

2,140

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

—

(791,928)

—

Other

(992)

(14,363)

(24,730)

(42,721)

Net cash disbursed for investing activities

(47,761)

(59,727)

(943,155)

(172,669)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Dividends paid

(52,267)

(50,544)

(209,306)

(203,033)

Stock repurchases

—

(5,499)

(22,703)

Net change in debt borrowings

(25,000)

(32,800)

739,880

(27,800)

Payment of financing fees

—

(10,120)

(190)

Other

(4,983)

2,807

(10,908)

(3,791)

Net cash (disbursed for) provided by financing activities

(82,250)

(80,537)

504,047

(257,517)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(4,631)

(9,970)

7,095

(17,522)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

16,731

14,975

5,005

22,527

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

12,100

5,005

12,100

5,005

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Net Sales by Sales Class and Net Sales Bridge

(000's omitted)

Net Sales by Sales Class

For the 13-Week Period

Ended

For the 12-Week Period

Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

$ Change

% Change

Branded Retail

811,575

696,321

115,254

16.6

Other

421,285

414,804

6,481

1.6

Total Net Sales

1,232,860

1,111,125

121,735

11.0

Net Sales by Sales Class

For the 53-Week Period

Ended

For the 52-Week Period

Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

$ Change

% Change

Branded Retail

3,462,854

3,259,267

203,587

6.2

Other

1,793,625

1,844,220

(50,595)

(2.7)

Total Net Sales

5,256,479

5,103,487

152,992

3.0

Net Sales Bridge

For the 13-week period ended January 3, 2026

Branded Retail

Other

Total

Pricing/mix^*

2.3

(2.5)

0.7

Volume*

(1.7)

(2.7)

(2.2)

Acquisition (excluding impact of Week 53)

7.7

0.0

4.7

12-week vs. 12-week comparison

8.3

(5.2)

3.2

Impact of Week 53

8.3

6.8

7.8

Total percentage point change in net sales

16.6

1.6

11.0

For the 53-week period ended January 3, 2026

Branded Retail

Other

Total

Pricing/mix^*

(0.5)

(1.7)

(0.8)

Volume*

(1.5)

(2.6)

(2.0)

Acquisition (excluding impact of Week 53)

6.4

0.0

4.1

52-week vs. 52-week comparison

4.4

(4.3)

1.3

Impact of Week 53

1.8

1.6

1.7

Total percentage point change in net sales

6.2

(2.7)

3.0

The table above presents certain sales by category that have been reclassified from amounts previously reported to conform to the current period presentation.

^ Includes sales reductions from variable consideration and payments to customers.

* Computations above are calculated as follows (the Total column is consolidated and is not adding the Branded Retail and Other columns):

Price/Mix $ = Current year period units × change in price per unit

Price/Mix % = Price/Mix $ ÷ Prior year period Net Sales $

Volume $ = Prior year period price per unit × change in units

Volume % = Volume $ ÷ Prior year period Net Sales $

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(000's omitted, except per share data)

Reconciliation of (Loss) Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Net (loss) income per diluted common share

(0.32)

0.20

0.40

1.17

Business process improvement costs

0.01

0.02

Plant closure costs and impairment of assets

—

0.03

0.04

Restructuring charges

—

0.02

0.03

Restructuring-related implementation costs

0.03

—

0.07

0.01

Impairment of intangible assets

0.48

—

0.48

—

Acquisition and integration-related costs

0.01

0.07

0.01

Legal settlements and related costs

—

0.01

Loss on inferior ingredients

0.01

—

0.01

—

Pension plan settlement loss

—

Adjusted net income per diluted common share

0.22

1.09

1.28

NM - not meaningful.

Certain amounts may not add due to rounding.

Reconciliation of Gross Margin

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Net sales

1,232,860

1,111,125

5,256,479

5,103,487

Materials, supplies, labor and other production costs (exclusive

of depreciation and amortization)

634,476

568,463

2,687,585

2,577,220

Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization

598,384

542,662

2,568,894

2,526,267

Less depreciation and amortization for production activities

21,192

20,252

90,946

87,833

Gross margin

577,192

522,410

2,477,948

2,438,434

Depreciation and amortization for production activities

21,192

20,252

90,946

87,833

Depreciation and amortization for selling, distribution, and

administrative activities

17,268

16,565

76,481

71,377

Total depreciation and amortization

38,460

36,817

167,427

159,210

Reconciliation of Selling, Distribution, and Administrative Expenses to

Adjusted SD&A

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses

(SD&A)

492,366

444,042

2,075,368

2,001,052

Business process improvement costs

(1,057)

1,250

(3,368)

(4,529)

Restructuring-related implementation costs

(8,811)

—

(19,529)

(2,979)

Acquisition and integration-related costs

(1,534)

(2,008)

(17,904)

(2,008)

Legal settlements and related costs

—

(2,973)

(902)

(3,800)

Adjusted SD&A

480,964

440,311

2,033,665

1,987,736

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(000's omitted, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Net (loss) income

(67,072)

43,122

83,825

248,116

Income tax (benefit) expense

(19,677)

13,783

31,243

80,826

Interest expense, net

15,757

4,326

59,294

19,623

Depreciation and amortization

38,460

36,817

167,427

159,210

EBITDA

(32,532)

98,048

341,789

507,775

Other pension (benefit) cost

(88)

122

(381)

(273)

Business process improvement costs

1,057

(1,250)

3,368

4,529

Plant closure costs and impairment of assets

—

450

7,397

10,310

Restructuring charges

—

6,083

7,403

Restructuring-related implementation costs

8,811

—

19,529

2,979

Impairment of intangible assets

135,981

—

135,981

—

Acquisition and integration-related costs

1,534

2,008

17,904

2,008

Legal settlements and related costs

—

2,973

902

3,800

Loss on inferior ingredients

2,657

—

2,657

—

Adjusted EBITDA

117,420

102,351

535,229

538,531

Net sales

1,232,860

1,111,125

5,256,479

5,103,487

Adjusted EBITDA margin

9.5

9.2

10.2

10.6

Reconciliation of Income Tax (Benefit) Expense to Adjusted Income Tax Expense

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Income tax (benefit) expense

(19,677)

13,783

31,243

80,826

Tax impact of:

Business process improvement costs

264

(313)

842

1,132

Plant closure costs and impairment of assets

—

112

1,850

2,578

Restructuring charges

—

1,521

1,851

Restructuring-related implementation costs

2,202

—

4,882

745

Impairment of intangible assets

33,995

—

33,995

—

Acquisition and integration-related costs

502

2,093

502

Legal settlements and related costs

—

743

226

950

Loss on inferior ingredients

664

—

664

—

Pension plan settlement loss

—

Adjusted income tax expense

17,525

14,887

77,316

88,644

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(000's omitted, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted Net Income

For the 13-Week

Period Ended

For the 12-Week

Period Ended

For the 53-Week

Period Ended

For the 52-Week

Period Ended

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

January 3, 2026

December 28, 2024

Net (loss) income

(67,072)

43,122

83,825

248,116

Business process improvement costs

793

(937)

2,526

3,397

Plant closure costs and impairment of assets

—

338

5,547

7,732

Restructuring charges

—

4,562

5,552

Restructuring-related implementation costs

6,609

—

14,647

2,234

Impairment of intangible assets

101,986

—

101,986

—

Acquisition and integration-related costs

1,457

1,506

15,811

1,506

Legal settlements and related costs

—

2,230

676

2,850

Loss on inferior ingredients

1,993

—

1,993

—

Pension plan settlement loss

—

181

—

181

Adjusted net income

45,766

46,440

231,573

271,568

SOURCE Flowers Foods, Inc.