FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO) Financial Ratio Screen

NYSE Consumer Defensive United States USD 1505M
RATIOS FAIL*
Automated financial screen · activity assessed separately
FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO) is potentially non-compliant in the automated ratio model. The company's debt ratio of 49.8% exceeds the 30% MSCI new-inclusion threshold relative to total assets. FLOWERS FOODS INC operates in the Consumer Defensive sector.

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MSCI new-inclusion financial-ratio snapshot

FLO financial screening at a glance

RATIOS FAIL*Financial ratios shown separately from business review — not a fatwa
Debt ratio
49.8%
Fail vs 30%
Cash ratio
0.3%
Pass vs 30%
Receivables + cash
9.3%
Pass vs 30%
Impermissible income
0.3%
Pass vs 5%

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: December 2025. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.

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Financial periodDecember 2025Calculation date2026-08-31S&P-style historynot availableLast activity reviewnot yet reviewed

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Business activity evidence

Activity assessment in progress

The supplied classification (Packaged Foods) is only a starting point. Revenue evidence is being assessed before any complete screening conclusion.

Revenue segments: Not yet checked against an SEC annual filing.

Profile description reviewed: Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. The company's principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, tortillas, baking mixes, and frozen breads and rolls as well as snack items including bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers. The company offers its products under the Nature's Own, DKB, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake brand names. It distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. The company's customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.

Sources to verify: Secondary company profile and classification · Issuer website · SEC issuer filings

A sector label or company description can flag a risk but cannot establish a compliant-revenue percentage. Only sourced segment disclosures may support that calculation.

Published-ratio reproductions (not certifications)

The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.

Based on financial data from December 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
MSCI 49.8%
/ 30%
0.3%
/ 30%
9.3%
/ 30%
0.33%
/ 5%
RATIOS FAIL*
FTSE 49.8%
/ 33%
0.3%
/ 33%
9.3%
/ 50%
0.33%
/ 5%
RATIOS FAIL*

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
27.3
Forward: 9.9
EPS
$0.26
Dividend Yield
716.0%
Payout: 333.6%
P/B Ratio
1.1
EV/EBITDA
5.3
EV: $2.7B
Revenue
$5.3B
Growth: 6.8%
Beta
0.4
Low volatility
Current Ratio
0.8

Profitability

Gross Margin 48.7%
Operating Margin 8.3%
Net Margin 1.4%
Return on Equity (ROE) 5.4%
Return on Assets (ROA) 5.3%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$446M
Free Cash Flow$319M
Total Debt$2.1B
Debt-to-Equity111.0
Current Ratio0.8
Total Assets$4.2B

Price & Trading

Last Close$6.98
50-Day MA$7.71
200-Day MA$9.07
Avg Volume6.5M
Beta0.4
52-Week Range
$6.80
$15.08

Financial data provenance and verification

The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-08-31 for the financial period December 2025. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.

Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.

About FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO)

CEO
Mr. A. Ryals McMullian Jr.
Employees
10,300
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Country
United States
Exchange
NYSE
Market Cap (listing currency)
USD 1505M
Currency
USD

Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. The company's principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, tortillas, baking mixes, and frozen breads and rolls as well as snack items including bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers. The company offers its products under the Nature's Own, DKB, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake brand names. It distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. The company's customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO) halal to invest in?

The current automated result is Financial criteria not met or an activity exclusion was detected. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.

What is FLOWERS FOODS INC's debt ratio?

FLOWERS FOODS INC's debt ratio is 49.8% in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.

What are FLOWERS FOODS INC's key financial metrics?

FLOWERS FOODS INC has a market capitalization of USD 1505M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 27.3, and revenue of $5.3B. The company maintains a gross margin of 48.7% and a net margin of 1.4%. Return on equity stands at 5.4%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: December 2025. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.

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