Flowers Foods (Flowers Foods) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 1.15 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Flowers Foods's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.15.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Flowers Foods Inc is 1.43, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Flowers Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FLO' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54 Med: 0.74 Max: 1.43
Current: 1.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Flowers Foods was 1.43. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 0.74.

FLO's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
93.69% of 919 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs FLO: 1.43

As of today (2024-04-16), the Dividend Yield % of Flowers Foods is 3.95%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Flowers Foods was 4.38%. The lowest was 1.61%. And the median was 3.24%.

Flowers Foods's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.23.

During the past 12 months, Flowers Foods's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Flowers Foods was 153.50% per year. The lowest was 4.80% per year. And the median was 11.40% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Flowers Foods Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flowers Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Flowers Foods Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.86

0.64

0.80

0.79

0.76

Flowers Foods Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.96	0.64	0.74	-	1.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Flowers Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Flowers Foods Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Flowers Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Flowers Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Flowers Foods Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Flowers Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.91	/	1.2
	=	0.76

Flowers Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.23	/	0.2
	=	1.15

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Flowers Foods (Flowers Foods) Business Description

Industry

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Address

1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA, USA, 31757

Website

https://www.flowersfoods.com

Flowers Foods Inc is an American company producing bakery food for retail and foodservice across the United States. The product portfolio includes fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas. The company distributes to supermarkets, convenience stores, and restaurants. The key brands are Nature's Own, Whitewheat, Cobblestone Bread, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley's, and Tastykake.

Executives

R Steve Kinsey	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	301 HABERSHAM ROAD, THOMASVILLE GA 31792
Stephanie B Tillman	officer: Chief Legal Counsel	1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Ryals Mcmullian	officer: Chief Strategy Officer	2922 IVANHOE ROAD, TALLAHASSEE FL 32312
Brigitte King	director	1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Joanne D Smith	director	C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
H Mark Courtney	officer: SVP Sales&Mkt Flowers Bakeries	16 MEANDER TRACE, THOMASVILLE GA 31792
Cindy Cox	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Chubb Thomas Caldecot Iii	director	999 PEACHTREE ST NE, SUITE 688, ATLANTA GA 30309
Melvin T Stith	director	1111 BAY AVENUE, SUITE 501, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Thomas L Winters	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Heeth Iv Varnedoe	officer: Chief Transformation Officer	1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
William Jameson Mcfadden	director	140 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10005
Brad Cashaw	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Terry S Thomas	director	6430 STEFANI DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75225
Casey Edward J. Jr.	director	835 HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 150, ALLENTOWN PA 18101