Flowers Foods Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 2.56x

Flowers Foods Inc cash flow quality index. Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.56x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $107.86 Million exceeds net income of $42.05 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Flowers Foods Inc financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.56x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$107.86 Million
USD

Net Income

$42.05 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Flowers Foods Inc (2000–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Flowers Foods Inc from 2000 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Flowers Foods Inc across 24 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Flowers Foods Inc cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Flowers Foods Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2000–2025)

Flowers Foods Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2000 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Flowers Foods Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) cash conversion ratio.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 5.32x $446.20 Million $83.83 Million ▲ +220.0%
2024 1.66x $412.66 Million $248.12 Million ▼ -41.2%
2023 2.83x $349.35 Million $123.42 Million ▲ +79.1%
2022 1.58x $360.89 Million $228.39 Million ▼ -5.5%
2021 1.67x $344.61 Million $206.19 Million ▼ -44.0%
2020 2.98x $454.46 Million $152.32 Million ▲ +33.8%
2019 2.23x $366.95 Million $164.54 Million ▲ +18.5%
2018 1.88x $295.89 Million $157.16 Million ▼ -5.0%
2017 1.98x $297.39 Million $150.12 Million ▼ -9.0%
2016 2.18x $356.56 Million $163.78 Million ▲ +25.9%
2015 1.73x $327.26 Million $189.19 Million ▼ -3.2%
2014 1.79x $313.97 Million $175.74 Million ▲ +52.5%
2013 1.17x $270.48 Million $230.89 Million ▼ -26.5%
2012 1.59x $216.88 Million $136.12 Million ▲ +46.4%
2011 1.09x $134.29 Million $123.43 Million ▼ -51.3%
2010 2.23x $306.05 Million $137.05 Million ▲ +26.5%
2009 1.77x $236.01 Million $133.71 Million ▲ +121.8%
2008 0.80x $94.87 Million $119.23 Million ▼ -64.9%
2007 2.27x $214.60 Million $94.61 Million ▲ +21.5%
2006 1.87x $151.28 Million $81.04 Million ▲ +2.9%
2005 1.81x $113.98 Million $62.86 Million ▼ -25.2%
2004 2.42x $123.07 Million $50.77 Million ▼ -59.6%
2003 6.00x $87.99 Million $14.66 Million ▼ -56.8%
2000 13.88x $70.04 Million $5.04 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.