---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-245326"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLO"
cik: "0001128928"
company_name: "FLOWERS FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T11:00:58.971856+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flowers Foods Q2 sales down 0.8% to $1.017B; raises FY EPS guidance to $1.17-$1.22

## Summary
- Sales $1.017B (-0.8% vs prior year); net income $56.4M (-2.7%); dil EPS $0.26 vs $0.27.
- Adjusted dil EPS $0.32 vs $0.33; adjusted EBITDA $122.1M (-5.0%), 12.0% of sales.
- Branded retail sales down 2.0% to $674.7M; non-retail up 9.9% to $211.5M.
- FY 2021 sales guidance raised to $4.256B-$4.300B (prev $4.234B-$4.300B); dil EPS raised to $1.17-$1.22 from $1.10-$1.17.
- Cash from ops $223.4M YTD; dividends $87.0M; cash $292.3M at Q2 end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-245326
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLO
- cik: 0001128928
- company_name: FLOWERS FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312521245326/0001193125-21-245326-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312521245326/d144222d8k.htm

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