---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-048756"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLO"
cik: "0001128928"
company_name: "FLOWERS FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:55:37.229052+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flowers Foods Q4 2025: net loss $67.1M, revenue +11%; FY2026 adj. EPS guidance $0.80-$0.90

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1.233B (+11% YoY); net loss $67.1M vs prior-year income of $43.1M, due to $136M impairment.
- Adjusted diluted EPS flat at $0.22; adjusted EBITDA $117.4M (+14.7%).
- Fiscal 2026 guidance: revenue $5.163-5.267B, adjusted EBITDA $465-495M, adj. EPS $0.80-0.90.
- Simple Mills contributed $57.5M to Q4 sales; full-year contribution $213.9M sales, $32M adj. EBITDA.
- CEO announces comprehensive operational review amid category headwinds; expects 2026 performance below 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-048756
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLO
- cik: 0001128928
- company_name: FLOWERS FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312526048756/0001193125-26-048756-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312526048756/flo-20260212.htm

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