FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-18..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.62%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-18..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 1.78×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-07-18; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-18. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.62% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-18. $32.47M ÷ $5.22B × 100 ≈ 0.62% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 1.78× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $143.38M ÷ $80.63M ≈ 1.78× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 5.22B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 32.47M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 143.38M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 80.63M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | (m) | $5.22B | $32.47M | $143.38M | $80.63M | (m) | 0.62% | 1.78× | Reported |
| 2026-04-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-01-03 | $9.30K | $5.26B | $32.31M | $173.98M | $76.67M | 0.00% | 0.61% | 2.27× | Reported |
| 2025-10-04 | (m) | $5.13B | $32.19M | $306.41M | $64.93M | (m) | 0.63% | 4.72× | Reported |
| 2025-07-12 | (m) | $5.10B | $31.97M | $330.08M | $55.40M | (m) | 0.63% | 5.96× | Reported |
| 2025-04-19 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-28 | $5.10M | $5.10B | $29.74M | $348.29M | $37.13M | 0.10% | 0.58% | 9.38× | Reported |
| 2024-10-05 | (m) | $5.12B | $28.89M | $336.84M | $37.18M | (m) | 0.56% | 9.06× | Reported |
| 2024-07-13 | (m) | $5.13B | $28.39M | $187.31M | $37.04M | (m) | 0.55% | 5.06× | Reported |
| 2024-04-20 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-12-30 | $5.90M | $5.09B | $26.95M | $172.87M | $36.61M | 0.12% | 0.53% | 4.72× | Reported |
| 2023-10-07 | (m) | $5.04B | $27.08M | $187.07M | $35.08M | (m) | 0.54% | 5.33× | Reported |
| 2023-07-15 | (m) | $5.00B | $26.68M | $301.87M | $33.33M | (m) | 0.53% | 9.06× | Reported |
| 2023-04-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-12-31 | $6.10M | $4.81B | $25.82M | $303.21M | $28.92M | 0.13% | 0.54% | 10.48× | Reported |
| 2022-10-08 | (m) | $4.71B | $24.70M | $292.89M | $28.87M | (m) | 0.52% | 10.15× | Reported |
| 2022-07-16 | (m) | $4.58B | $24.02M | $289.56M | $28.73M | (m) | 0.52% | 10.08× | Reported |
| 2022-04-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-01-01 | $5.60M | $4.33B | $21.34M | $294.92M | $31.53M | 0.13% | 0.49% | 9.35× | Reported |
| 2021-10-09 | (m) | $4.37B | $19.95M | $318.56M | $34.35M | (m) | 0.46% | 9.27× | Reported |
| 2021-07-17 | (m) | $4.33B | $17.98M | $319.44M | $36.39M | (m) | 0.41% | 8.78× | Reported |
| 2021-04-24 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-01-02 | $4.00M | $4.39B | $12.86M | $321.49M | $38.79M | 0.09% | 0.29% | 8.29× | Reported |
| 2020-10-03 | (m) | $4.28B | $11.27M | $247.93M | $37.83M | (m) | 0.26% | 6.55× | Reported |
| 2020-07-11 | (m) | $4.26B | $9.96M | $253.59M | $37.82M | (m) | 0.23% | 6.70× | Reported |
| 2020-04-18 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-12-28 | $4.30M | $4.12B | $7.43M | $225.43M | $38.85M | 0.10% | 0.18% | 5.80× | Reported |
| 2019-10-05 | (m) | $4.09B | $7.09M | $251.58M | $38.66M | (m) | 0.17% | 6.51× | Reported |
| 2019-07-13 | (m) | $4.04B | $7.01M | $246.38M | $38.14M | (m) | 0.17% | 6.46× | Reported |
| 2019-04-20 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-12-29 | $4.90M | $3.95B | $8.15M | $212.34M | $35.69M | 0.12% | 0.21% | 5.95× | Reported |
| 2018-10-06 | (m) | (m) | $11.28M | $230.37M | $35.69M | (m) | (m) | 6.45× | Reported |
| 2018-07-14 | (m) | (m) | $12.85M | $124.87M | $35.71M | (m) | (m) | 3.50× | Reported |
| 2018-04-21 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-12-30 | $2.40M | (m) | $16.09M | $162.91M | $36.56M | (m) | (m) | 4.46× | Reported |
| 2017-10-07 | (m) | (m) | $15.46M | $137.69M | $37.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.72× | Reported |
| 2017-07-15 | (m) | (m) | $16.14M | $257.59M | $38.25M | (m) | (m) | 6.73× | Reported |
| 2017-04-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-12-31 | $3.00M | (m) | $18.76M | $263.89M | $34.91M | (m) | (m) | 7.56× | Reported |
| 2016-10-08 | (m) | (m) | $17.41M | $294.27M | $32.62M | (m) | (m) | 9.02× | Reported |
| 2016-07-16 | (m) | (m) | $16.19M | $297.89M | $29.18M | (m) | (m) | 10.21× | Reported |
| 2016-04-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-01-02 | $3.30M | (m) | $15.69M | $297.88M | $26.82M | (m) | (m) | 11.11× | Reported |
| 2015-10-10 | (m) | (m) | $17.77M | $287.76M | $26.73M | (m) | (m) | 10.76× | Reported |
| 2015-07-18 | (m) | (m) | $19.00M | $288.39M | $27.03M | (m) | (m) | 10.67× | Reported |
| 2015-04-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-01-03 | (m) | (m) | $18.66M | $275.39M | $28.29M | (m) | (m) | 9.74× | Reported |
| 2014-10-04 | (m) | (m) | $17.43M | $291.06M | $28.69M | (m) | (m) | 10.15× | Reported |
| 2014-07-12 | (m) | (m) | $16.73M | $274.01M | $29.48M | (m) | (m) | 9.29× | Reported |
| 2014-04-19 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-28 | (m) | (m) | $15.94M | $335.23M | $28.88M | (m) | (m) | 11.61× | Reported |
| 2013-10-05 | (m) | (m) | $15.80M | $337.32M | $28.48M | (m) | (m) | 11.84× | Reported |
| 2013-07-13 | (m) | (m) | $14.91M | $337.93M | $28.11M | (m) | (m) | 12.02× | Reported |
| 2013-04-20 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-29 | (m) | (m) | $10.12M | $218.51M | $23.41M | (m) | (m) | 9.33× | Reported |
| 2012-10-06 | (m) | (m) | $9.45M | $195.96M | $19.83M | (m) | (m) | 9.88× | Reported |
| 2012-07-14 | (m) | (m) | $9.14M | $191.03M | $15.96M | (m) | (m) | 11.97× | Reported |
| 2012-04-21 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $2.77B | $13.64M | $189.03M | $10.17M | (m) | 0.49% | 18.58× | Reported |
| 2011-10-08 | (m) | (m) | $14.54M | $198.22M | $8.96M | (m) | (m) | 22.11× | Reported |
| 2011-07-16 | (m) | (m) | $15.58M | $197.22M | $7.92M | (m) | (m) | 24.91× | Reported |
| 2011-04-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-01-01 | (m) | (m) | $13.68M | $205.86M | $8.16M | (m) | (m) | 25.22× | Reported |
| 2010-10-09 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-07-17 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-04-24 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-01-02 | (m) | (m) | $11.86M | $206.33M | $11.59M | (m) | (m) | 17.81× | Reported |
| 2009-10-10 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-07-18 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-01-03 | (m) | (m) | $10.59M | $182.70M | $6.14M | (m) | (m) | 29.77× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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