Flowers Foods Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 6 analysts polled by S&P Global, Flowers Foods stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $9.00. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.68% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $7.00 (-10.03%) and the highest is $14 (+79.95%).

Price Target: $9.00 (+15.68%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$7.00	$9.00	$8.00	$14
Change	-10.03%	+15.68%	+2.83%	+79.95%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Flowers Foods stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	4	4	4	4	4	4
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	6	6	6	6	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Scott Marks CFA Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Reiterates $8	Hold	Reiterates	$8	+2.83%	May 22, 2026
Jim Salera Stephens	Stephens	Hold Maintains $11 → $8	Hold	Maintains	$11 → $8	+2.83%	May 18, 2026
Max Gumport Exane BNP Paribas	Exane BNP Paribas	Sell Maintains $10 → $8	Sell	Maintains	$10 → $8	+2.83%	Apr 9, 2026
Stephen Powers Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Maintains $11 → $7	Hold	Maintains	$11 → $7	-10.03%	Mar 30, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

5.18B

from 5.26B

-1.49%

from 5.26B

Revenue Next Year

5.20B

from 5.18B

0.43%

from 5.18B

EPS This Year

0.83

from 1.09

-23.43%

from 1.09

EPS Next Year

0.83

from 0.83

-0.75%

from 0.83

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	4.33B	4.81B	5.09B	5.10B	5.26B	5.18B
Revenue Growth	-1.30%	10.97%	5.93%	0.25%	3.00%	-1.49%
Gross Profit	2.16B	2.30B	2.46B	2.53B	2.57B	2.47B
Gross Margin	49.77%	47.94%	48.30%	49.50%	48.87%	47.70%
Operating Income	302.97M	365.24M	350.30M	379.59M	365.53M	309.50M
Net Income	206.19M	228.39M	123.42M	248.12M	83.83M	146.23M
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.09	0.83
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-14.84%	-23.43%
Forward PE	22.45	22.18	18.00	15.79	10.95	9.32
Dividend / Share	0.83	0.87	0.91	0.95	0.98	0.62
Dividend Growth	-	4.82%	4.60%	4.40%	3.42%	-36.81%
Free Cash Flow	106.66M	175.26M	312.92M	156.99M	221.08M	214.70M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	6

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	5.2B
Avg	5.2B
Low	5.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-1.2%
Avg	-1.5%
Low	-1.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	0.85
Avg	0.83
Low	0.82

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-22.0%
Avg	-23.4%
Low	-24.8%