Flowers Foods, Inc. · FLO · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$5.53 -7.99% on the day, -$0.48
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.50·9.04%
$0.125 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.125/qtr
pays ~Dec 15 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 12est.
ex in 28 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
22 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000stopped2008raised2020raised2022raised
stopped in 2001
Yield vs history ⓘ
Reset
by the 2026 cut
FLO share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
FLO Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -49.6%3Y -18.4%5Y -9.9%10Y -2.4%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 152 payments since 1987.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.125 rate), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +4.35% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $0.50 a year would be $0.62 by 2031 - 11.19% on today's $5.53 price.

How Many FLO Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.50 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 12,000 FLO shares, about $66,360 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $5.53. $1,000 a month takes about 24,000 shares, about $132,720. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Flowers Foods (FLO) pays $0.125 a share quarterly, $0.50 a year, a 9.04% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $5.53. It has paid since 1987 and raised its annual dividend 22 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.125 quarterly and the last close of $5.53, this is what FLO pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.125$0.04$0.50
100 shares$12.50$4.17$50.00
$10,000 invested (1,808.3 shares)$226.04$75.35$904.16
12,000 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.00$500.00$6,000.00
24,000 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FLO shares reinvest into 2.26 new shares each payment, about 9.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 45 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with FLO’s own history in the FLO DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

FLO Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

Reset by the 2026 cut
  • FLO yields 9.04% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $5.53.
  • A cut in 2026 skews its yield history. So there is no usual level to compare today’s yield with yet.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
2.93% low12.98% high
Blue mark = today. A higher yield means a lower price against the payout.

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is FLO’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

FLO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 12, 2026, with the cash around Dec 15, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.125 a share, went ex on Sep 11, 2026 and paid Sep 14, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does FLO Pay?

FLO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.75 a share, in 4 payments.
-23.6% against the 12 months before ($0.98 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 22 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Jun 12, 2026 - $0.248 to $0.125 (-49.60%)
  • Last raise: Jun 5, 2025 - $0.24 to $0.248 (+$0.008, +3.33%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 300.0% - $0.75 paid / $0.14 EPS (4 quarters to Oct 10, 2026); own 4-yr norm 90.6% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 47.4% - $0.75 paid / $1.57 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Oct 10, 2026); own 4-yr norm 75.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

FLO vs Similar Dividend Stocks (STRA, TPB...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Consumer Defensive companies closest to FLO in market value, FLO’s 9.04% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 3.02%, and its raise streak of 22 years is the 2nd longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
FLO $5.53Flowers Foods $0.125/qtr$0.50/yr fwd 9.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 0 yrsraised 22 yrs in a row
STRA $54.72Strategic Education $0.60/qtr$2.40/yr fwd 4.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 9 yrsno raise streak
TPB $55.58Turning Point Brands $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 0.58% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7+ yrsraised 7 yrs in a row
EPC $27.28Edgewell Personal Care $0.15/qtr$0.60/yr fwd 2.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsno raise streak
UTZ $14.28Utz Brands $0.063/qtr$0.25/yr fwd 1.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrraised 1 yr in a row
DMC $27.22Fresh Del Monte Produce $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 4.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 6 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
AGRO $9.11Adecoagro S.A. $0.121/half-yr$0.24/yr fwd 2.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsraised 3+ yrs in a row
DOLE $14.32Dole $0.085/qtr$0.34/yr fwd 2.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
UVV $37.75Universal $0.83/qtr$3.32/yr fwd 8.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 38+ yrsraised 38 yrs in a row
AFYA $10.32Afya Limited $0.656/yr 6.36% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
JBSS $59.06John B. Sanfilippo & Son $2.00/yr 3.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: FLO vs STRA, FLO vs TPB, FLO vs EPC.

FLO Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1987

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 11, 2026Sep 14, 2026$0.125QuarterlyRegular
Jun 12, 2026Jun 15, 2026$0.125QuarterlyRegular
Mar 6, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.248QuarterlyRegular
Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.248QuarterlyRegular
Sep 5, 2025Sep 8, 2025$0.248QuarterlyRegular
Jun 5, 2025Jun 9, 2025$0.248QuarterlyRegular
Feb 28, 2025Mar 3, 2025$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Nov 29, 2024Dec 2, 2024$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Sep 6, 2024Sep 9, 2024$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Jun 6, 2024Jun 10, 2024$0.24QuarterlyRegular
The other 142 FLO payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for FLO

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FLO Dividend Questions

How often does FLO pay dividends?

FLO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does FLO pay dividends monthly?

No. FLO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next FLO dividend?

FLO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 12, 2026, with the cash around Dec 15, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.125 a share, went ex on Sep 11, 2026 and paid Sep 14, 2026. The current rate is $0.125 per share, $0.50 a year.

Does FLO pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 12, 2026, with the cash around Dec 15, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does FLO pay per share?

FLO pays $0.125 a share quarterly, $0.50 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $5.53 that is a 9.04% run-rate yield.

Has FLO raised its dividend?

Yes. FLO has raised its annual dividend 22 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Jun 5, 2025, took the rate from $0.24 to $0.248 (+3.33%). Since then the rate was cut on Jun 12, 2026, from $0.248 to $0.125. Over five years the dividend grew -9.9% a year.

Is FLO’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. FLO paid out 300% of its earnings and 47% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Oct 10, 2026. It has raised its dividend 22 years in a row. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes; it stopped paying in the 2000 (in 2001) crash. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FLO dividends?

Add FLO to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run FLO in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.