Flowers Foods, Inc.

Stage 4 · Declining · week 33

As of Oct 22, 2026, Flowers Foods is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 33 (since Mar 4, 2026). It closed at $6.42, 45.7% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. More about the company

$6.42

+10.31% today

$1.4B · Small cap

Market Neutral — Fading

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Our read

Declining, below its long-term trend

Setup score

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Momentum

Steady

Edge

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22

S4 19w

S2 15w

S4 65w

S4 33w

2023-08-162026-10-22

S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)

S4 19w → S1 11w → S2 15w → S3 5w → S4 4w → S1 2w → S2 8w → S3 1w → S4 65w → S1 3w → S4 33w current

Total tracked: 166 weeks across 11 stage runs.

FLO among Packaged Foods41st of 65 by relative strength

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Stocks in Packaged Foods ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#	Stock	Stage	RS	1M
1	DARDarling Ingredients Inc.	Stage 2 · wk 10	93	−9.3%
2	WESTWestrock Coffee Company	Stage 2 · wk 4	93	+19.9%
3	HLFHerbalife Ltd.	Stage 1 · wk 2	89	+14.9%
4	SENEBSeneca Foods Corp. Class B	Stage 2 · wk 34	87	−4.8%
5	CENTCentral Garden & Pet Company	Stage 3 · wk 6	84	+14.3%
6	SENEASeneca Foods Corp. Class A	Stage 2 · wk 38	81	−8.3%
7	CENTACentral Garden & Pet Company Class A	Stage 3 · wk 6	81	+13.6%
8	SJMThe J.M. Smucker Company	Stage 2 · wk 17	78	+9.0%
…41	FLOFlowers Foods, Inc.	Stage 4 · wk 33	26	+10.5%

vs 52W High

-45.7%

$5.55 lo$11.82 hi

45.7% below 52W high, deep Stage 4 damage

In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.

Stage Maturity

Week 33

1w13w26w

Week 33, extended decline

How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.

vs 200 DMA

-18.3%

200 DMA: $7.86 · sloping down

In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.

Rel Volume

0.99x

vs 50-day avg

High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.

Trend Health

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Short-term trend flat

Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.

+10.5%

-15.3%

-24.1%

YTD

-36.6%

-45.0%

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Breakout Watch

Latest: 2024-09-18

10 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2019-03-05.

A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.

Recent Stage Timeline

2026-10-22S4

Wk 33 · Vol 0.99x

2026-10-21S4

Wk 33 · Vol 0.65x

2026-10-20S4

Wk 32 · Vol 0.73x

2026-10-19S4

Wk 32 · Vol 0.64x

2026-10-16S4

Wk 32 · Vol 0.69x

2026-10-15S4

Wk 32 · Vol 0.82x

2026-10-14S4

Wk 32 · Vol 0.61x

2026-10-13S4

Wk 31 · Vol 0.87x

2026-10-12S4

Wk 31 · Vol 0.83x

2026-10-09S4

Wk 31 · Vol 0.69x

2026-10-08S4

Wk 31 · Vol 1.16x

2026-10-07S4

Wk 31 · Vol 1.48x

Moving averages & range

50 DMA

$6.25

200 DMA

$7.86

52W High

$11.82

52W Low

$5.55

5D Low

$5.82

Resistance levels (recent highs)

20d High

$6.42

60d High

$7.38

120d High

$8.47

250d High

$11.78

Next resistance

+14.9%

to 60d High

P/E (TTM)

23.6

Forward 9.3

ROE

+4.0%

Profit margin +1.1%

Dividend Yield

8.61%

P/B 1.0

Flowers Foods: quick answers

What stage is Flowers Foods in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Flowers Foods (FLO) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Mar 4, 2026 and is in week 33. What the four stages mean

Is Flowers Foods in an uptrend?

No. Flowers Foods is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 18.3% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Flowers Foods from its 52-week high?

Flowers Foods closed at $6.42 on Oct 22, 2026, 45.7% below its 52-week high of $11.82. Its 52-week low is $5.55.

How has Flowers Foods performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Flowers Foods is down 45.0% over the past year and down 36.6% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Flowers Foods in?

Flowers Foods is in the Packaged Foods industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector.

About this companyConsumer Staples· Packaged Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. The company's principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, tortillas, baking mixes, and frozen breads and rolls as well as snack items including bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers. The company offers its products under the Nature's Own, DKB, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake brand names. It distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. The company's customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.

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