How many employees does Flowers Foods, Inc. have?

Flowers Foods, Inc. reported 10,300 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is up 1.0% from a year earlier.

What is Flowers Foods, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Flowers Foods, Inc. brought in $5.26B of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $510K per employee. That ranks 19 of 27 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $605K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Flowers Foods, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

FLO · Packaged Foods · $1.23B market cap

Flowers Foods, Inc. had 10,300 employees at the end of fiscal Jan 2026, up 1.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $5.26B, up 3.0% from a year earlier, or $510K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

10,300

+1.0% YoY

Revenue

$5.26B

+3.0% YoY

Revenue / employee

$510K

Peer median $605K

Rank in industry

19 of 27

Packaged Foods

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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FLO employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Jan 2026	10,300	$5.26B	$510K	+1.0%	+3.0%
Dec 2024	10,200	$5.10B	$500K	+9.7%	+0.2%
Dec 2023	9,300	$5.09B	$547K	+1.1%	+5.9%
Dec 2022	9,200	$4.81B	$522K	+3.4%	+11.0%
Jan 2022	8,900	$4.33B	$487K	-3.3%	-1.3%
Jan 2021	9,200	$4.39B	$477K	-5.2%	+6.4%
Dec 2019	9,700	$4.12B	$425K	+5.4%	+4.4%
Dec 2018	9,200	$3.95B	$430K	-6.1%	+0.8%
Dec 2017	9,800	$3.92B	$400K	-9.3%	-0.2%
Dec 2016	10,800	$3.93B	$364K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Flowers Foods, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaged Foods.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
CPB Campbell Soup Company	13,500	$9.74B	$722K	Contracting
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.	10,000	$6.61B	$661K	Leaner
INGR Ingredion Incorporated	11,200	$7.22B	$645K	Contracting
POST Post Holdings, Inc.	13,180	$8.16B	$619K	Hiring ahead
HLF Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.	8,500	$5.04B	$593K	Leaner
FLO Flowers Foods, Inc.	10,300	$5.26B	$510K	Efficient growth
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated	14,100	$6.84B	$485K	Leaner
MKC-V McCormick & Company, Incorporated	14,100	$6.84B	$485K	Leaner
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.	15,000	$6.14B	$409K	Leaner

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Questions about Flowers Foods, Inc.

How many employees does Flowers Foods, Inc. have?: Flowers Foods, Inc. reported 10,300 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is up 1.0% from a year earlier.
What is Flowers Foods, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Flowers Foods, Inc. brought in $5.26B of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $510K per employee. That ranks 19 of 27 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $605K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Flowers Foods, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell FLO.