R&D expense · 2013–2025
Flowers Foods R&D expense
$9,300−99.8% · FY2025
Flowers Foods (FLO) reported $9,300 in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −99.8% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-01-03 | $9,300 | −99.8% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-28 | $5.1M | −13.6% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-30 | $5.9M | −3.3% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $6.1M | +8.9% | Open → |
| FY20212022-01-01 | $5.6M | +40.0% | Open → |
| FY20202021-01-02 | $4.0M | −7.0% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-28 | $4.3M | −12.2% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-29 | $4.9M | +104.2% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-30 | $2.4M | −20.0% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $3.0M | −9.1% | Open → |
| FY20152016-01-02 | $3.3M | +3.1% | Open → |
| FY20142015-01-03 | $3.2M | +23.1% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-28 | $2.6M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2013–2025 compound annual growth −37.5%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001193125-26-071441 · February 25, 2026
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