🔴 Flowers Foods is trading 5.82% down today in after-hours trading after earnings miss and guidance cut

Flowers Foods is trading 5.82% down at $6.71 in after-hours trading after its August 20, 2026, second-quarter earnings release missed expectations and management reduced full-year guidance.

• Net sales declined 4.0% to $1.193 billion; volume fell 5.8%, and adjusted diluted EPS reached $0.21 versus a $0.22 estimate.
• The company cited weaker branded bread demand, consumer trade-down, and cost pressures.
• Adjusted EPS guidance fell to $0.75–$0.85, with lower sales expectations.