Flowers Foods (FLO) Cuts Dividend to Strengthen Financial Health

Soumya Eswaran Tue, August 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM EDT 3 min read **

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JB Global Capital, an investment firm, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund declined 12.1% in Q2, largely driven by Alibaba, its largest holding. However, since inception on January 3, 2023, the fund has returned 109.7%, compared with 94.4% for the S&P 500. Additionally, please check the fund's top five holdings to know its best picks in 2026.

In its Q2 2026 investor letter, JB Global Capital highlighted Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO). Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is a U.S.-based packaged bakery food products company. On August 10, 2026, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) closed at $7.14 per share. One-month return of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) was -13.21%, and its shares lost 56.29% over the past 52 weeks. Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion.

JB Global Capital stated the following regarding Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) in its Q2 2026 investor letter:

"Flowers Foods, Inc.** (NYSE:FLO), my second-largest position, reported earnings on May 21st, and the stock surged over 15% on the release. I covered the full breakdown in Flowers Foods Earnings: The Dividend Cut the Market Mispriced, available to paid subscribers with accompanying valuation models.

The reasoning was straightforward: a conservative, defensive business at a distressed price. Bread is one of the most resilient consumer categories: non-discretionary, habitual, and remarkably stable across economic cycles. Flowers is the second-largest player behind Grupo Bimbo, backed by a direct-store-delivery network that's expensive for competitors to replicate. At entry (first $8.50, then $6.80), the stock carried a double-digit dividend yield, and my sum-of-the-parts model put fair value at $13-14 even under conservative assumptions, a low-risk category at roughly half of asset value…" (Click here to read the full text)

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. According to our database, 34 hedge fund portfolios held Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) at the end of the first quarter, up from 32 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on thebest short-term AI stock.

Story Continues In another article, we covered Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) and shared a bearish thesis on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2026 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.