Flowers Foods (FLO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

A. Ryals McMullian, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.8M in 2025, down 2% from $7.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 104:1, on median employee pay of $74,983.

Filed
April 14, 2026
Annual meeting
May 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.8M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
104:1median $74,983
CEO pay in equity
74%$5.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
Net Sales
$5.256BFor fiscal 2025
Adjusted Diluted EPS
$1.09Non-GAAP measure
Net Income
$83.8MFor fiscal 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
96%At 2025 annual meeting

How McMullian was paid

$7.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards74%Non-equity incentive9%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
A. Ryals McMullianChairman and Chief Executive Officer$7,776,698
D. Anthony ScaglioneChief Financial Officer$1,461,142
Heeth Varnedoe IVPresident and Chief Operating Officer$2,419,656
Terry S. ThomasChief Growth Officer$2,110,057
Stephanie B. TillmanChief Legal Counsel$1,839,636
R. Steve KinseyFormer Chief Financial Officer$2,461,356

What changed and why

  • $7.8MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $7,776,698 in fiscal 2025 from $7,944,533 in fiscal 2024.
  • 96%More than 96 percent of the shares voted were cast in support of executive compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • $5.256BNet sales for the 53-week fiscal 2025 were $5.256 billion with net income of $83.8 million.
  • 30%Long-term stock-based incentive compensation was allocated 30 percent to time-based RSUs and 70 percent to performance shares.
  • Mr. Kinsey retired as chief financial officer effective December 31, 2025, and Mr. Scaglione assumed the role.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.