POST Post Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

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$92.78
Price · Jul 2, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 7, 2026

POST Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$92.78
Market Cap
$5.67B
P/E (TTM)
19.5
EPS (TTM)
$5.51
Revenue (TTM)
$8.16B
Div Yield
ROE
8.8%
Debt/Equity
2.0
52W Range
$86 – $117

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10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $8.16B
10-point trend, +62.3%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
EPS $5.51
10-point trend, +1443.9%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
Free Cash Flow $488M
10-point trend, +28.1%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
Margins 4.1%
10-point trend, -6.8%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
POST
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, -35.6%
19.5
13.4
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, -23.8%
0.7
0.8
P/B
5-point trend, -8.8%
1.5
2.5
EV / EBITDA
5-point trend, -2.5%
9.8
Price / FCF
5-point trend, +1.1%
11.6

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
POST
Peer Median
Gross Margin
5-point trend, -1.6%
28.7%
26.3%
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -6.9%
9.8%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, +53.4%
4.1%
5.0%
ROA
5-point trend, +86.8%
2.5%
3.9%
ROE
5-point trend, +47.0%
8.8%
13.7%
ROIC
5-point trend, +8.4%
5.4%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
POST
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, -23.0%
2.0
81.5
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -16.0%
1.7
1.2
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -42.5%
0.8

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
POST
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +63.8%
3.0%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +63.8%
11.7%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +63.8%
11.6%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, +131.5%
-2.3%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, +101.4%
-8.5%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
POST
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, +131.5%
$5.51

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
POST
Peer Median

POST Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 14 analysts
  • Strong Buy 4 28.6%
  • Buy 7 50.0%
  • Hold 3 21.4%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

6 analysts · 2026-06-30
Median target $122.00 +31.5%
Mean target $122.33 +31.9%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.26%
Next Report
Aug 05, 2026
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $1.94 $1.76 0.18%
Dec. 31, 2025 $2.13 $1.73 0.40%
Sept. 30, 2025 $2.09 $1.91 0.18%
June 30, 2025 $2.03 $1.68 0.35%
March 31, 2025 $1.41 $1.23 0.18%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
POST $5.67B 19.5 3.0% 4.1% 8.8% 28.7%
SFD $8.82B 8.9 9.8% 6.4% 15.6% 13.5%
CPB 16.1 6.4% 5.9% 15.6%
CAG $13.09B 9.3 -3.6% 9.9% 13.0% 25.9%
PPC $9.46B 8.8 3.5% 5.9% 27.3% 12.8%
LW $7.04B 20.2 -0.25% 5.5% 21.2% 21.7%
CALM 3.8 83.2% 28.6% 56.0% 43.4%
MZTI $4.76B 28.5 2.0% 8.8% 16.9% 23.9%
TR $1.49B 1.3% 13.7% 11.1% 35.3%
FRPT $2.98B 23.1 13.0% 12.6% 12.2% 40.8%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 16
Annual Income Statement data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, +238.4% $8.16B $7.92B $6.99B $5.85B $4.98B $4.71B $5.68B $6.26B $5.23B $5.03B $4.65B $2.41B
Cost of Revenue 12-point trend, +225.1% $5.82B $5.62B $5.11B $4.38B $3.55B $3.26B $3.89B $4.40B $3.65B $3.48B $3.47B $1.79B
Gross Profit 12-point trend, +276.6% $2.34B $2.30B $1.88B $1.47B $1.43B $1.45B $1.79B $1.85B $1.57B $1.55B $1.17B $621M
R&D Expense 12-point trend, +212.7% $32M $29M $23M $19M $22M $19M $25M $25M $19M $16M $17M $10M
SG&A Expense 12-point trend, +184.8% $1.31B $1.33B $1.08B $905M $807M $782M $912M $976M $868M $840M $734M $460M
Operating Income 12-point trend, +484.8% $799M $794M $599M $416M $488M $536M $781M $574M $517M $546M $213M $-208M
Interest Expense 12-point trend, +96.7% $361M $316M $279M $318M $333M $334M $322M $387M $315M $306M $258M $184M
Other Non-op 12-point trend, +114.1% $5M $13M $13M $20M $29M $12M $-307M $96M $92M $-183M $-92M $-36M
Pretax Income 12-point trend, +204.0% $444M $472M $413M $895M $214M $-46M $159M $265M $74M $-30M $-167M $-427M
Income Tax 12-point trend, +229.9% $109M $105M $100M $86M $58M $-21M $-4M $-204M $26M $-27M $-52M $-84M
Net Income 12-point trend, +197.8% $336M $367M $301M $757M $167M $800.0K $125M $467M $48M $-3M $-115M $-343M
EPS (Basic) 12-point trend, +166.2% $5.98 $6.12 $5.21 $12.42 $2.42 $0.01 $1.72 $6.87 $0.51 $-0.41 $-2.33 $-9.03
EPS (Diluted) 12-point trend, +161.0% $5.51 $5.64 $4.82 $12.09 $2.38 $0.01 $1.66 $6.16 $0.50 $-0.41 $-2.33 $-9.03
Shares (Basic) 12-point trend, +41.3% 56,100,000 59,900,000 60,000,000 60,900,000 64,200,000 68,900,000 70,800,000 66,600,000 67,800,000 68,800,000 56,700,000 39,700,000
Shares (Diluted) 12-point trend, +58.4% 62,900,000 66,900,000 67,000,000 62,700,000 65,300,000 68,900,000 75,100,000 75,900,000 69,900,000 68,800,000 56,700,000 39,700,000
EBITDA 12-point trend, +2650.3% $1.32B $1.27B $1.01B $796M $1.08B $1.07B $1.16B $986M $843M $848M $486M $-52M
Balance Sheet 28
Annual Balance Sheet data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, -34.2% $177M $787M $93M $586M $664M $1.19B $1.05B $990M $1.53B $1.14B $841M $268M
Receivables 12-point trend, +77.8% $735M $583M $512M $544M $452M $442M $445M $462M $481M $385M $366M $414M
Inventory 12-point trend, +129.8% $875M $754M $790M $549M $477M $599M $580M $484M $574M $503M $465M $381M
Prepaid Expense 12-point trend, +159.9% $115M $104M $59M $98M $100M $53M $47M $64M $32M $37M $33M $44M
Current Assets 12-point trend, +66.1% $2.02B $2.23B $1.48B $2.22B $2.09B $2.29B $2.13B $2.20B $2.62B $2.08B $1.77B $1.22B
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, +224.4% $2.70B $2.31B $2.02B $1.75B $1.83B $1.78B $1.74B $1.71B $1.69B $1.35B $1.33B $832M
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, +342.0% $4.96B $4.34B $3.77B $3.27B $3.22B $2.98B $2.74B $2.54B $2.39B $1.90B $1.74B $1.12B
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, +680.6% $2.26B $2.02B $1.75B $1.52B $1.39B $1.20B $1.00B $833M $703M $546M $404M $289M
Goodwill 12-point trend, +67.8% $4.84B $4.70B $4.57B $4.35B $4.50B $4.44B $4.40B $4.50B $4.03B $3.08B $3.07B $2.89B
Intangibles 12-point trend, +14.1% $3.01B $3.15B $3.21B $2.71B $2.92B $3.20B $3.34B $3.54B $3.35B $2.83B $2.97B $2.64B
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +246.0% $521M $464M $360M $271M $348M $329M $206M $247M $184M $16M $16M $150M
Total Assets 12-point trend, +76.4% $13.53B $12.85B $11.65B $11.31B $12.41B $12.15B $11.95B $13.06B $11.88B $9.36B $9.16B $7.67B
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, +177.3% $624M $484M $369M $453M $384M $368M $396M $365M $336M $264M $265M $225M
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, +133.3% $1.21B $945M $805M $824M $1.05B $974M $803M $792M $704M $634M $611M $520M
Capital Leases 7-point trend, +233300000.00 $233M $207M $170M $114M $105M $103M $0 · · · · ·
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -30.2% $638M $653M $674M $688M $729M $784M $688M $778M $906M $726M $832M $915M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, +103.7% $372M $343M $277M $267M $508M $600M $457M $499M $328M $440M $290M $182M
Total Liabilities 12-point trend, +79.2% $9.76B $8.75B $7.80B $7.74B $9.36B $9.32B $9.01B $10.00B $9.09B $6.35B $6.19B $5.45B
Long-term Debt 12-point trend, +93.8% $7.42B $6.81B $6.04B $5.96B $6.44B $7.02B $7.08B $7.25B $7.17B $4.60B $4.45B $3.83B
Total Debt 12-point trend, +92.5% $7.42B $6.81B $6.04B $5.96B $7.04B $7.02B $7.08B $7.25B $7.17B $4.56B $4.53B $3.86B
Common Stock 12-point trend, +80.0% $900.0K $900.0K $900.0K $900.0K $900.0K $800.0K $800.0K $800.0K $700.0K $700.0K $600.0K $500.0K
Paid-in Capital 12-point trend, +101.2% $5.37B $5.33B $5.29B $4.75B $4.25B $4.18B $3.73B $3.59B $3.57B $3.55B $3.54B $2.67B
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, +793.1% $2.12B $1.78B $1.42B $1.11B $347M $209M $208M $88M $-376M $-424M $-421M $-306M
Treasury Stock 12-point trend, +6915.2% $3.75B $3.03B $2.73B $2.34B $1.90B $1.51B $921M $590M $371M $53M $53M $53M
AOCI 12-point trend, +131.5% $9M $6M $-135M $-263M $43M $-29M $-97M $-39M $-40M $-60M $-89M $-28M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +64.4% $3.75B $4.09B $3.84B $3.25B $2.74B $2.85B $2.93B $3.05B $2.78B $3.01B $2.98B $2.28B
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, +75.0% $13.53B $12.85B $11.65B $11.31B $12.41B $12.15B $11.95B $13.06B $11.88B $9.36B $9.16B $7.73B
Shares Outstanding 12-point trend, +17.9% 52,800,000 58,400,000 60,400,000 58,700,000 63,100,000 66,400,000 72,100,000 66,700,000 66,100,000 64,900,000 62,100,000 44,800,000
Cash Flow 19
Annual Cash Flow data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, +236.5% $524M $477M $407M $380M $366M $345M $380M $398M $323M $303M $273M $156M
Stock-based Comp 12-point trend, +462.8% $82M $84M $77M $66M $49M $43M $39M $31M $24M $17M $23M $14M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, +105.3% $5M $-36M $-23M $-10M $68M $-44M $-80M $-256M $17M $-75M $-120M $-88M
Amort. of Intangibles 12-point trend, +183.6% $201M $185M $161M $146M $143M $138M $161M $177M $159M $153M $142M $71M
Restructuring 9-point trend, +4.4% $10M $7M · · $5M · $10M $5M $0 $2M $15M $9M
Other Non-cash 12-point trend, -88.3% $52M $39M $-12M $-810M $-114M $248M $225M $79M $-26M $260M $392M $444M
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, +445.2% $998M $932M $750M $383M $588M $626M $688M $719M $387M $502M $452M $183M
CapEx 12-point trend, +341.7% $510M $430M $303M $255M $191M $232M $274M $225M $190M $122M $108M $116M
Investing Cash Flow 12-point trend, +62.6% $-1.42B $-678M $-669M $-221M $-794M $-218M $27M $-1.68B $-2.10B $-196M $-1.25B $-3.79B
Debt Issued 5-point trend, +0.00 · · · · · · $0 $0 $41M $0 $0 ·
Net Debt Issued 12-point trend, -7524.6% $-526M $-2.04B $-307M $-1.56B $-1.81B $-4.35B $-919M $-912M $-2.05B $-1.63B $-1.23B $-7M
Stock Issued 4-point trend, -100.0% · · · · · · · · $0 $0 $733M $593M
Stock Repurchased 9-point trend, +443000000.00 · · · $443M $397M $589M $322M $219M $318M $0 $0 $0
Net Stock Activity 9-point trend, -174.7% · · · $-443M $-397M $-589M $-322M $-219M $-318M $0 $733M $593M
Dividends Paid 3-point trend, +0.0% · · · · · · · · · $14M $17M $14M
Financing Cash Flow 12-point trend, -105.4% $-189M $416M $-556M $-387M $-168M $-272M $-652M $423M $2.05B $-4M $1.37B $3.48B
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, -355.2% $-608M $674M $-473M $-234M $-369M $139M $60M $-536M $382M $302M $573M $-134M
Free Cash Flow 12-point trend, +622.0% $488M $502M $447M $127M $396M $391M $414M $494M $196M $381M $344M $68M
Levered FCF 12-point trend, +368.7% $215M $256M $236M $-160M $116M $24M $84M $-191M $-8M $347M $146M $-80M
Profitability 8
Annual Profitability data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Gross Margin 12-point trend, +11.3% 28.7% 29.1% 26.9% 25.1% 29.1% 31.4% 31.5% 29.8% 30.1% 30.8% 25.3% 25.8%
Operating Margin 12-point trend, +213.8% 9.8% 10.0% 8.6% 7.1% 10.5% 12.3% 13.8% 9.4% 10.0% 10.9% 4.6% -8.6%
Net Margin 12-point trend, +128.9% 4.1% 4.6% 4.3% 12.9% 2.7% 0.01% 2.2% 7.5% 0.92% -0.07% -2.5% -14.2%
Pretax Margin 12-point trend, +130.7% 5.4% 6.0% 5.9% 15.3% 5.4% 1.1% 2.8% 4.2% 1.4% -0.60% -3.6% -17.7%
EBITDA Margin 12-point trend, +854.4% 16.2% 16.0% 14.4% 13.6% 17.3% 18.8% 20.4% 15.8% 16.1% 16.9% 10.4% -2.1%
ROA 12-point trend, +141.4% 2.5% 3.0% 2.6% 6.4% 1.4% 0.01% 1.0% 3.8% 0.45% -0.04% -1.4% -6.1%
ROE 12-point trend, +148.4% 8.8% 9.1% 7.7% 22.8% 6.0% 0.03% 4.1% 15.3% 1.7% -0.11% -4.4% -18.1%
ROIC 12-point trend, +298.5% 5.4% 5.7% 4.6% 4.1% 5.0% 6.7% 8.0% 10.1% 3.4% 0.79% 1.9% -2.7%
Liquidity & Solvency 5
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 12-point trend, -28.8% 1.7 2.4 1.8 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.3
Quick Ratio 12-point trend, -42.7% 0.8 1.5 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.8 2.4 2.0 1.3
Debt / Equity 12-point trend, +17.1% 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 1.5 1.5 1.7
LT Debt / Equity 12-point trend, +17.9% 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 1.5 1.5 1.7
Interest Coverage 12-point trend, +295.6% 2.2 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.7 -1.1
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 12-point trend, +43.7% 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4
Inventory Turnover 12-point trend, +0.3% 7.1 7.3 7.6 8.5 7.4 6.6 7.3 8.3 6.8 7.2 8.2 7.1
Receivables Turnover 12-point trend, +27.5% 12.4 14.5 13.2 11.7 12.5 12.9 12.5 13.3 12.1 13.4 11.9 9.7
Per Share 6
Annual Per Share data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share 11-point trend, +48.3% $71.08 $70.04 $63.61 $55.43 $43.46 $42.99 $40.58 $45.73 $42.06 $46.36 $47.92 ·
Revenue / Share 12-point trend, +113.6% $129.70 $118.43 $104.34 $93.32 $95.36 $81.29 $75.65 $82.44 $74.76 $73.06 $81.98 $60.73
Cash Flow / Share 12-point trend, +244.1% $15.87 $13.93 $11.20 $6.10 $9.01 $8.92 $9.16 $9.48 $5.53 $7.30 $7.96 $4.61
Cash / Share 11-point trend, -75.3% $3.35 $13.48 $1.54 $9.99 $12.95 $17.89 $14.57 $14.84 $23.08 $17.62 $13.55 ·
Dividend Paid / Share · · · $3 · · · · · · · ·
EPS (TTM) 12-point trend, +161.0% $5.51 $5.64 $4.82 $12.09 $2.38 $0.01 $1.66 $6.16 $0.50 $-0.41 $-2.33 $-9.03
Growth Rates 9
Annual Growth Rates data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -48.1% 3.0% 13.3% 19.5% 17.5% 5.7% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -16.6% 11.7% 16.7% 14.1% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 11.6% · · · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 5-point trend, -100.0% -2.3% 17.0% -60.1% 408.0% 23700.0% · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -103.4% -23.0% 33.3% 684.1% · · · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 5Y 253.4% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, -100.0% -8.5% 21.7% -60.2% 353.9% 20737.5% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -103.8% -23.7% 30.0% 622.2% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 234.6% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 16
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for POST
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, +238.4% $8.16B $7.92B $6.99B $5.85B $4.98B $4.71B $5.68B $6.26B $5.23B $5.03B $4.65B $2.41B
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, +197.8% $336M $367M $301M $757M $167M $800.0K $125M $467M $48M $-3M $-115M $-343M
Market Cap 11-point trend, +136.3% $5.67B $6.76B $5.18B $4.81B $4.55B $3.74B $4.99B $4.28B $3.82B $3.28B $2.40B ·
Enterprise Value 11-point trend, +112.2% $12.92B $12.79B $11.13B $10.18B $10.77B $9.57B $11.02B $10.54B $9.46B $6.70B $6.09B ·
P/E 12-point trend, +911.2% 19.5 20.5 17.8 6.8 30.3 5628.3 41.7 10.4 115.5 -123.2 -16.6 -2.4
P/S 11-point trend, +34.6% 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 ·
P/B 11-point trend, +87.3% 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 ·
P / Cash Flow 11-point trend, +6.9% 5.7 7.3 6.9 12.6 7.7 6.0 7.3 5.9 9.9 6.5 5.3 ·
P / FCF 11-point trend, +66.4% 11.6 13.5 11.6 37.8 11.5 9.6 12.1 8.7 19.5 8.6 7.0 ·
EV / EBITDA 11-point trend, -22.1% 9.8 10.1 11.1 12.8 10.0 8.9 9.5 10.7 11.2 7.9 12.5 ·
EV / FCF 11-point trend, +49.5% 26.5 25.5 24.9 80.0 27.2 24.5 26.6 21.3 48.2 17.6 17.7 ·
EV / Revenue 11-point trend, +20.9% 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.3 1.3 ·
Dividend Yield 2-point trend, -38.0% · · · · · · · · · 0.44% 0.71% ·
Earnings Yield 12-point trend, +112.3% 5.1% 4.9% 5.6% 14.8% 3.3% 0.02% 2.4% 9.6% 0.87% -0.81% -6.0% -41.6%
Payout Ratio · · · · · · · · · -436.4% · ·
Annual Payout 3-point trend, +0.0% · · · · · · · · · $14M $17M $14M

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Revenue $8.16B$7.92B$6.99B$5.85B$4.98B
Gross Margin % 28.7%29.1%26.9%25.1%29.1%
Operating Margin % 9.8%10.0%8.6%7.1%10.5%
Net Income $336M$367M$301M$757M$167M
Diluted EPS $5.51$5.64$4.82$12.09$2.38
Balance Sheet
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Debt / Equity 2.01.71.61.82.6
Current Ratio 1.72.41.82.72.0
Quick Ratio 0.81.50.81.41.3
Cash Flow
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Free Cash Flow $488M$502M$447M$127M$396M

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