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Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

POST • • Industrial / General
Consumer DefensivePackaged FoodsTraditional Packaged FoodsMulti-Portfolio Food Conglomerates
AboutPost Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through five segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, Refrigerated Retail, and BellRing Brands. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and hot cereal products. It serves grocery stores, mass merchandise customers, supercenters, club stores, natural/specialty stores, and drug store customers, as well as sells its products in the military, ecommerce, and foodservice channels. The Weetabix segment primarily markets and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal, hot cereals and other cereal-based food products, breakfast drinks, and muesli. This segment sells its products to grocery stores, discounters, wholesalers, and convenience stores, as well as through ecommerce. The Foodservice segment produces and distributes egg and potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels. It serves foodservice distributors and national restaurant chains. The Refrigerated Retail segment produces and distributes side dishes, eggs and egg products, sausages, cheese, and other dairy and refrigerated products for grocery stores and mass merchandise customers. The BellRing Brands segment markets and distributes ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and supplements. It serves club stores, food, drug and mass customers, and online retailers, as well as specialty retailers, convenience stores, and distributors. Post Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.Show more
  • Revenue $8.16B +3.0%
  • EBITDA $1.38B +4.9%
  • Net Income $336M -8.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 5.51 -2.3%
  • Gross Margin 26.37% -3.2%
  • EBITDA Margin 16.87% +1.8%
  • Operating Margin 10.44% -1.0%
  • Net Margin 4.11% -11.1%
  • ROE 8.54% -7.4%
  • ROIC 5.98% -2.9%
  • Debt/Equity 1.97 +14.5%
  • Interest Coverage 2.36 -10.7%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 234.6%
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Share count reduced 6.0% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y5.79%
5Y7.44%
3Y11.72%
TTM2.97%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y234.64%
3Y-23.73%
TTM-8.45%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y244.23%
3Y-23.04%
TTM-2.84%

ROCE

10Y Avg6.05%
5Y Avg5.64%
3Y Avg6.97%
Latest7.03%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
HRLHormel Foods Corporation13.6B24.7228.411.55%3.95%6.04%3.93%0.36
POSTPost Holdings, Inc.5.06B98.1017.802.97%4.11%8.92%9.64%1.97
CPBCampbell Soup Company8.02B26.9013.386.4%5.69%14.6%8.79%1.85
GISGeneral Mills, Inc.24.33B45.6011.12-1.87%15.24%30.67%9.42%1.66
KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company28.69B24.2410.73-2.98%-17.35%-10.5%11.01%0.40
CAGConagra Brands, Inc.8.31B17.377.21-3.64%7.42%9.53%15.68%0.93
JBSJBS N.V.12.29B15.090.4914.61%2.4%94.15%100%2.68
BGSB&G Foods, Inc.359.1M4.49-1.41-6.3%-13.61%-53.21%28.86%3.96

Profit & Loss

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Sales/Revenue+5.03B5.23B6.26B5.68B5.7B4.98B5.85B6.99B7.92B8.16B
Revenue Growth %0.08%0.04%0.2%-0.09%0%-0.13%0.17%0.19%0.13%0.03%
Cost of Goods Sold+3.62B3.81B4.58B4.04B4.05B3.75B4.59B5.23B5.77B6.01B
COGS % of Revenue0.72%0.73%0.73%0.71%0.71%0.75%0.78%0.75%0.73%0.74%
Gross Profit+1.4B1.41B1.68B1.65B1.65B1.23B1.26B1.76B2.16B2.15B
Gross Margin %0.28%0.27%0.27%0.29%0.29%0.25%0.22%0.25%0.27%0.26%
Gross Profit Growth %0.35%0.01%0.19%-0.02%0%-0.26%0.02%0.39%0.23%-0%
Operating Expenses+809.8M792.3M943.6M896.3M917.9M806.6M876.5M1.06B1.32B1.3B
OpEx % of Revenue0.16%0.15%0.15%0.16%0.16%0.16%0.15%0.15%0.17%0.16%
Selling, General & Admin793.5M772.8M916.7M869.2M899.8M784.7M857.6M1.04B1.29B1.27B
SG&A % of Revenue0.16%0.15%0.15%0.15%0.16%0.16%0.15%0.15%0.16%0.16%
Research & Development16.3M18.6M25.1M25M28.5M21.9M18.9M22.9M29M31.9M
R&D % of Revenue0%0%0%0%0.01%0%0%0%0%0%
Other Operating Expenses0-900K-1.8M-2.1M-6M00000
Operating Income+594.1M621M733.1M749.6M734.6M423.9M384.3M695.6M835.4M851.9M
Operating Margin %0.12%0.12%0.12%0.13%0.13%0.09%0.07%0.1%0.11%0.1%
Operating Income Growth %0.77%0.05%0.18%0.02%-0.02%-0.42%-0.09%0.81%0.2%0.02%
EBITDA+896.9M944.1M1.13B1.13B1.1B790.4M764.5M1.1B1.31B1.38B
EBITDA Margin %0.18%0.18%0.18%0.2%0.19%0.16%0.13%0.16%0.17%0.17%
EBITDA Growth %0.47%0.05%0.2%-0%-0.02%-0.28%-0.03%0.44%0.19%0.05%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)302.8M323.1M398.4M379.6M369.9M366.5M380.2M407.1M476.9M524.3M
EBIT276.4M388.5M654.3M512.5M440.8M546.6M1.21B692M788.6M805.4M
Net Interest Income+-306.5M-314.8M-387.3M-322.4M-377.4M-332.6M-317.8M-279.1M-316.5M-361.4M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense306.5M314.8M387.3M322.4M377.4M332.6M317.8M279.1M316.5M361.4M
Other Income/Expense-624.2M-546.6M-468.7M-627.5M-702.1M-253.8M443.9M-283M-363.4M-407.4M
Pretax Income+-30.1M74.4M264.4M122.1M32.5M170.1M828.2M412.6M472M444.5M
Pretax Margin %-0.01%0.01%0.04%0.02%0.01%0.03%0.14%0.06%0.06%0.05%
Income Tax+-26.8M26.1M-204M-3.9M3.5M58.2M85.7M99.7M105.1M108.7M
Effective Tax Rate %0.11%0.65%1.77%1.02%0.02%0.98%0.91%0.73%0.78%0.76%
Net Income+-3.3M48.3M467.3M124.7M800K166.7M756.6M301.3M366.7M335.7M
Net Margin %-0%0.01%0.07%0.02%0%0.03%0.13%0.04%0.05%0.04%
Net Income Growth %0.97%15.64%8.67%-0.73%-0.99%207.38%3.54%-0.6%0.22%-0.08%
Net Income (Continuing)-3.3M48.3M468.4M126M29M111.9M742.5M312.9M366.9M335.8M
Discontinued Operations0000061.8M21.6M000
Minority Interest09.7M10.1M11.4M-25.5M316.8M318.3M9.2M10.7M10.7M
EPS (Diluted)+-0.050.696.161.660.012.5512.094.825.645.51
EPS Growth %0.98%15.38%7.93%-0.73%-0.99%222.68%3.74%-0.6%0.17%-0.02%
EPS (Basic)-0.050.716.291.760.012.6012.425.216.125.98
Diluted Shares Outstanding68.8M69.9M75.9M75.1M70.1M65.3M62.7M67M66.9M62.9M
Basic Shares Outstanding68.8M67.8M74.28M70.8M68.9M64.2M60.9M60M59.9M56.1M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Total Current Assets+2.08B2.62B2.2B2.13B2.29B2.09B2.22B1.48B2.23B2.02B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.14B1.53B989.7M1.05B1.19B664.5M681.3M103.9M787.4M176.7M
Cash Only1.14B1.53B989.7M1.05B1.19B664.5M586.5M93.3M787.4M176.7M
Short-Term Investments00000094.8M10.6M00
Accounts Receivable385M480.6M462.3M445.1M441.6M452.4M544.2M512.4M582.9M735.4M
Days Sales Outstanding27.9633.5726.9728.628.2833.1533.9526.7526.8532.9
Inventory503.1M573.5M484.2M579.8M599.4M476.6M549.1M789.9M754.2M875M
Days Inventory Outstanding50.6954.9138.5852.4554.0746.3943.6655.0847.7553.17
Other Current Assets8.4M4.2M199.8M3.8M5.5M392.8M350.4M82.9M107.1M237.8M
Total Non-Current Assets+7.28B9.26B10.86B9.83B9.86B10.33B9.08B10.17B10.62B11.5B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.35B1.69B1.71B1.74B1.78B1.84B1.75B2.2B2.31B2.7B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.71x3.09x3.66x3.27x3.20x2.71x3.34x3.18x3.43x3.02x
Goodwill3.08B4.03B4.5B4.4B4.44B4.57B4.35B4.57B4.7B4.84B
Intangible Assets2.83B3.35B3.54B3.34B3.2B3.15B2.71B3.21B3.15B3.01B
Long-Term Investments-726.5M-905.8M5M145.5M142M70.7M29.4M6.1M18.2M0
Other Non-Current Assets15.9M184.3M325.2M-483M-483.4M-160.4M-446.9M177.7M446M945.5M
Total Assets+9.36B11.88B13.06B11.95B12.15B12.41B11.31B11.65B12.85B13.53B
Asset Turnover0.54x0.44x0.48x0.48x0.47x0.40x0.52x0.60x0.62x0.60x
Asset Growth %0.02%0.27%0.1%-0.08%0.02%0.02%-0.09%0.03%0.1%0.05%
Total Current Liabilities+634M704.4M792.1M802.9M974.4M1.05B823.8M805.3M944.9M1.21B
Accounts Payable264.4M336M365.1M395.6M357.1M384.2M452.7M368.8M458.2M624M
Days Payables Outstanding26.6432.1729.0935.7832.2137.393625.7129.0137.92
Short-Term Debt12.3M22.1M22.1M13.5M64.9M1.1M1.1M1.1M1.2M1.2M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities253.3M256.4M290.7M308.5M399M466.4M120.2M127M319.9M587.9M
Current Ratio3.28x3.71x2.78x2.65x2.35x1.99x2.70x1.84x2.36x1.67x
Quick Ratio2.48x2.90x2.17x1.93x1.73x1.53x2.03x0.86x1.56x0.95x
Cash Conversion Cycle5256.3136.4645.2650.1442.1541.6156.1145.5948.15
Total Non-Current Liabilities+5.72B8.38B9.2B8.21B8.34B8.31B6.91B6.99B7.81B8.55B
Long-Term Debt4.55B7.15B7.23B7.07B6.96B6.44B5.96B6.04B6.81B7.42B
Capital Lease Obligations00200K100K103M105.2M113.7M169.6M207.4M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities726.5M905.8M778.4M688.5M784.5M729.1M688.4M674.4M653M638.5M
Other Non-Current Liabilities440.3M327.8M1.19B456.8M496.8M1.03B153.2M107.1M136M491.3M
Total Liabilities6.35B9.09B10B9.01B9.32B9.36B7.74B7.8B8.75B9.76B
Total Debt+4.56B7.17B7.25B7.08B7.15B6.57B6.1B6.23B7.06B7.42B
Net Debt3.42B5.65B6.26B6.03B5.96B5.91B5.51B6.14B6.27B7.25B
Debt / Equity1.52x2.57x2.37x2.41x2.53x2.15x1.71x1.62x1.72x1.97x
Debt / EBITDA5.09x7.60x6.41x6.27x6.47x8.31x7.98x5.65x5.38x5.39x
Net Debt / EBITDA3.81x5.98x5.54x5.34x5.40x7.47x7.21x5.57x4.78x5.27x
Interest Coverage1.94x1.97x1.89x2.33x1.95x1.27x1.21x2.49x2.64x2.36x
Total Equity+3.01B2.79B3.06B2.94B2.83B3.06B3.57B3.85B4.1B3.76B
Equity Growth %0.01%-0.07%0.1%-0.04%-0.04%0.08%0.17%0.08%0.06%-0.08%
Book Value per Share43.7339.9140.3239.1140.3646.8556.9757.4861.3059.84
Total Shareholders' Equity3.01B2.78B3.05B2.93B2.85B2.74B3.25B3.84B4.09B3.75B
Common Stock700K700K800K800K800K900K900K900K900K900K
Retained Earnings-424.3M-376M88M207.8M208.6M347.3M1.11B1.42B1.78B2.12B
Treasury Stock-53.4M-371.2M-589.9M-920.7M-1.51B-1.9B-2.34B-2.73B-3.03B-3.75B
Accumulated OCI-60.4M-40M-39.4M-96.8M-29.3M42.9M-262.9M-135.1M6.4M8.7M
Minority Interest09.7M10.1M11.4M-25.5M316.8M318.3M9.2M10.7M10.7M

Cash Flow

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Cash from Operations+502.4M386.7M718.6M688M625.6M588.2M382.6M750.3M931.7M998.3M
Operating CF Margin %0.1%0.07%0.11%0.12%0.11%0.12%0.07%0.11%0.12%0.12%
Operating CF Growth %0.11%-0.23%0.86%-0.04%-0.09%-0.06%-0.35%0.96%0.24%0.07%
Net Income-3.3M48.3M467.3M124.7M800K104.9M735M301.3M366.7M335.7M
Depreciation & Amortization302.8M323.1M398.4M379.6M369.9M366.5M380.2M407.1M476.9M524.3M
Stock-Based Compensation0000000000
Deferred Taxes-74.6M17.4M-256.5M-80.3M-43.6M68.2M-9.7M-22.9M-35.5M4.6M
Other Non-Cash Items295.9M152.8M100.8M321.8M309M239.6M-666.2M55.3M110.2M129.9M
Working Capital Changes-18.4M-154.9M8.6M-57.8M-10.5M-191M-56.7M9.5M13.4M3.8M
Change in Receivables-4M-52.1M-6M19.3M20.3M-117.1M-102M30.6M-19.5M-98.8M
Change in Inventory-37.2M-2.5M3.6M-97.9M-4.6M22.1M-86.8M-31.9M63.3M4.5M
Change in Payables18.8M-109M29.4M4.4M-26.8M-48.7M106.4M-29.9M2.4M80.9M
Cash from Investing+-206.5M-2.1B-1.68B26.7M-218.5M-793.6M-221M-669.3M-677.5M-1.42B
Capital Expenditures-121.5M-190.4M-225M-273.9M-234.6M-190.9M-255.3M-303M-429.5M-510.2M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.06%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing003.6M31.7M65.2M-338.9M-400K-300K-1.1M-1M
Cash from Financing+-4.5M2.05B423.4M-652.4M-272M-167.5M-386.7M-555.7M415.6M-188.6M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-14.4M-13.5M-10.8M-4M000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-79.3M-181.6M-40.8M-261.3M-112.3M-86M-712.4M-76.1M-43.5M-43.9M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+380.9M196.3M494.3M414.1M391M395.7M128.9M447.3M502.2M488.1M
FCF Margin %0.08%0.04%0.08%0.07%0.07%0.08%0.02%0.06%0.06%0.06%
FCF Growth %0.11%-0.48%1.52%-0.16%-0.06%0.01%-0.67%2.47%0.12%-0.03%
FCF per Share5.542.816.515.515.586.062.066.687.517.76
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-152.24x8.01x1.54x5.52x782.00x3.53x0.51x2.49x2.54x2.97x
Interest Paid0000300M348.2M320M300.2M321.2M0
Taxes Paid000044.4M45.6M45.8M114.7M178.5M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-0.11%1.67%15.98%4.16%0.03%5.66%22.82%8.12%9.22%8.54%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)6.81%6.27%6.19%6.15%6.21%3.58%3.19%5.47%6.15%5.98%
Gross Margin27.93%27.04%26.8%28.97%29%24.71%21.55%25.12%27.23%26.37%
Net Margin-0.07%0.92%7.47%2.2%0.01%3.35%12.93%4.31%4.63%4.11%
Debt / Equity1.52x2.57x2.37x2.41x2.53x2.15x1.71x1.62x1.72x1.97x
Interest Coverage1.94x1.97x1.89x2.33x1.95x1.27x1.21x2.49x2.64x2.36x
FCF Conversion-152.24x8.01x1.54x5.52x782.00x3.53x0.51x2.49x2.54x2.97x
Revenue Growth8.15%3.96%19.74%-9.21%0.31%-12.6%17.48%19.48%13.33%2.97%

Revenue by Segment

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Cereal and Granola-1.96B2.35B2.29B2.39B2.33B2.6B2.73B2.75B2.65B
Cereal and Granola Growth--19.72%-2.46%4.16%-2.32%11.22%5.23%0.87%-3.96%
Egg and Egg Products-1.42B1.54B1.58B1.31B1.56B2.03B2.3B2.12B2.41B
Egg and Egg Products Growth--8.72%2.31%-17.14%18.99%30.20%13.72%-7.92%13.74%
Pet Food-------679.8M1.76B1.57B
Pet Food Growth--------158.65%-10.69%
Side Dishes--398.2M519.6M536.6M575M652.4M732M754.9M748.9M
Side Dishes Growth---30.49%3.27%7.16%13.46%12.20%3.13%-0.79%
Peanut butter-----19.5M111.7M100.5M104M179.3M
Peanut butter Growth------472.82%-10.03%3.48%72.40%
Other--53M52.5M57.3M70.1M68.5M55.4M51.1M178.9M
Other Growth----0.94%9.14%22.34%-2.28%-19.12%-7.76%250.10%
Sausage--96M149.6M168.1M165.9M171.2M163.6M165.2M166.4M
Sausage Growth---55.83%12.37%-1.31%3.19%-4.44%0.98%0.73%
Cheese and Dairy-259.4M248.6M234.6M253.2M223M214.3M191.5M168.8M155M
Cheese and Dairy Growth---4.16%-5.63%7.93%-11.93%-3.90%-10.64%-11.85%-8.18%
Protein-based Products and Supplements-713.2M827.5M854.7M988.7M1.25B12.9M34.1M44.2M103.6M
Protein-based Products and Supplements Growth--16.03%3.29%15.68%26.18%-98.97%164.34%29.62%134.39%
Product Eliminations-4M--------3M
Product Eliminations Growth----------
Nut Butters and Dried Nut and Fruit-432.5M487.5M--58.7M----
Nut Butters and Dried Nut and Fruit Growth--12.72%-------
Pasta-249.4M258.4M-------
Pasta Growth--3.61%-------
Refrigerated Potato-192.3M--------
Refrigerated Potato Growth----------
Michael Foods segment2.18B---------
Michael Foods segment Growth----------
Post Consumer Brands1.73B---------
Post Consumer Brands Growth----------
Active Nutrition segment574.7M---------
Active Nutrition segment Growth----------
Private Brands segment540.4M---------
Private Brands segment Growth----------
Intersegment Eliminations-1.2M---------
Intersegment Eliminations Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.8x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) reported $8.16B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 751% increase from $958.9M in 2012.

Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) grew revenue by 3.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) is profitable, generating $335.7M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (4.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.5%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) generated $488.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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