POSTNYSEGrain Mill ProductsFiscal year ends September 30
Post Holdings, Inc.
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$77.42−1.11 (-1.41%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $3.97B
- P/E (TTM)
- 14.3
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
28.7%−2.1 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
9.8%−1.6 pts over 5 years
Net margin
4.1%+4.1 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +3.0% | +11.7% | +11.6% | +5.8% | |
| Gross profit | +1.5% | +16.8% | +10.0% | +7.1% | |
| Operating income | +0.7% | +24.4% | +8.3% | +14.2% | |
| Net income | -8.5% | -23.7% | +234.6% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | -2.3% | -23.0% | +253.4% | – | |
| Free cash flow | -2.8% | +56.5% | +4.4% | +3.6% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -0.1% | 0.0% | 8.6% | |
| Return on assets | -0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.28 | 2.35 | 1.67 | |
| Debt to equity | 1.52 | 2.46 | 1.98 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.02× | 6.67× | 5.47× | |
| Interest coverage | 1.8× | 1.6× | 2.2× | |
| Inventory turnover | 7.2× | 5.5× | 7.1× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.4% | 4.9% | 6.3% | |
| Diluted shares | 69M | 69M | 63M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Post generated $3.65B from operations and spent $3.93B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 43% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$3.65B
Used
$3.93B
Capital expenditure$1.69B43%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$2.24B57%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin4.1%
×Asset turnover0.62×
×Equity multiplier3.36×
=Return on equity, FY20258.6%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.1% | 0.62× | 3.36× | 8.6% |
| FY2024 | 4.6% | 0.65× | 3.09× | 9.2% |
| FY2023 | 4.3% | 0.61× | 3.23× | 8.5% |
| FY2022 | 12.9% | 0.49× | 3.96× | 25.2% |
| FY2021 | 3.3% | 0.41× | 4.39× | 6.0% |
| FY2020 | 0.0% | 0.39× | 4.17× | 0.0% |
| FY2019 | 2.2% | 0.45× | 4.18× | 4.2% |
| FY2018 | 7.5% | 0.50× | 4.28× | 16.0% |
| FY2017 | 0.9% | 0.49× | 3.67× | 1.7% |
| FY2016 | -0.1% | 0.54× | 3.10× | -0.1% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
4of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$335.70M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$998.30M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year3.1% → 2.6%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$998.30M vs $335.70M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell53.0% → 54.9%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.36 → 1.67
- No dilutionShare count did not rise67M → 63M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year29.09% → 28.68%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.68 → 0.63