Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) stock

POSTNYSEGrain Mill ProductsFiscal year ends September 30

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 13/3048% below fair value

$81.83−0.42 (-0.51%)

Close on Nov 10, 2026Market cap $3.60BP/E 15.2Yield –

Post statistics

107 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Nov 19, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 10, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.60B; $1.16B
Enterprise Value: $10.98B; $1.77B
PE Ratio: 15.15; 20.97
PS Ratio: 0.43; 0.77
PB Ratio: 1.17; 1.80
P/FCF Ratio: 6.50; 16.09
P/OCF Ratio: 3.62; 10.50

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.30; 1.06
EV / EBITDA: 7.96; 13.27
EV / EBIT: 13.58; 17.35
EV / FCF: 19.84; 19.75

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 44M; 71M
Shares Change (YoY): -12.5%; 0.58%
Float: 37M; 47M
Shares Held by Insiders: 16.1%; 10.3%
Shares Held by Institutions: 103.2%; 59.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 5M; –
Short Interest Change: -8.25%; 1.67%
Short % of Float: 14.1%; 6.55%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 11.9%; 4.94%
Days to Cover: 8.37; 4.51

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $117.28; –
52-Week Low: $71.45; –
20-Day Moving Average: $81.02; –
50-Day Moving Average: $78.66; –
200-Day Moving Average: $91.53; –
Average True Range (14): $2.42; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.55%; -1.38%
Price Change (1 Month): 6.51%; 3.86%
Price Change (3 Months): 1.55%; -5.77%
Price Change (6 Months): -20.4%; -3.87%
Price Change (YTD): -17.4%; -14.3%
Price Change (1 Year): -23.3%; -13.6%
Price Change (3 Years): -2.70%; -32.5%
Price Change (5 Years): -23.3%; -38.9%
Price Change (10 Years): 13.4%; -5.43%
Average Volume (10 Days): 808,773; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 705,247; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 877,679; –
Relative Volume: 0.71; 0.79
Relative Strength Index (14): 54.0; 49.5
Volatility (1 Year): 31.9%; 43.8%
Beta (5 Years): 0.35; 0.45

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 28.8%; 29.3%
Operating Margin: 9.60%; 3.57%
Pretax Margin: 4.68%; 4.13%
Profit Margin: 3.48%; 1.75%
EBITDA Margin: 16.4%; 6.06%
FCF Margin: 6.57%; 6.09%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 8.29%; 4.83%
Return on Assets (ROA): 2.24%; 1.59%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 5.81%; 5.12%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 6.86%; 5.52%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.85; 1.38
Quick Ratio: 0.90; 0.51
Debt / Equity: 2.48; 0.60
Debt / EBITDA: 5.54; 3.17
Debt / FCF: 13.80; 4.95
Net Debt / EBITDA: 5.34; 2.76
Interest Coverage: 1.93; 1.78

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 6.20%; 2.86%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -20.0%; -11.5%
EPS Growth (YoY): -7.53%; -7.94%
FCF Growth (YoY): 27.8%; -1.67%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 11.7%; 1.96%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 11.6%; 6.17%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -23.0%; 1.12%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 253.4%; 2.91%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.64; 0.91
Inventory Turnover: 7.04; 5.29
Revenue Per Employee: $638.28K; $665.99K
Profits Per Employee: $22.24K; $16.82K
Employee Count: 13,180; 634
WACC: 5.14%; 7.24%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $8.41B; $827.71M
Gross Profit: $2.42B; $211.33M
Operating Income: $808.00M; $383.28K
Pretax Income: $393.40M; $13.99M
Net Income: $293.10M; $2.37M
EBITDA: $1.38B; $11.39M
EPS (Diluted): $5.40; $0.16

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $265.60M; $41.90M
Total Debt: $7.63B; $674.70M
Net Cash (Debt): -$7.37B; -$2.37M
Net Cash Per Share: -$167.60; -$0.06
Equity (Book Value): $3.08B; $143.59M
Book Value Per Share: $70.02; $5.60
Tangible Book Value: -$4.54B; $4.47M
Working Capital: $917.20M; $24.93M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $992.60M; $11.54M
Capital Expenditures: -$439.50M; -$60.96M
Free Cash Flow: $553.10M; $121.74M
FCF Per Share: $12.58; $1.41

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 8.15%; 2.85%
FCF Yield: 15.4%; 4.74%
Buyback Yield: 33.1%; 0.63%
Shareholder Yield: 33.1%; 3.35%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $419.10M; $13.84M
Income Tax: $100.40M; $11.70M
Effective Tax Rate: 25.5%; 23.6%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $92.24; $22.77
Graham Upside: 12.7%; -32.7%
Altman Z-Score: 1.43; 2.59
Piotroski F-Score: 4; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.47; -2.62
Lynch Fair Value: $135.00; –
Lynch Upside: 65.0%; -24.6%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 10, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	POST	S&P 500	Difference	POST per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+9.4%	-3.7%	+13.0 pts
3 months	+7.3%	-2.7%	+10.1 pts
Year to date	-17.4%	+10.8%	−28.2 pts
1 year	-22.4%	+11.2%	−33.6 pts
3 years	-2.7%	+76.5%	−79.2 pts	-0.9%	+20.8%
5 years	+17.7%	+72.9%	−55.3 pts	+3.3%	+11.6%
10 years	+76.1%	+304.8%	−228.7 pts	+5.8%	+15.0%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

5M POST shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 8.3% from the previous report, or 14.14% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 59.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	5,215,964	-8.3%	622,897	8.4
Oct 15, 2026	5,685,232	+2.1%	657,603	8.7
Sep 30, 2026	5,565,956	-5.5%	1,005,731	5.5
Sep 15, 2026	5,888,798	-0.9%	952,225	6.2
Aug 31, 2026	5,944,559	-7.2%	882,153	6.7
Aug 14, 2026	6,408,651	-9.3%	1,265,790	5.1
Jul 31, 2026	7,064,057	+15.2%	836,590	8.4
Jul 15, 2026	6,134,017	+4.2%	895,184	6.8
Jun 30, 2026	5,887,804	-12.9%	893,445	6.6
Jun 15, 2026	6,760,480	+2.6%	851,455	7.9
May 29, 2026	6,590,844	+4.9%	839,641	7.8
May 15, 2026	6,283,067	+6.4%	923,300	6.8