Post Holdings Inc. (POST) Financials

EPS

Hollow marker is the consensus estimate; filled is the reported figure, colored by beat or miss.

Revenue

Outlined bar is the consensus estimate; solid is reported.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
Q3 26	$1.71	$1.78	+4.1%	—	$1.9B	—
Q2 26	$1.75	$1.94	+10.9%	—	$2B	—
Q4 25	$1.88	$2.09	+11.2%	—	$2.2B	—
Q3 25	$1.65	$2.03	+23.0%	—	$2B	—
Q2 25	$1.21	$1.41	+16.5%	—	$2B	—
Q1 25	$1.51	$1.73	+14.6%	—	$2B	—
Q4 24	$1.22	$1.53	+25.4%	—	$2B	—
Q3 24	$1.22	$1.54	+26.2%	—	$1.9B	—
Q2 24	$1.29	$1.51	+17.1%	—	$2B	—
Q1 24	$1.1	$1.69	+53.6%	—	$2B	—
Q4 23	$1.34	$1.63	+21.6%	—	$1.9B	—
Q3 23	$0.93	$1.52	+63.4%	—	$1.9B	—
Q2 23	$0.81	$1.1	+35.8%	—	$1.6B	—
Q1 23	$0.68	$1.08	+58.8%	—	$1.6B	—
Q4 22	$0.7	$0.85	+21.4%	—	$1.6B	—
Q3 22	$0.54	$0.69	+27.8%	—	$1.5B	—

EPS

Reported per-share earnings by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Revenue

Reported revenue by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
FY25	—	$5.98	—	—	$8.2B	—
FY24	—	$6.12	—	—	$7.9B	—
FY23	—	$5.21	—	—	$7B	—
FY22	—	$12.4	—	—	$5.9B

Total revenue

Reported revenue per period; the line is the change from the same period a year earlier, on its own left axis.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	$5B	$5.2B	$6.3B	$5.7B	$4.7B	$5B	$5.9B	$7B	$7.9B	$8.2B
YoY change	+8.15%	+3.96%	+19.7%	-9.21%	-17.1%	+5.72%	+17.5%	+19.5%	+13.3%	+2.97%

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	5B	5.2B	6.3B	5.7B	4.7B	5B	5.9B	7B	7.9B	8.2B
Cost of revenue	3.5B	3.7B	4.4B	3.9B	3.3B	3.6B	4.4B	5.1B	5.6B	5.8B
Gross profit	1.5B	1.6B	1.9B	1.8B	1.4B	1.4B	1.5B	1.9B	2.3B	2.3B
Gross margin	30.8%	30.1%	29.6%	31.5%	30.8%	28.7%	25.1%	26.9%	29.1%	28.7%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	839.7M	867.7M	976.4M	911.6M	782.5M	807M	904.7M	1.1B	1.3B	1.3B
Operating expenses	849.1M	868.5M	978.2M	913.1M	774.8M	797.2M	905.9M	1.1B	1.3B	1.3B
Operating income	545.7M	543.2M	698.4M	717.7M	536.5M	487.7M	415.6M	641.1M	793.5M	829.1M
Operating margin	10.9%	10.4%	11.2%	12.6%	11.4%	9.79%	7.1%	9.17%	10%	10.2%
Non-operating income, net	-269.3M	-154M	-46.4M	-236.2M	-248.5M	58.9M	797.5M	50.9M	-4.9M	-23.7M
Pretax income	-30.1M	74.4M	264.7M	159.1M	-45.9M	214M	895.3M	412.9M	472.1M	444M
Income tax	-26.8M	26.1M	-204M	-3.9M	-21.3M	58.2M	85.7M	99.7M	105.1M	108.7M
Net income	-3.3M	48.3M	468.4M	126M	1.8M	173.7M	764.1M	312.9M	366.9M	335.8M
Net margin	-0.07%	0.92%	7.49%	2.22%	0.04%	3.49%	13.1%	4.48%	4.63%	4.12%
EBITDA	848.5M	869.9M	1.1B	1.1B	893M	883.5M	815.6M	1.1B	1.3B	1.4B
EPS	-0.41	0.51	6.87	1.72	0.01	2.42	12.4	5.21	6.12	5.98
Diluted EPS	-0.41	0.5	6.16	1.66	0.01	2.38	12.1	4.82	5.64	5.51

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Revenue	1.9B	2B	2B	1.9B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2.2B	2.2B	2B	1.9B
Cost of revenue	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.6B	1.5B	1.4B	1.4B
Gross profit	551.4M	572.6M	579.6M	577.3M	575.4M	595.3M	545.8M	596.2M	602.1M	638.5M	617.6M	566.3M
Gross margin	28.3%	29.1%	29%	29.6%	28.6%	30.1%	28%	30%	26.8%	29.4%	30.2%	29.1%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	309.5M	322.9M	341.3M	324.5M	341.7M	331.6M	314.8M	312.1M	350.1M	357.3M	326.2M	326.1M
Operating expenses	310.9M	317.6M	343.1M	327.7M	338.4M	332.1M	314.5M	312.2M	350.7M	348.4M	354.7M	327.4M
Operating income	195.2M	209.3M	190.1M	203.2M	190.9M	214.1M	182.2M	234.6M	198.2M	238.4M	211.9M	189.3M
Operating margin	10%	10.6%	9.51%	10.4%	9.5%	10.8%	9.33%	11.8%	8.82%	11%	10.4%	9.72%
Non-operating income, net	-23.6M	-14.5M	15.8M	7.2M	-13.4M	15.4M	-12.8M	-2.8M	-23.5M	-11M	3.7M	5.5M
Pretax income	94.9M	116.7M	125.9M	131.6M	97.9M	145.4M	82.4M	143.3M	72.9M	124M	109.9M	86.6M
Income tax	29.3M	28.5M	28.6M	31.7M	16.3M	32.1M	20M	34.7M	21.9M	27.3M	28.1M	23.1M
Net income	65.5M	88.1M	97.3M	99.9M	81.6M	113.4M	62.6M	108.7M	51.1M	97M	82M	63.6M
Net margin	3.37%	4.48%	4.87%	5.13%	4.06%	5.74%	3.21%	5.48%	2.27%	4.46%	4.01%	3.26%
EBITDA	288.8M	325.2M	312.5M	326.2M	319.4M	340.2M	300.5M	366.6M	351.1M	395.5M	352.1M	325M
EPS	1.08	1.46	1.6	1.66	1.39	1.94	1.11	1.95	0.94	1.87	1.71	1.41
Diluted EPS	1.01	1.35	1.48	1.53	1.28	1.78	1.03	1.79	0.88	1.71	1.56	1.29

P/E

Annual history by fiscal year; click a table row below to chart a different metric.

Current values are trailing twelve months where available, otherwise the latest fiscal year; unreported figures show a dash.

Key stats

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Market cap	—	3.9B	4.3B	4.9B	3.9B	4.6B	5B	5.1B	6.9B	6B	3.4B
Enterprise value	—	9.6B	10.5B	10.9B	9.8B	10.5B	10.4B	11.3B	13.2B	13.6B	10.6B
Shares outstanding	68.8M	67.8M	66.6M	70.8M	68.9M	64.2M	60.9M	60M	59.9M	56.1M	56.1M

Valuation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
P/E	—	81.1	9.12	38.9	2.2K	26.6	6.53	16.4	18.9	18	13.3
P/S	—	0.75	0.68	0.86	0.82	0.93	0.85	0.74	0.88	0.74	0.39
P/B	—	1.4	1.4	1.67	1.37	1.51	1.4	1.34	1.69	1.6	1.04
EV/EBITDA	—	11	9.49	9.85	11	11.9	12.8	10.7	10.3	9.98	7.31
EV/Sales	—	1.83	1.68	1.92	2.09	2.12	1.78	1.61	1.67	1.66	1.26
Earnings yield	—	1.23%	11%	2.57%	0.05%	3.75%	15.3%	6.08%	5.29%	5.57%	7.52%
FCF yield	—	5.01%	11.6%	8.44%	10.1%	8.58%	2.55%	8.69%	7.24%	8.1%	11.6%
PEG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.48

Profitability

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Gross margin	30.8%	30.1%	29.6%	31.5%	30.8%	28.7%	25.1%	26.9%	29.1%	28.7%	29.1%
Operating margin	10.9%	10.4%	11.2%	12.6%	11.4%	9.79%	7.1%	9.17%	10%	10.2%	10.3%
Net margin	-0.07%	0.92%	7.49%	2.22%	0.04%	3.49%	13.1%	4.48%	4.63%	4.12%	3.48%
ROE	-0.11%	1.73%	15.3%	4.29%	0.06%	5.68%	21.4%	8.12%	8.95%	8.92%	8.28%
ROA	-0.04%	0.41%	3.59%	1.05%	0.01%	1.4%	6.76%	2.69%	2.85%	2.48%	4.19%
ROIC	8.49%	4.18%	7.49%	8%	6.1%	3.96%	4.18%	4.87%	5.95%	5.55%	5.97%
Return on tangible assets	0.13%	-1.67%	-15.5%	-3.57%	-0.06%	-7.13%	-27.1%	-7.97%	-12.9%	-15.3%	-12.3%

Financial health

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Current ratio	3.28	3.71	2.78	2.65	2.35	1.99	2.7	1.84	2.36	1.67	1.85
Quick ratio	2.48	2.9	2.17	1.93	1.73	1.53	2.03	0.86	1.56	0.95	0.99
Debt / equity	1.52	2.57	2.37	2.41	2.53	2.15	1.71	1.62	1.72	2.05	2.47
Debt / assets	0.49	0.6	0.56	0.59	0.59	0.53	0.54	0.54	0.55	0.57	0.59
Net debt / EBITDA	4.03	6.49	5.64	5.43	6.68	6.69	6.64	5.81	4.89	5.54	5.17
Interest coverage	0.9	1.24	1.68	1.49	0.86	1.64	3.82	2.48	2.49	2.23	1.94
Effective tax rate	0%	35.1%	0%	0%	0%	27.2%	9.57%	24.1%	22.3%	24.5%	25.5%

Per share

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Revenue per share	73.1	77.1	94	80.2	68.4	77.6	96.1	116.5	132.3	145.4	169.4
EPS (basic)	-0.41	0.51	6.87	1.72	0.01	2.42	12.4	5.21	6.12	5.98	5.98
EPS (diluted)	-0.41	0.5	6.16	1.66	0.01	2.38	12.1	4.82	5.64	5.51	5.5
Book value per share	43.7	41.1	46	41.5	41.1	47.7	58.7	64.2	68.5	67.1	70
FCF per share	5.54	2.9	7.41	5.85	5.71	6.19	2.09	7.46	8.38	8.7	10.8
Cash per share	16.6	22.5	14.9	14.8	17.2	10.4	11.2	1.55	13.1	3.15	6.06
Capex per share	1.74	2.65	3.38	3.84	3.34	2.67	3.9	5.03	7.16	—	—

Capital allocation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Capex / revenue	2.38%	3.44%	3.6%	4.78%	4.88%	3.44%	4.06%	4.32%	5.41%	—	—
Capex / operating cash flow	49.3%	70.7%	35.9%	69.7%	64.8%	37%	21.1%	39.8%	45.1%	—	—
Payout ratio	-436.4%	28%	2.31%	3.17%	0%	—	71.6%	0%	0%	—	0%
Dividend yield	—	0.34%	0.25%	0.08%	0%	—	11%	0%	0%	—	—

Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Revenue	$1.9B	$2B	$2B	$1.9B	$2B	$2B	$2B	$2B	$2.2B	$2.2B	$2B	$1.9B
YoY change	+23.2%	+25.5%	+23.4%	+4.75%	+3.33%	+0.45%	-2.35%	+1.88%	+11.8%	+10.1%	+4.65%	-1.83%

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash & short-term investments	1.1B	1.5B	989.7M	1.1B	1.2B	664.5M	681.3M	93.3M	787.4M	176.7M
Receivables	354.9M	421.6M	412.8M	407.8M	395.4M	374.8M	499.4M	451M	475.1M	676.3M
Inventory	503.1M	573.5M	484.2M	579.8M	599.4M	476.6M	549.1M	789.9M	754.2M	875M
Total current assets	2.1B	2.6B	2.2B	2.1B	2.3B	2.1B	2.2B	1.5B	2.2B	2B
Property, plant & equipment	736.2M	991.3M	989M	939.3M	1B	1B	942.1M	1.2B	1.4B	1.6B
Goodwill & intangibles	11.8B	14.8B	16.1B	15.5B	15.3B	14.9B	14.1B	15.6B	15.7B	15.7B
Total assets	9.4B	11.9B	13.1B	12B	12.1B	12.4B	11.3B	11.6B	12.9B	13.5B
Accounts payable	228.8M	306.5M	329.3M	349.6M	357.1M	369.1M	362.1M	339.7M	458.2M	607.3M
Short-term debt	12.3M	22.1M	22.1M	13.5M	88.5M	24.6M	26.6M	23.9M	42.2M	45.8M
Total current liabilities	634M	704.4M	792.1M	802.9M	974.4M	1B	823.8M	805.3M	944.9M	1.2B
Long-term debt	4.6B	7.1B	7.2B	7.1B	7.1B	6.5B	6.1B	6.2B	7B	7.7B
Total liabilities	6.4B	9.1B	10B	9B	9.3B	9.4B	7.7B	7.8B	8.8B	9.8B
Shareholders' equity	3B	2.8B	3.1B	2.9B	2.8B	3.1B	3.6B	3.9B	4.1B	3.8B
Total debt	4.6B	7.2B	7.3B	7.1B	7.2B	6.6B	6.1B	6.2B	7.1B	7.7B
Net debt	3.4B	5.6B	6.3B	6B	6B	5.9B	5.5B	6.1B	6.3B	7.5B

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Cash & short-term investments	93.3M	150.6M	333.4M	333.8M	787.4M	872.9M	617.6M	1.1B	176.7M	279.3M	269.4M	265.6M
Receivables	451M	586.7M	569.3M	536.1M	475.1M	608.4M	697.8M	694.4M	676.3M	680.6M	728.8M	699.3M
Inventory	789.9M	824.8M	802.7M	795M	754.2M	739.9M	718.6M	772.3M	875M	908.2M	911.6M	929.7M
Total current assets	1.5B	1.7B	1.8B	1.8B	2.2B	2.3B	2.2B	2.6B	2B	2B	2.1B	2B
Property, plant & equipment	1.2B	2.1B	2.1B	2.2B	1.4B	2.3B	2.4B	2.4B	1.6B	2.7B	2.7B	2.6B
Goodwill & intangibles	15.6B	15.8B	15.7B	15.6B	15.7B	15.4B	15.5B	15.6B	15.7B	15.6B	15.3B	15.2B
Total assets	11.6B	12.1B	12.2B	12.1B	12.9B	12.8B	12.8B	13.4B	13.5B	13B	13B	12.9B
Accounts payable	339.7M	412.6M	396.3M	392.6M	458.2M	563.2M	559.8M	529M	607.3M	579.2M	618.3M	558.7M
Short-term debt	23.9M	1.1M	1.2M	1.2M	42.2M	1.2M	1.2M	1.2M	45.8M	1.2M	1.3M	1.3M
Total current liabilities	805.3M	835.3M	839.5M	857.2M	944.9M	981.3M	1B	1B	1.2B	1B	1.1B	1.1B
Long-term debt	6.2B	6.3B	6.4B	6.4B	7B	6.9B	6.9B	7.3B	7.7B	7.5B	7.6B	7.6B
Total liabilities	7.8B	8.1B	8.2B	8.2B	8.8B	8.9B	9B	9.4B	9.8B	9.5B	9.8B	9.8B
Shareholders' equity	3.9B	4B	4B	4B	4.1B	3.9B	3.8B	4B	3.8B	3.5B	3.2B	3.1B
Total debt	6.2B	6.3B	6.4B	6.4B	7.1B	6.9B	6.9B	7.3B	7.7B	7.5B	7.6B	7.6B
Net debt	6.1B	6.2B	6.1B	6.1B	6.3B	6.1B	6.3B	6.3B	7.5B	7.2B	7.4B	7.4B

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income	-3.3M	48.3M	468.4M	126M	-55.5M	111.9M	742.5M	312.9M	366.9M	335.8M
Depreciation & amortization	302.8M	323.1M	398.4M	379.6M	345M	366.5M	380.2M	407.1M	476.9M	524.3M
Stock-based compensation	17.2M	23.6M	30.9M	38.9M	43.3M	48.7M	65.8M	77.2M	84.4M	81.6M
Change in working capital	-13M	-164.8M	-24.2M	-82.8M	69.9M	-122.6M	-57M	-40.7M	63.1M	18.4M
Operating cash flow	242M	254.3M	626.2M	390.1M	355.1M	463.9M	1.1B	758.2M	950M	998.3M
Capital expenditure	-119.4M	-179.8M	-225M	-271.8M	-230M	-171.5M	-237.3M	-301.7M	-428.9M	—
Investing cash flow	-196.1M	-2.1B	-1.7B	28.8M	-216.4M	-797M	-220.2M	-669.3M	-677.5M	-921.3M
Dividends paid	-14.4M	-13.5M	-10.8M	-4M	0	—	-547.2M	0	0	—
Share repurchases	-10.9M	-317.8M	-218.7M	-322.1M	-589.1M	-397.1M	-443M	-387.1M	-350.7M	-709M
Financing cash flow	-11.1M	2B	417.7M	-769M	-219.4M	-46.6M	-237.2M	-555.7M	415.6M	-188.6M
Net change in cash	34.8M	203.2M	-631.7M	-350.1M	-80.7M	-379.7M	665.3M	-466.8M	688.1M	-111.6M
Free cash flow	380.9M	196.3M	493.6M	414.1M	393.1M	397.3M	127.3M	447.3M	502.2M	488.1M

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

Click a row to chart it; unreported figures show a dash.

Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Net income	65.5M	88.1M	97.3M	99.9M	81.6M	113.4M	62.6M	108.7M	51.1M	97M	82M	63.6M
Depreciation & amortization	113.8M	112.4M	119.6M	120.7M	124.2M	120.3M	125.6M	132.2M	146.2M	152.5M	138.2M	133.5M
Stock-based compensation	20M	19.1M	20.7M	21.1M	23.5M	19.8M	20.3M	20.1M	21.4M	22.4M	19.5M	19.7M
Change in working capital	42.6M	-35.3M	42M	40.5M	15.9M	63.9M	-29.6M	-47.3M	31.4M	-82.7M	-9.1M	-24.4M
Operating cash flow	253.5M	180.5M	266.7M	265.9M	236.9M	340.5M	178.8M	225.9M	301.3M	235.7M	242.3M	213.3M
Capital expenditure	-101M	-80.8M	-98.7M	-110.8M	-138.6M	-128M	-89.4M	—	—	—	—	—
Investing cash flow	-101.4M	-333.8M	-98.8M	-105.7M	-139.2M	-128.3M	-213.9M	-200K	-796.3M	377.9M	-100K	45.6M
Dividends paid	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Share repurchases	167.8M	-36.7M	-58.1M	-203.9M	-52M	-175.1M	-200M	-59.2M	-274.7M	-376.2M	-335.5M	-204.4M
Financing cash flow	-276M	206.3M	30.8M	-170.4M	298M	-94.2M	-198.5M	340M	-235.9M	-395.8M	-165.8M	-204.9M
Net change in cash	-123.9M	53M	198.7M	-10.2M	395.7M	118M	-233.6M	565.7M	-730.9M	217.8M	76.4M	54M
Free cash flow	168.7M	93.6M	150.9M	161.5M	96.2M	171.4M	70.2M	94.9M	151.6M	119.3M	151M	131.2M

Post Holdings Inc. Financials

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Cash generation and uses

Condensed cash flow statement