Post Holdings, Inc.

POST Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods

Post Holdings, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $8.2 billion, up 2.97% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−1.83%
EPS
−27.7%
Free cash flow
+69.7%
Total debt
+3.88%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

84.43 0.42 −0.49%
Market cap
$3.7B
P/E
14.2×
Fwd P/E
11.8×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
1.46
Beneish M
−2.48
Dividend safety
n/a

Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) Return on equity

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Post Holdings, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 8.26%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.54%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.03% (fiscal 2015) to 25.1% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 8.54% (0.68)
FY2024 9.22% 0.75
FY2023 8.47% (16.67)
FY2022 25.1% 19.17
FY2021 5.97% 5.94
FY2020 0.03% (4.03)
FY2019 4.06% (11.57)
FY2018 15.6% 14.43
FY2017 1.20% 2.15
FY2016 −0.95% 4.08

Against its own ten years

Low −5.03% High 25.1%
Ten-year median 5.97%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MZTI The Marzetti Company compare 16.8%
INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare 13.5%
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. compare 10.9%
CPB The Campbell's Company compare 10.4%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company compare 9.97%
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company compare 9.97%
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare 8.61%
POST Post Holdings, Inc. 8.26%
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. compare −2.15%
Packaged Foods industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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