POST Consumer Defensive

Post Holdings, Inc.

$83.12-3.00%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods
Country: United States
Market cap: 3.8B USD
Enterprise value: 10.9B USD
Full-time employees: 13,180

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (2.49× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (2.49× vs peers 0.42×)
About average: profitability

Ranks #400 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 48%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 2.5× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 2.5× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 2.5× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 2.5× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Profits growing faster than sales. Since FY Sep 2022: revenue +39%, operating profit +92%.
Since FY Sep 2022, Post's revenue grew 39% while operating profit grew 92%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $4.7B in FY Sep 2020 to $8.2B in FY Sep 2025.
Post's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to FY Sep 2025, from $4.7B to $8.2B.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 189% of reported profit.
Post's free cash flow is 189% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

50/ 100

Oct 5 51 → Nov 4 50 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

78/100

Moderate▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Share count down 3.0%

Valuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 79 → 78

Share price +4.7%-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ FCF yield
▲ Earnings yield
▲ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield8.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 1.16Sector median: 0.0453 · MAD: 0.0301

EBITDA yield12.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.87Sector median: 0.0865 · MAD: 0.0435

Free cash flow yield15.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 2.02Sector median: 0.0622 · MAD: 0.0441

Other data (not scored)

Book yield84.2%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5381 · MAD: 0.2865

Growth

Is it growing?

64/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ 3-yr revenue
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-1.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.11Sector median: 0.0154 · MAD: 0.2529

3-year revenue growth8.3%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.99Sector median: 0.0366 · MAD: 0.0470

Revenue growth6.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.59Sector median: 0.0278 · MAD: 0.0585

Profitability

Does it earn well?

43/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Operating margin
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin9.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.40Sector median: 0.0759 · MAD: 0.0508

Return on assets2.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.64Sector median: 0.0396 · MAD: 0.0262

Return on invested capital6.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.23Sector median: 0.0766 · MAD: 0.0673

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin28.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3182 · MAD: 0.1263

Return on equity9.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0831 · MAD: 0.0675

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 16 → 15

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.31

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.59Sector median: 0.4070 · MAD: 0.1690

Current ratio1.85×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.51Sector median: 1.5250 · MAD: 0.6460

Debt / equity2.49×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -5.63Sector median: 0.4234 · MAD: 0.3581

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Post

Is Post getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) got stronger: share count down 3.0%. Its overall score is unchanged at 50/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Post valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 78/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Free cash flow yield 15.1% vs a peer median of 6.2% (stronger than 83% of peers).Free cash flow yield 15.1% vs peers 6.2% (stronger than 83% of peers).
Is Post growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 64/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. 3-year revenue growth 8.3% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).3-year revenue growth 8.3% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).
How profitable is Post?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 43/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Operating margin 9.6% vs a peer median of 7.6% (stronger than 61% of peers).Operating margin 9.6% vs peers 7.6% (stronger than 61% of peers). Return on assets 2.3% vs a peer median of 4.0% (weaker than 68% of peers).Return on assets 2.3% vs peers 4.0% (weaker than 68% of peers).
How risky is Post?: Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.31 vs a peer median of 0.41 (stronger than 68% of peers).Beta 0.31 vs peers 0.41 (stronger than 68% of peers). Debt / equity 2.49× vs a peer median of 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 2.49× vs peers 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got stronger

Share count down 3.0%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	8.4B USD	8.4B USD	−0.4%
Net income (12 months)	338.5M USD	293.1M USD	−13.4%
Operating margin	10.1%	9.6%	−0.5 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	516.8M USD	553.1M USD	+7.0%
Debt	7.7B USD	7.7B USD	0.0%
Cash	269.4M USD	265.6M USD	−1.4%
Shares outstanding	45.3M	44.0M	−3.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Packaged Foods · 21 companies

Valuations in Packaged Foods are near the bottom of their range since 2016.

3% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
0% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Median price-to-sales is −68% vs the whole market, against a usual −37%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Sep 2021	FY Sep 2022	FY Sep 2023	FY Sep 2024	FY Sep 2025	Change
Gross margin	28.7%	25.1%	26.9%	29.1%	28.7%	▼ 0.4 pts
Operating margin	9.8%	7.1%	8.6%	10.0%	9.8%	▼ 0.2 pts
Net margin	3.3%	12.9%	4.3%	4.6%	4.1%	▼ 0.5 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	1.3%	6.7%	2.6%	2.9%	2.5%	▼ 0.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	6.1%	23.3%	7.8%	9.0%	8.9%	▼ 0.0 pts
Free cash flow margin	8.0%	2.2%	6.4%	6.3%	6.0%	▼ 0.4 pts
Current ratio	1.99×	2.70×	1.84×	2.36×	1.67×	▼ 29%
Quick ratio	1.53×	2.03×	0.86×	1.56×	0.95×	▼ 39%
Debt to equity	2.35×	1.83×	1.57×	1.67×	1.99×	▲ 19%
Interest coverage	1.47×	1.31×	2.15×	2.51×	2.21×	▼ 12%

POST price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (2.49× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (2.49× vs peers 0.42×)

About average: profitability

Ranks #400 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 48%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 2.5× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 2.5× equity vs peers 0.4×.

Debt is 2.5× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 2.5× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Profits growing faster than sales. Since FY Sep 2022: revenue +39%, operating profit +92%.

Since FY Sep 2022, Post's revenue grew 39% while operating profit grew 92%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $4.7B in FY Sep 2020 to $8.2B in FY Sep 2025.

Post's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to FY Sep 2025, from $4.7B to $8.2B.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 189% of reported profit.

Post's free cash flow is 189% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Post

Is Post getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) got stronger: share count down 3.0%. Its overall score is unchanged at 50/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Post valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 78/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Free cash flow yield 15.1% vs a peer median of 6.2% (stronger than 83% of peers).Free cash flow yield 15.1% vs peers 6.2% (stronger than 83% of peers).

Is Post growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 64/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. 3-year revenue growth 8.3% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).3-year revenue growth 8.3% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).

How profitable is Post?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 43/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Operating margin 9.6% vs a peer median of 7.6% (stronger than 61% of peers).Operating margin 9.6% vs peers 7.6% (stronger than 61% of peers). Return on assets 2.3% vs a peer median of 4.0% (weaker than 68% of peers).Return on assets 2.3% vs peers 4.0% (weaker than 68% of peers).

How risky is Post?

Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.31 vs a peer median of 0.41 (stronger than 68% of peers).Beta 0.31 vs peers 0.41 (stronger than 68% of peers). Debt / equity 2.49× vs a peer median of 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 2.49× vs peers 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

8.4B USD

8.4B USD

−0.4%

Net income (12 months)

338.5M USD

293.1M USD

−13.4%

Operating margin

10.1%

9.6%

−0.5 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

516.8M USD

553.1M USD

+7.0%

Debt

7.7B USD

7.7B USD

0.0%

Cash

269.4M USD

265.6M USD

−1.4%

Shares outstanding

45.3M

44.0M

−3.0%

Key ratios

FY Sep 2021

FY Sep 2022

FY Sep 2023

FY Sep 2024

FY Sep 2025

Change

Gross margin

28.7%

25.1%

26.9%

29.1%

28.7%

▼ 0.4 pts

Operating margin

9.8%

7.1%

8.6%

10.0%

9.8%

▼ 0.2 pts

Net margin

3.3%

12.9%

4.3%

4.6%

4.1%

▼ 0.5 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

1.3%

6.7%

2.6%

2.9%

2.5%

▼ 0.4 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

6.1%

23.3%

7.8%

9.0%

8.9%

▼ 0.0 pts

Free cash flow margin

8.0%

2.2%

6.4%

6.3%

6.0%

▼ 0.4 pts

Current ratio

1.99×

2.70×

1.84×

2.36×

1.67×

▼ 29%

Quick ratio

1.53×

2.03×

0.86×

1.56×

0.95×

▼ 39%

Debt to equity

2.35×

1.83×

1.57×

1.67×

1.99×

▲ 19%

Interest coverage

1.47×

1.31×

2.15×

2.51×

2.21×

▼ 12%