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How Post Holdings, Inc. stacks up
POST · against 820 other Consumer Defensive companies
Profitability
43/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #465 of 821 · scores higher than 43% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score82 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including POST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 43?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.A mix: stronger operating margin, but weaker return on assets than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 68% of peers. Return on assets: 2.3% vs peer median 4.0%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 6.1% vs peer median 7.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 61% of peers. Operating margin: 9.6% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = POST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | POST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 761 reported | 6.1% | 7.7% | 43% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 817 reported | 9.6% | 7.6% | 61% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 784 reported | 2.3% | 4.0% | 32% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 770 reported | 8.3% | 8.3% | 50% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 824 reported | 28.8% | 32.0% | 42% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around POST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 235.8B INR (≈$2.8B) | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 229.1B INR (≈$2.7B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 3 | 398.9B JPY (≈$2.7B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 4.0B MYR (≈$881M) | 99 | 71 | |
| 3 | 162.4B CNY (≈$22.7B) | 99 | 81 | |
| 465 | 539.4B JPY (≈$3.7B) | 43 | 51 | |
| 465 | 874.1B JPY (≈$5.9B) | 43 | 48 | |
| 465 | 135.8B JPY (≈$924M) | 43 | 59 | |
| 465 | 1.9B SEK (≈$189M) | 43 | 43 | |
| 465 | 3.8B USD | 43 | 50 | |
| 473 | 7.0B CNY (≈$986M) | 42 | 37 | |
| 473 | 1.18T KRW (≈$851M) | 42 | 57 | |
| 473 | 6.3B HKD (≈$808M) | 42 | 53 | |
| 473 | 44.5B JPY (≈$303M) | 42 | 47 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score