NYSE · Packaged Foods

POST (POST) Stock

$96.08 +1.87% NYSE: POST Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$96.08
Market Cap$4.35B
P/E Ratio17.73
P/B Ratio1.18
P/S Ratio0.52
EPS (TTM)$5.51
52-Week High$117.28
52-Week Low$84.62
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE8.95%
ROA2.48%
ROCE22.64%
Gross Margin10.44%
Operating Margin10.44%
Net Margin4.01%
Debt/Equity2.39
Current Ratio1.67

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$5.0B$5.9B$7.0B$7.9B$8.2B
Operating Profit$424.0M$384.0M$696.0M$835.0M$852.0M
Net Profit$167.0M$757.0M$301.0M$367.0M$336.0M
EPS$2.55$12.09$4.82$5.64$5.51
Op Margin8.5%6.6%9.9%10.5%10.4%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$12.4B$11.3B$11.6B$12.9B$13.5B
Total Liabilities$9.4B$7.7B$7.8B$8.8B$9.8B
Cash$665.0M$587.0M$93.0M$787.0M$177.0M
Borrowings$6.6B$6.1B$6.2B$7.1B$7.7B

Latest News

How Is Post Holdings Navigating Through Inflation & Cost Pressures? Zacks · Jul 10, 2026 Simply Good Foods Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Decline 6.3% Y/Y Zacks · Jul 10, 2026 Should Value Investors Buy Post Holdings (POST) Stock? Zacks · Jul 10, 2026 1 Stock Under $50 to Consider Right Now and 2 We Question StockStory · Jul 7, 2026 How is Post Holdings Benefiting From Improving Cereal Demand? Zacks · Jul 1, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$588.0M$384.0M$750.0M$932.0M$998.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-986.0M$-476.0M$-972.0M$-1.1B$-1.9B
Financing Cash Flow$-483.0M$-1.2B$-776.0M$-344.0M$-753.0M
Net Cash Flow$-522.0M$-81.0M$-473.0M$674.0M$-608.0M
Free Cash Flow$396.0M$129.0M$447.0M$502.0M$488.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA8.69
FCF Yield16.36%
Quick Ratio1.03
Interest Coverage2.36
Return 1Y-15.90%
Return 3Y4.30%
Return 5Y33.77%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
ATGEAdtalem Global Education Inc. $106.64 +1.49% 18.65 $3.87B 0.00%
BRBRBellRing Brands, Inc. $13.27 +2.47% 9.89 $1.54B 0.00%
CAGConagra Brands, Inc. $15.13 +2.40% 8.57 $7.24B 10.16%
CPBCampbell Soup Company $22.53 +3.16% 11.03 $6.72B 6.93%
DAR $58.69 -3.04% 153.36 $9.33B 0.00%

About POST

POST stock trades at $96.08 with a market capitalization of $4.35B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.73, price-to-book of 1.18, price-to-sales of 0.52. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $84.62 and $117.28, and currently trades 18.1% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, POST generates a return on equity (ROE) of 8.95%, return on capital employed of 22.64%, an operating margin of 10.44%, a net profit margin of 4.01%.

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