POST HOLDINGS INC (POST) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:POST • US7374461041

106.75 USD
-0.29 (-0.27%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
106.75 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to POST. POST was compared to 87 industry peers in the Food Products industry. While POST is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. POST has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year POST was profitable.
  • POST had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years POST has always been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years POST always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
POST Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPOST Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

1.2 Ratios

  • POST's Return On Assets of 2.46% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. POST outperforms 52.87% of its industry peers.
  • POST has a Return On Equity of 9.23%. This is in the better half of the industry: POST outperforms 73.56% of its industry peers.
  • POST has a better Return On Invested Capital (5.54%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for POST is significantly below the industry average of 28.08%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (5.54%) for POST is above the 3 year average (4.97%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.46%
ROE 9.23%
ROIC 5.54%
ROA(3y)2.64%
ROA(5y)3.19%
ROE(3y)8.58%
ROE(5y)11.02%
ROIC(3y)4.97%
ROIC(5y)4.25%
POST Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPOST Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15 20

1.3 Margins

  • POST has a Profit Margin of 3.82%. This is in the better half of the industry: POST outperforms 67.82% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of POST has grown nicely.
  • With a decent Operating Margin value of 10.33%, POST is doing good in the industry, outperforming 77.01% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of POST has declined.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 28.51%, POST is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.82% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of POST has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 10.33%
PM (TTM) 3.82%
GM 28.51%
OM growth 3Y13.11%
OM growth 5Y-2.17%
PM growth 3Y-31.73%
PM growth 5Y199.83%
GM growth 3Y4.57%
GM growth 5Y-1.4%
POST Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPOST Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so POST is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, POST has less shares outstanding
  • POST has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, POST has a worse debt to assets ratio.
POST Yearly Shares OutstandingPOST Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M
POST Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPOST Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • POST has an Altman-Z score of 1.51. This is a bad value and indicates that POST is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 1.51, POST perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 44.83% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of POST is 17.11, which is on the high side as it means it would take POST, 17.11 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • POST has a Debt to FCF ratio of 17.11. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: POST outperforms 55.17% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.16 is on the high side and indicates that POST has dependencies on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.16, POST is not doing good in the industry: 82.76% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.16
Debt/FCF 17.11
Altman-Z 1.51
ROIC/WACC0.82
WACC6.75%
POST Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPOST Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.3 Liquidity

  • POST has a Current Ratio of 1.90. This is a normal value and indicates that POST is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of POST (1.90) is better than 62.07% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.02 indicates that POST should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • POST has a Quick ratio (1.02) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.9
Quick Ratio 1.02
POST Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPOST Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 21.39% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, POST shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 21.52% on average per year.
  • POST shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 5.38%.
  • POST shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 11.61% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.39%
EPS 3Y51.93%
EPS 5Y21.52%
EPS Q2Q%23.12%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.38%
Revenue growth 3Y11.72%
Revenue growth 5Y11.61%
Sales Q2Q%10.12%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 0.56% on average over the next years.
  • POST is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -6.28% yearly.
EPS Next Y-0.89%
EPS Next 2Y8.76%
EPS Next 3Y10.62%
EPS Next 5Y0.56%
Revenue Next Year3.08%
Revenue Next 2Y1.73%
Revenue Next 3Y1.29%
Revenue Next 5Y-6.28%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
POST Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPOST Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B 8B
POST Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPOST Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2 4 6 8

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • POST is valuated correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 13.94.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, POST is valued a bit cheaper than 73.56% of the companies in the same industry.
  • POST's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 26.99.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 12.43, POST is valued correctly.
  • POST's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. POST is cheaper than 78.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • POST is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.06, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.94
Fwd PE 12.43
POST Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPOST Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of POST indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: POST is cheaper than 68.97% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of POST indicates a rather cheap valuation: POST is cheaper than 82.76% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 11.74
EV/EBITDA 8.67
POST Per share dataPOST EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 -50 100 150

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • POST has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.65
EPS Next 2Y8.76%
EPS Next 3Y10.62%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • POST does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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POST HOLDINGS INC

NYSE:POST (2/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 106.75 0 (0%)

106.75

-0.29 (-0.27%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco
GICS IndustryFood Products
Earnings (Last)02-05
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners97.77%
Inst Owner Change-1.47%
Ins Owners3.65%
Ins Owner Change5.39%
Market Cap5.12B
Revenue(TTM)8.36B
Net Income(TTM)319.20M
Analysts82.67
Price Target126.53 (18.53%)
Short Float %13.31%
Short Ratio6.24
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)16.37%
Min EPS beat(2)9.38%
Max EPS beat(2)23.35%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)17.16%
Min EPS beat(4)9.38%
Max EPS beat(4)23.35%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)17.36%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)25.02%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)37.18%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.83%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.88%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.78%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.83%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.27%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.39%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.3%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.53%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.29%
PT rev (1m)1.05%
PT rev (3m)-1.29%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.77%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-8.15%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.17%
EPS NY rev (3m)-9.19%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.14%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.62%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.02%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.56%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.94
Fwd PE 12.43
P/S 0.61
P/FCF 11.74
P/OCF 5.54
P/B 1.48
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.67
EPS(TTM)7.66
EY7.18%
EPS(NY)8.59
Fwd EY8.04%
FCF(TTM)9.09
FCFY8.52%
OCF(TTM)19.26
OCFY18.04%
SpS174.27
BVpS72.09
TBVpS-90.74
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.65
Graham Number111.46
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.46%
ROE 9.23%
ROCE 7.23%
ROIC 5.54%
ROICexc 5.67%
ROICexgc 17.15%
OM 10.33%
PM (TTM) 3.82%
GM 28.51%
FCFM 5.22%
ROA(3y)2.64%
ROA(5y)3.19%
ROE(3y)8.58%
ROE(5y)11.02%
ROIC(3y)4.97%
ROIC(5y)4.25%
ROICexc(3y)5.13%
ROICexc(5y)4.46%
ROICexgc(3y)16.78%
ROICexgc(5y)15.37%
ROCE(3y)6.48%
ROCE(5y)5.54%
ROICexgc growth 3Y4.11%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-3.16%
ROICexc growth 3Y16.27%
ROICexc growth 5Y5.01%
OM growth 3Y13.11%
OM growth 5Y-2.17%
PM growth 3Y-31.73%
PM growth 5Y199.83%
GM growth 3Y4.57%
GM growth 5Y-1.4%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.64
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.16
Debt/FCF 17.11
Debt/EBITDA 5.25
Cap/Depr 87.62%
Cap/Sales 5.83%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 65.07%
Profit Quality 136.59%
Current Ratio 1.9
Quick Ratio 1.02
Altman-Z 1.51
F-Score5
WACC6.75%
ROIC/WACC0.82
Cap/Depr(3y)87.27%
Cap/Depr(5y)74.95%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.34%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.85%
Profit Quality(3y)143.6%
Profit Quality(5y)137%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.39%
EPS 3Y51.93%
EPS 5Y21.52%
EPS Q2Q%23.12%
EPS Next Y-0.89%
EPS Next 2Y8.76%
EPS Next 3Y10.62%
EPS Next 5Y0.56%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.38%
Revenue growth 3Y11.72%
Revenue growth 5Y11.61%
Sales Q2Q%10.12%
Revenue Next Year3.08%
Revenue Next 2Y1.73%
Revenue Next 3Y1.29%
Revenue Next 5Y-6.28%
EBIT growth 1Y8%
EBIT growth 3Y26.36%
EBIT growth 5Y9.19%
EBIT Next Year67.13%
EBIT Next 3Y20.4%
EBIT Next 5Y4.51%
FCF growth 1Y-11.9%
FCF growth 3Y56.52%
FCF growth 5Y4.54%
OCF growth 1Y11.76%
OCF growth 3Y37.67%
OCF growth 5Y9.8%

POST HOLDINGS INC / POST FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for POST stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to POST.


What is the valuation status for POST stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to POST HOLDINGS INC (POST). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is POST HOLDINGS INC (POST) stock?

POST HOLDINGS INC (POST) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


What is the valuation of POST HOLDINGS INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for POST HOLDINGS INC (POST) is 13.94 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.48.


What is the earnings growth outlook for POST HOLDINGS INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of POST HOLDINGS INC (POST) is expected to decline by -0.89% in the next year.