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Post Holdings, Inc. POST

NYSE · stock · Grain Mill Products · website · IPO 2012-01-27 · LEI

Post Holdings, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.1B
P / E12.1×
P / S0.5×
P / B1.1×
Net margin4.1%
Return on equity8.9%
Net debt$7.2B
Net debt / EBITDA5.5×
Enterprise value USD$11.3B
EV / EBITDA8.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.1%
Return on capital6.5%
Graham number +6.9%$86.13

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($86.13); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-0.10% 0.90% 7.50% 2.20% 0.00% 3.30% 12.90% 4.30% 4.60% 4.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
30.80% 30.10% 29.60% 31.50% 30.80% 28.70% 25.10% 26.90% 29.10% 28.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
10.90% 9.90% 9.20% 13.70% 11.40% 9.80% 7.10% 8.60% 10.00% 9.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-0.10% 1.70% 15.30% 4.20% 0.00% 6.10% 23.20% 7.80% 8.90% 8.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
68.8M 69.9M 75.9M 75.1M 68.9M 65.3M 62.7M 67.0M 66.9M 62.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$3.46B $5.62B $6.24B $6.02B $5.77B $5.78B $5.37B $5.95B $6.02B $7.25B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.00% 0.40% 3.60% 1.00% 0.00% 1.30% 6.70% 2.60% 2.90% 2.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.53× 2.56× 2.36× 2.41× 2.44× 2.34× 1.82× 1.57× 1.66× 1.97× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.41 $0.50 $6.16 $1.66 $0.01 $2.38 $12.09 $4.82 $5.64 $5.51 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Post Holdings, Inc. trades at about 14.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.5×–5621.7×, median 27.9×).

7.5× 5621.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.5×–5621.7×); dot = today's 14.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin28.7%29.1%26.9%25.1%28.7%30.8%31.5%29.6%30.1%30.8%
Operating margin9.8%10.0%8.6%7.1%9.8%11.4%13.7%9.2%9.9%10.9%
Net margin4.1%4.6%4.3%12.9%3.3%0.0%2.2%7.5%0.9%-0.1%
Return on assets2.5%2.9%2.6%6.7%1.3%0.0%1.0%3.6%0.4%-0.0%
Return on equity8.9%8.9%7.8%23.2%6.1%0.0%4.2%15.3%1.7%-0.1%
Debt / equity1.97×1.66×1.57×1.82×2.34×2.44×2.41×2.36×2.56×1.53×
Current ratio1.672.361.842.701.992.352.652.783.713.28

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.