# Post Holdings Inc. (POST) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $84.64, market value $3.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.4×** (5-yr avg 19.0×, 3-yr avg 19.3×). Post Holdings Inc. trades at 15.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 19.0×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 11.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.0×**. Enterprise value is 8.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 14.4%** (5-yr avg 6.5%). Free cash flow equals 14.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.5%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.8%**. Post Holdings Inc. keeps 28.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 9.6%**. 9.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.1%**. 4.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.9%**. 8.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.0%** (3-yr 11.7%/yr, 5-yr 11.6%/yr). Revenue grew 3.0% over the last year, against 11.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -2.3%** (3-yr -23.0%/yr, 5-yr 253.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 2.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 56.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 56.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.98**. Debt is 1.98 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.3×**. It would take 5.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.42**. A Z-score of 1.42 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Post Holdings Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Post Holdings Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $105.17 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -21.6%** (YTD -14.5%, 3-mo -6.4%). The shares are down 21.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -27.8%** (12.3% above the low). Trading 28% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.06** (volatility 31%). Beta of -0.06 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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