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POST · NYSE

$78.26+$0.84 (+1.08%)TodayMarket closed ·
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About POST

Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer-packaged goods company, which engages in the operation of center-of-the-store, refrigerated, foodservice, food ingredient, active nutrition, and private brand food categories. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and currently employs 13,180 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2012-01-27. Its businesses include Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Michael Foods, and Bob Evans Farms. Its segments include Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets and sells human and pet food products, primarily in the ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal, granola, hot cereal, nut butter and dog and cat food categories in North America. Weetabix segment markets and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal products. Weetabix is a manufacturer's breakfast cereals category, with its brands being Weetabix and Alpen. Foodservice segment produces and distributes egg and potato products through the foodservice and food ingredient channels. Refrigerated Retail segment produces and distributes side dishes, eggs and egg products, sausage, and others.

Employees
13,180
Headquarters
St. Louis, Missouri
Listed
Jan 27, 2012
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Food Products
Website
postholdings.com

POST key statistics

Market cap
3.40B
Price-earnings ratio
14.15
Dividend yield
—
Average volume
736.62K
Volume
494.88K
Open price
$78.40
High today
$79.45
Low today
$78.07
52 Week high
$117.28
52 Week low
$71.45

Post Holdings (POST) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Post Holdings (POST) shares are priced at $78.26, giving the company a market cap of 3.40B and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.15.

Today the stock has traded between $78.07 and $79.45. The current price is 0.2% above the day's low and 1.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 494.88K shares, below the average of 736.62K shares a day.

Over the past year Post Holdings has ranged from $71.45 to $117.28, and now sits 15% of the way up that range.

Post Holdings met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 8 of the last 8 quarters. In Q3 FY26 it reported $1.78 per share against an estimate of $1.74.

The average analyst price target is $106.63, 36.2% above the current price, from 7 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

71%of 7 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy71.4%
  • Hold28.6%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 9 analystsAvg $106.63
Low
$86.86
Now
$78.26
High
$131.25

POST earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 quarters, by 14.4% on average.

  1. Q4 FY24: reported $1.53 per share against an estimate of $1.26
  2. Q1 FY25: reported $1.73 per share against an estimate of $1.54
  3. Q2 FY25: reported $1.41 per share against an estimate of $1.23
  4. Q3 FY25: reported $2.03 per share against an estimate of $1.68
  5. Q4 FY25: reported $2.09 per share against an estimate of $1.91
  6. Q1 FY26: reported $2.13 per share against an estimate of $1.73
  7. Q2 FY26: reported $1.94 per share against an estimate of $1.76
  8. Q3 FY26: reported $1.78 per share against an estimate of $1.74

POST news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Post Holdings Reports Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026; Narrows Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Post Holdings Schedules Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Conference Call

  • Surbhi Jain

    Egg Prices Have Collapsed. Here's Which Stocks Could Win And Lose

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Post Holdings Announces Executive Transition

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Post Holdings Reports Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026; Affirms Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Post Holdings Schedules Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Conference Call

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Post Holdings Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Post Holdings Announces Commencement of Senior Notes Offering

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