Post Holdings (POST) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Post Holdings' (POST) Debt Ratio stood at 0.59 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 8.1% from 0.55 a year earlier and up 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Post Holdings (POST) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Post Holdings' Debt Ratio came in at 0.55, up 3.5% from FY2024.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.53 in FY2024 (+2.2%), 0.52 in FY2023 (-1.6%), 0.53 in FY2022 (+1.5%) and 0.52 in FY2021 (-10.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q1 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 8.3% in fiscal Q2 2026, against a decline of 12.4% in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.59 (Q2 2026), 0.57 (Q1 2026) and 0.55 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | 0.31 |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.40 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.26 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.45 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 0.42 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.16 |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 0.59 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.59 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.52 |
API Access
Post Holdings Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "POST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();