Post Holdings (POST) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings' (POST) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 30.23% in Q1 2026, up 227.0% year-on-year from 9.25% in Q1 2025, and up 2.96% quarter-over-quarter from 29.36% in Q4 2025.
Post Holdings (POST) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Post Holdings' Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 30.23% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 227.0% year-over-year to 30.23% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 38.09%, a 899.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 28.68%, down 42.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin advanced to 30.23% in Q1 2026 per POST's latest filing, from 29.36% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 248.08% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 23.92% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 28.63% (2024), against an average of 40.89%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 559 bps in 2022 and jumped 21946 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 26.49% in 2022, then increased by 10 bps to 29.13% in 2023, then rose by 4 bps to 30.15% in 2024, then decreased by 3 bps to 29.36% in 2025, then climbed by 3 bps to 30.23% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest POST Gross Margin figures stand at 30.23% (Q1 2026), 29.36% (Q4 2025), and 248.08% (Q3 2025).
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 36.70% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 34.79% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 17.44% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 40.18% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.45% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 26.11% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 24.43% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 20.42% |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 617.60 Mn | 30.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 248.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.51% |