Post Holdings (POST) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings (POST) posted Gross Margin of 29.07% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.98 percentage points from 30.05% a year earlier and down 1.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Post Holdings (POST) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Post Holdings was 28.82%, down 0.38 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 28.68%, down 0.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -2.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Post Holdings' Gross Margin was 29.09% in FY2024 (+2.18 pp), 26.92% in FY2023 (+1.84 pp), 25.08% in FY2022 (-3.59 pp) and 28.67% in FY2021 (-2.09 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 23.92% in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of 30.23% in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.08 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with a gain of 3.48 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2021, with a drop of 6.68 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 30.23% (Q2 2026), 29.36% (Q1 2026) and 26.80% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 42.61% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 45.32% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 32.39% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 33.88% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 44.14% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 39.26% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 15.92% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.36% |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 29.07% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.80% |
| 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% |
Post Holdings Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();