Post Holdings (POST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Post Holdings' (POST) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 2.0 in Q1 2026, down 4.27% year-on-year from 2.09 in Q1 2025, and down 13.05% quarter-over-quarter from 2.31 in Q4 2025.

Post Holdings (POST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Post Holdings' Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.0 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 4.27% year-over-year to 2.0 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.09, a 11.59% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.16, down 12.58% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio retreated to 2.0 in Q1 2026 per POST's latest filing, from 2.31 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 2.68 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 1.15 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 2.18 (2023), against an average of 2.09.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio surged 140.85% in 2022 and slumped 32.7% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.27 in 2022, then gained by 17.82% to 2.68 in 2023, then slipped by 5.0% to 2.55 in 2024, then retreated by 9.43% to 2.31 in 2025, then retreated by 13.05% to 2.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest POST Interest Coverage Ratio figures stand at 2.0 (Q1 2026), 2.31 (Q4 2025), and 1.52 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 4.85
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 8.92
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 10.95
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 4.41
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 41.63
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 4.19
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -4.79
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn -1.24
10 Post Holdings 4.32 Bn 4.33 Bn 617.60 Mn 2.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.00
Dec 31, 2025 2.31
Sep 30, 2025 1.52
Jun 30, 2025 2.65
Mar 31, 2025 2.09
Dec 31, 2024 2.55
Sep 30, 2024 2.26
Jun 30, 2024 2.58
Mar 31, 2024 2.38
Dec 31, 2023 2.68
Sep 30, 2023 1.56
Jun 30, 2023 2.18
Mar 31, 2023 2.16
Dec 31, 2022 2.27
Sep 30, 2022 1.83
Jun 30, 2022 1.40
Mar 31, 2022 1.15
Dec 31, 2021 0.94
Sep 30, 2021 1.02
Jun 30, 2021 1.88