Post Holdings (POST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Post Holdings' (POST) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.75 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 34.0% from 2.65 a year earlier and down 12.7% from the prior quarter.
Post Holdings (POST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Post Holdings was 1.93, down 20.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 2.21, down 11.8% from FY2024.
- In prior fiscal years, Post Holdings' Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.51 in FY2024 (+16.8%), 2.15 in FY2023 (+64.1%), 1.31 in FY2022 (-10.8%) and 1.47 in FY2021 (-8.7%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 0.94 in fiscal Q1 2022 to a high of 2.68 in fiscal Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 9.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with growth of 178.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2022, with a decline of 45.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 2.00 (Q2 2026), 2.31 (Q1 2026) and 1.65 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -207.45 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 3.17 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.65 |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 1.75 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.31 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.65 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.65 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.09 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.55 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.58 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.38 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.68 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.99 |
| 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 |
Post Holdings Interest Coverage 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();