Post Holdings (POST) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings' Net Margin was 3.25% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.23 percentage points from 5.48% a year earlier and down 0.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Post Holdings (POST) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Post Holdings' Net Margin was 3.48% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 4.11%, down 0.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +4.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Net Margin was 4.63% in FY2024 (+0.32 pp), 4.31% in FY2023 (-8.62 pp), 12.93% in FY2022 (+9.58 pp) and 3.35% in FY2021 (+3.33 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between -1.56% (fiscal Q1 2022) and 37.12% (fiscal Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.48 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 27.97 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 33.78 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, POST's Net Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.01% (Q2 2026), 4.45% (Q1 2026) and 2.27% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 16.55% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 16.42% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -87.19% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 9.04% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 14.61% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 4.82% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 2.01% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.42% |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 3.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.21% |
Post Holdings Net Margin API
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params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();