Post Holdings (POST) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Post Holdings' (POST) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $326.2 million in Q1 2026, up 3.62% year-on-year from $314.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter from $357.3 million in Q4 2025.

Post Holdings (POST) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Post Holdings' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $326.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 3.62% year-over-year to $326.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion, a 2.52% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, down 1.64% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $326.2 million in Q1 2026 per POST's latest filing, from $357.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $357.3 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $223.8 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $314.8 million (2025), against an average of $299.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 42.62% in 2024 and slipped 7.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $228.7 million in 2022, then soared by 41.19% to $322.9 million in 2023, then gained by 2.69% to $331.6 million in 2024, then gained by 7.75% to $357.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 8.7% to $326.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest POST Operating Expenses figures stand at $326.2 million (Q1 2026), $357.3 million (Q4 2025), and $350.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 192.60 Mn
10 Post Holdings 4.32 Bn 4.33 Bn 617.60 Mn 326.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 326.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 357.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 350.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 312.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 314.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 331.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 341.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 324.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 341.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 322.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 309.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 300.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 239.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 228.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 223.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 225.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 235.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 220.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 203.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 189.30 Mn