Post Holdings (POST) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings (POST) posted Operating Margin of 9.72% for Q2 2026, down 6.31% on a QoQ basis from 10.37% in Q1 2026, and down 211.0% year-over-year from 8.75% in Q2 2025.
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Post Holdings (POST) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Post Holdings has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.72% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 211.0% year-over-year to 9.72% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 12.61%, a 223.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.8%, down 22.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 9.72% for Q2 2026 at Post Holdings, down from 10.37% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 69.39% in Q3 2025, with the low at 6.92% in Q2 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 12.74%, with a median of 9.54% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin slumped 551 bps in 2022, then jumped 5989 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 9.57% in 2022, then gained by 11 bps to 10.65% in 2023, then gained by 2 bps to 10.84% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 10.96% in 2025, then retreated by 11 bps to 9.72% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.72% (Q2 2026), 10.37% (Q1 2026), and 10.96% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 28.93 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.30 Bn | 18.85 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 13.76 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 4 | J M Smucker | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 11.47 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 6 | Chewy | 8.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.83% |
| 7 | Conagra Brands | 7.04 Bn | 6.82 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 8 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.57 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 9 | Campbell'S | 6.23 Bn | 5.83 Bn | 650.00 Mn | 10.10% |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.62 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 9.72% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.25% |