Post Holdings (POST) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings (POST) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 10.37% for Q1 2026, up 104.0% year-over-year from 5.08% in Q1 2025, and down 5.39% quarter-over-quarter from 10.96% in Q4 2025.
Post Holdings (POST) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Post Holdings' Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.37% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 104.0% year-over-year to 10.37%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.24% (up 322.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.8%, down 22.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.37%, down from 10.96% 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 9.51% (2024), against an average of 12.92%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin slumped 551 bps in 2022, then surged 5989 bps in 2025.
- Post Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 9.57% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 10.65% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 10.84% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 10.96% in 2025, then decreased by 5 bps to 10.37% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows POST's Operating Margin at 10.37% in Q1 2026, 10.96% in Q4 2025, and 69.39% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.32 Bn | 27.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.40 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 15.03 Bn | 14.70 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.89 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 2.38% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.22 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 19.60% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.17 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.14 Bn | 11.42 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.44 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.78 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.60 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 9.72% |
Historic Data
Download 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% |