Post Holdings (POST) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings' (POST) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 10.37% in Q1 2026, up 104.0% year-on-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.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 104.0% year-over-year to 10.37% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.24%, a 322.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.8%, down 22.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 10.37% in Q1 2026 per POST's latest filing, from 10.96% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 69.39% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 6.92% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 9.51% (2024), against an average of 12.92%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 551 bps in 2022 and surged 5989 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 9.57% in 2022, then rose by 11 bps to 10.65% in 2023, then rose by 2 bps to 10.84% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 10.96% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 10.37% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest POST Operating Margin figures stand at 10.37% (Q1 2026), 10.96% (Q4 2025), and 69.39% (Q3 2025).
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 617.60 Mn | 10.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.42% |