Post Holdings (POST) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)
Post Holdings' Retained Earnings was $2.36 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 14.2% from $2.07 billion a year earlier and up 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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Post Holdings (POST) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Retained Earnings at Post Holdings came in at $2.12 billion, up 18.8% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has now increased for seven consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 59.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Retained Earnings was $1.78 billion in FY2024 (+25.9%), $1.42 billion in FY2023 (+27.7%), $1.11 billion in FY2022 (+219.3%) and $347.3 million in FY2021 (+66.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q2 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has increased for 22 straight quarters, with growth averaging 20.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ranged from 12.7% (fiscal Q1 2022) to 267.7% (fiscal Q1 2023).
- Per Business Quant data, POST's Retained Earnings in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $2.3 billion (Q2 2026), $2.22 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.12 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 37.23 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -9.29 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 20.58 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 103.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 4.81 Bn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 7.43 Bn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -1.18 Bn |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 2.36 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 852.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 326.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 347.30 Mn |
API Access
Post Holdings Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();