Post Holdings (POST) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Post Holdings' (POST) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$18.5 million in Q1 2026, down 100.35% year-on-year from $5.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 252.89% quarter-over-quarter from $12.1 million in Q4 2025.
Post Holdings (POST) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Post Holdings' Retained Earnings history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$18.5 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 100.35% year-over-year to -$18.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$18.5 million, a 100.35% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $5.4 billion, up 0.74% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings retreated to -$18.5 million in Q1 2026 per POST's latest filing, from $12.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $5.4 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$262.9 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $1.5 billion (2023), against an average of $2.1 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 175.7% in 2022 and surged 65071.23% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $4.7 billion in 2022, then slumped by 68.24% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then grew by 26.05% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then sank by 99.36% to $12.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 252.89% to -$18.5 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest POST Retained Earnings figures stand at -$18.5 million (Q1 2026), $12.1 million (Q4 2025), and $5.4 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -2.45 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 20.51 Bn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | -227.99 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.84 Bn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 3.90 Bn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 4.21 Bn |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 2.32 Bn |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 2.93 Bn |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 617.60 Mn | -18.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -18.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -87.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -89.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -135.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -262.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -117.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 326.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 347.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 310.10 Mn |