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

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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