Post Holdings (POST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Post Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.83% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.01 percentage points from 6.81% a year earlier but down 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Post Holdings (POST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Post Holdings came in at 6.67%, down 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.02% in FY2024 (+1.41 pp), 5.61% in FY2023 (+1.85 pp), 3.77% in FY2022 (-0.58 pp) and 4.34% in FY2021 (-0.50 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 3.37% (fiscal Q3 2022) and 7.19% (fiscal Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 1.98 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 0.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, POST's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.19% (Q2 2026), 6.74% (Q1 2026) and 6.53% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 8.97% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 20.49% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.89% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 5.93% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 8.50% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.01% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 24.87% |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 6.83% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.68% |
API Access
Post Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();