Post Holdings POST
NYSE POST
$80.50 +1.98 (+2.52%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Post Holdings (POST) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)

Post Holdings (POST) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 1.32% for Q1 2026, up 4.0% year-over-year from 1.27% in Q1 2025, and up 2.13% quarter-over-quarter from 1.29% in Q4 2025.

Post Holdings (POST) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Post Holdings' Return on Invested Capital history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.32% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 4.0% year-over-year to 1.32%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.32% (up 4.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.03%, down 33.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 1.32%, up from 1.29% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 1.34% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.02% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 1.21% (2024), against an average of 0.94%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital soared 96 bps in 2023, then fell 7 bps in 2025.
  • Post Holdings' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.2% in 2022, then jumped by 470 bps to 1.12% in 2023, then climbed by 18 bps to 1.32% in 2024, then dropped by 2 bps to 1.29% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 1.32% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows POST's Return on Invested Capital at 1.32% in Q1 2026, 1.29% in Q4 2025, and 1.26% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.00%
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.00%
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.00%
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn -0.01%
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn 0.00%
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.02%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn 0.00%
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Post Holdings 3.62 Bn 3.35 Bn 566.30 Mn 1.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.22%
Mar 31, 2026 1.32%
Dec 31, 2025 1.29%
Sep 30, 2025 1.26%
Jun 30, 2025 1.34%
Mar 31, 2025 1.29%
Dec 31, 2024 1.32%
Sep 30, 2024 1.33%
Jun 30, 2024 1.24%
Mar 31, 2024 1.21%
Dec 31, 2023 1.12%
Sep 30, 2023 1.03%
Jun 30, 2023 0.99%
Mar 31, 2023 0.93%
Dec 31, 2022 0.20%
Sep 30, 2022 0.10%
Jun 30, 2022 0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.02%